In the 1600s King Louis XIII had a toilet bowl built directly into his throne, says Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, and coauthor of IBS Cookbook for Dummies (Wiley, 2009).
He wasn’t the Sun King,
This Louis of France,
But an earlier one king
Who didn’t wear pants.
When ensconced on his throne
He was Louis Thirteen,
Whether ruling or goin’
On a built-in latrine.
(The above was inspired by Walter Michka’s “Can the chatter: Do you talk in the restroom?”)
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I guess what they mean by "sitting on the throne, reading a magazine."
He was a mover and a shaker, in more ways than one.
From the throne he gave orders and odors.
I was thinking (or stinking) about your last point, which probably explains why the French used so much perfume.
Je suis Pepe Le Pew.
I'm laughing as I type this. Thanks.