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whoisburbansky
1879 days ago
I don't actually get how "John, to Ringo" translates to LOO, would you mind explaining?
[Edit]: Ah, totally missed the toilet connotation, thanks folks!
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SlickNik
1879 days ago
I suspect - John is slang for the toilet, and Ringo here would be an Englishman - so what would an Englishman call a toilet? A loo.
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simondw
1879 days ago
"John" is another word for bathroom. So is "loo", at least in the variety of English that Ringo speaks.
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zem
1879 days ago
specifically, 'john' is american slang for a toilet; the corresponding british slang is 'loo'. 'ringo' is an example of a very well known englishman, so 'to ringo' is an acceptable indicator to clue 'to an englishman'.
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