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Archie Bunker used to elicit subtle chuckles when his distant toilet flushes echoed through the Bunker house. When patriarch A1 Bundy runs to the john, the conversation inevitably turns to constipation and masturbation. Roseanne wins affection for her lovable white-trash quips. The overhaired, undersexed leopard-skinclad Peg Bundy can only dream of the life of subtle sophistication enjoyed by Ms. Barr...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Rosanne's Vomit | 10/9/1991 | See Source »

After my initial trials, the lessons became more topically specific. One day I learned the ins and outs of anal retentiveness. Early in the morning, one of my many captains looked at my toilets and said something to the effect of, "Okay, Dan. Really, okay. But not okay enough. Now I know you can't see the dirt, but I can. So you should keep scrubbing for another hour or so until the toilet water has no bitter aftertaste...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Cleaning Toilets for the Core | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

...idea of fun, working in Adams House had its moments. Manny and Tyrone were great bosses, not petty and immature like Josh and Josh. And some of the Adams House bathrooms were truly works of art. One particularly memorable john had "I Love You" scrawled in the toilet bowl with a substance not of this world. Maybe I should also get Lit and Arts C credit for trying to clean that bathroom. I can only hope that non-ordered choice does not ruin the character of Adams House powder rooms...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Cleaning Toilets for the Core | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

...harmless, rather charmless tonal score simply galumphs forgettably along. Far more Ubu-like are the sets and costumes by artist Roland Topor, which achieve startling new depths of vulgarity through their persistent evocation of feces and entrails. Is a triumphal arch crowned by a defecating man waving toilet paper black humor, or does it go beyond post-funny and into the realm of merely disgusting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera Post-Funny in Poland | 7/22/1991 | See Source »

...author named Patti Davis -- better known as the daughter of Nancy D. Reagan. The narrator is one Carla Lawton, who grows up in California with few friends and one opponent: her mother. Rachel Lawton lies compulsively and attempts to control every aspect of her child's life. She makes toilet training a battleground, then becomes an increasingly jealous and violent competitor as Carla matures sexually. Democrats eager for political revelations will be disappointed. Throughout the misadventures, Daddy, a bicoastal businessman, is malleable and remote as he floats through years of Teflon fatherhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summer Reading | 7/1/1991 | See Source »

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