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Secretelephant:
Trivia:
In the old days “■■■■ Pots” were common around London & other large cities. You would take a leak into them & they were collected & the town’s human urine was shipped up north where it was used in the production of explosives (no synthetic urea in those days).
The Captains of the ships would never like to admit their real cargo, & would try to invent a fake one when asked about it, to which the enquirer when realizing the real cargo would say “Hah! your taking the ■■■■!” which is where the expression comes from.You learn a lot from Adam Hart Davies on Radio 4.
Fascinating fact
I Agree.
It is amazing what we can learn listening to the radio and on the internet.