Potty humor

(1964 May 8)

Well, the other night I was in bed reading Tom Jones when LL put Dee to bed and having previously gathered up his clean clothes for morning and put them in the bathroom, went in himself to prepare for bed, turned on the light, and let out a roar. I had left the cover of the throne up and he had tossed all his clean clothes in the pot, underwear, shirt, sox and handkerchief. "What a disgusting thing!" (quote). I remained calm and continued reading and said to fish them out and put them in the tub and get fresh ones. The water was clean. This he did with all possible expletives and banged every door and drawer. Really it was terribly funny, only I didn't dare crack a smile. I am sure he would have if someone else had been involved. But it has been at least a year since I have seen the poor man so shaken This is too funny to keep, and I haven't told a soul, no one, here. So don't you repeat it either, as I woldn't want to disgrace him.