"There are two reasons I would never drink toilet water. Number 1 and number 2” is a jocular one-line saying about reclaimed or recycled water that has been printed on many images. American stand-up comedian David Brenner (1936-2014) wrote in the book I Think There’s a Terrorist in My Soup: How to Survive Personal and World Problems with Laughter—Seriously (2003):
“There are two reasons why I will never drink toilet water. Number one . . . and number two.”
Wikipedia: David Brenner
David Norris Brenner (February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner “was a pioneer of observational comedy.”
Google Books
I Think There’s a Terrorist in My Soup: How to Survive Personal and World Problems with Laughter—Seriously
By David Brenner
Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing
2003
Pg. 181:
There are two reasons why I will never drink toilet water. Number one . . . and number two.
Cleveland.com
Comedy legend David Brenner coming to Cleveland: Laugh Track column
By Michael K. McIntyre
on November 25, 2008 at 12:53 PM, updated November 26, 2008 at 12:20 PM
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He jokes about the water shortage in Las Vegas and the possibility that recycled toilet water could be a solution: “There are two reasons why I will never drink toilet water. Number one . . . and number two.”
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RT @Adri_Mane: There are 2 reasons I would never drink toilet water: Number 1 and Number 2. :/: #lllllmmmmmmbbbbbbooooo
4:23 PM - 21 Sep 2010
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@VICKYROZAY
RT @dianapumps: RT @Adri_Mane: There are 2 reasons I would never drink toilet water: Number 1 and Number 2.
4:44 PM - 21 Sep 2010
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@davidavritt
There are 2 reasons I would never drink toilet water: Number 1 and Number 2.
3:39 PM - 30 Sep 2010
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Men’s Humor
@MensHumor
There are two reasons to never drink toilet water...number 1 and number 2.
10:30 AM - 21 Feb 2012
Funny Status
There are two reasons I would never drink toilet water.…
May 9, 2013 Silly Status Updates
There are two reasons I would never drink toilet water. Number 1 and number 2.
Reddit—Jokes
Why You Shouldn’t Drink Toilet Water
submitted April 20, 2015 by suekiri
There are two reasons why you should never drink toilet water:
Number 1. Number 2.
Reddit—Jokes
There are 2 reasons I would never drink toilet water.
submitted June 7, 2017 by Stee19
Number 1 and number 2.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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