GRGR (21) - The Toiletship

Paul Mackin pmackin at clark.net
Wed Mar 8 12:35:25 CST 2000



On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, s~Z wrote:

> >>>Don't really know either, but it might actually be "shoe-paced." <<<
> 
> Yes. It is shoe-pac'd. A pun on 'shoe paste.' And it means 'patient' young
> fellas. Grill smoke is also as patient as 'shoe grease' at 471.34f. This is
> also a reference to the old trick of putting black shoe paste on a black
> toilet seat to create black shoe pasted asses on young fellas.

Maybe these young GE engineers don't know Shit from Shinola.

				P.




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