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Commodus and his swivel chair
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09-06-2008, 04:56 PM
Quote:i may be way off and show just how ignorant i really am, but could that be where we get Commode from?
Sort of. Commodus simply means "fortunate" or "lucky", from which it comes to mean "suitable" or "convenient". (Your commode is more convenient than lucky, I think. Smile )

The swivel chair has me foxed, though. :?
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Commodus and his swivel chair - by Eleatic Guest - 08-24-2008, 02:43 AM
Re: Commodus and his swivel chair - by Epictetus - 08-24-2008, 06:14 AM
Re: Commodus and his swivel chair - by Dogote - 09-06-2008, 03:07 PM
Re: Commodus and his swivel chair - by D B Campbell - 09-06-2008, 04:56 PM
Re: Commodus and his swivel chair - by Epictetus - 09-09-2008, 02:27 PM
Re: Commodus and his swivel chair - by Octavianvs - 09-18-2008, 12:46 PM

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