Comments on: Would ABBA sing “Austerlitz” in France? http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2006/12/02/would-abba-sing-austerlitz-in-france/ Crafting Words with Impact Tue, 15 May 2012 00:53:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Peggles http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2006/12/02/would-abba-sing-austerlitz-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Peggles Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:30:53 +0000 http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2006/12/02/would-abba-sing-austerlitz-in-france/#comment-54 Au contraire! 'Tis a tissue of lies, a ballcock and bull story. Au contraire! ‘Tis a tissue of lies, a ballcock and bull story.

]]> By: david traini http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2006/12/02/would-abba-sing-austerlitz-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-53 david traini Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:15:53 +0000 http://finermanworks.com/your_rda_of_irony/2006/12/02/would-abba-sing-austerlitz-in-france/#comment-53 Actually, the sweet-looking Swedes were not singing about Napoleon's decisive defeat in 1815. They were simply using their limited knowledge of British slang to describe an incident that happened to Benny Ulvaeus and Bjorn Andersen in London in the summer of 1977. They used a public toilet off Piccadilly Circus but accidentally locked themselves in and were trapped there for nearly two hours until a very young George Michael, or was it Paul Reubens, came in to troll, I mean, go to the bathroom. They went to their hotel and immediately wrote "Water Loo," what they thought was the slang term for a public restroom. If you listen to the lyrics, this all makes sense: Water loo, couldn't escape if I wanted to... You probably think my explanation won't flush, but I think that it holds water. Actually, the sweet-looking Swedes were not singing about Napoleon’s decisive defeat in 1815. They were simply using their limited knowledge of British slang to describe an incident that happened to Benny Ulvaeus and Bjorn Andersen in London in the summer of 1977. They used a public toilet off Piccadilly Circus but accidentally locked themselves in and were trapped there for nearly two hours until a very young George Michael, or was it Paul Reubens, came in to troll, I mean, go to the bathroom. They went to their hotel and immediately wrote “Water Loo,” what they thought was the slang term for a public restroom. If you listen to the lyrics, this all makes sense:

Water loo, couldn’t escape if I wanted to…

You probably think my explanation won’t flush, but I think that it holds water.

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