Friday, July 09, 2010
La Vespasienne
A vespasienne is a public pissoir in France, named for the Roman
emperor who first taxed lavatories (A.D. 69-79) Vespasianus.
Vespasianus!
He was such an anus!
He made lavatoriums
pay-toilet emporiums.
Since a child
they'd called him sphincter;
Ole 'Spasianus
was such a stinker.
Inevitably
he'd be an asshole;
He believed in
giving us a hassle.
emperor who first taxed lavatories (A.D. 69-79) Vespasianus.
Vespasianus!
He was such an anus!
He made lavatoriums
pay-toilet emporiums.
Since a child
they'd called him sphincter;
Ole 'Spasianus
was such a stinker.
Inevitably
he'd be an asshole;
He believed in
giving us a hassle.
