# Odd Euphemisms

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> [@AskNott](#):
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> The cute bears selling Charmin toilet paper from their home in the forest seem to be a coy reference to the old joke, “Does a bear shit in the woods?”

> [@Riemann](#):
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> That had never occurred to me, but I’m sure you’re right.

Definitely. I posted a video of the very first Charmin Bear commercial [here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmin-bears/947111/15)

> [@Moriarty](#):
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> Urinating: taking a leak, draining the lizard

I’ve used “go water the porcelain”.

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