Taking the Piss: A Potted History of Pee by Adam Hart-Davis

Broadcast as an award winning radio-programme on BBC Radio 4 under the title of "Taking the Piss out of London", this work contains anecdotes and tales, from Marilyn Monroe to the Victorians, together with some discoveries about an area with which we are familiar.

So why do people say "taking the piss"?

How do men know which urinal to choose, and why are the rules so strict?

What did Arthur Miller's mother say about Marilyn Monroe's toilet habits?

Adam and Emily have all the answers!

Includes: 

• The uses of wee, past present and future, from making gunpowder to curing tobacco, tattooing, bleaching, making shampoo, soap, coolants and recreational drugs 
• Piss in wartime, - the role of wee in making gas masks, invisible ink for secret codes, and in rehydrating rations 
• Includes sections on animal wee, the disposal of wee (both hi and low-tech disposal methods) piss-spirituality and superstitions, urine re-cycling, and pee-hobbies through the generations 
• Sections on the art, the language, the history and the politics of piss

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nonsuch Publishing (10 Oct. 2006)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 190 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1845883519

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1845883515

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.93 x 17.78 cm