COLUMN: Feeling flushed about a subject we all have in common

Sometimes it's hard to come up with a subject that most can relate to. Today I have one that can't fail, and we are all quite familiar with — that little room in your house that is often down the hall that you visit regularly.

Call it what you want — the bathroom, the john, the throne room, the can, the loo, the restroom, the potty, the privy, the necessary room (insert other names you have for it here) — but it's something we can't do without, right?

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