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[Mei Houwang]

1) I've heard that Mao ZeDong used modern toilets like how you would use a squatty potty. That is, he would put both feets on the lid, squat, and poop in that position(because he's so used to using squatty potties when he was young) . Is this verifiable?

2) I've also heard rumors that both Mao and Lin Biao tried to find the potion of immortality, and ordered their bodyguard(of all people) to find it. Both put a stop to this when one of Mao's bodyguard mixed the wrong chemicals together and caused some sort of minor explosion.

3) There was another rumor that Mao refused to get out of bed during a Nationalist bombing raid(there was a similar rumor about Peng DeHuai during the Korean War) and had to be dragged out by his officials, else he would have been blown to pieces.

I just find it pretty funny, but hey, you can't believe everything you hear.

[大泽升龙]

1) I've heard that Mao ZeDong used modern toilets like how you would use a squatty potty. That is, he would put both feets on the lid, squat, and poop in that position(because he's so used to using squatty potties when he was young) . Is this verifiable?

2) I've also heard rumors that both Mao and Lin Biao tried to find the potion of immortality, and ordered their bodyguard(of all people) to find it. Both put a stop to this when one of Mao's bodyguard mixed the wrong chemicals together and caused some sort of minor explosion.

3) There was another rumor that Mao refused to get out of bed during a Nationalist bombing raid(there was a similar rumor about Peng DeHuai during the Korean War) and had to be dragged out by his officials, else he would have been blown to pieces.

I just find it pretty funny, but hey, you can't believe everything you hear.

These are quite funny. There are many other similar bunk jokes passing around especially at Chinese universities. Generally they are just forged jokes. About their trueness, the first two can be easily ruled out by logic, while the third one sounds plausible, at least logic:

1) Mao could ask for a squatty potty which should be very easy. It is a real Kungfu to swat on the rim of the loo. I doubt Mao could do it. Try it!

2) Mao had his own health doctors, so he should asked his doctors to find the potion not the bodyguards.

3) No idea why the nationalist is emphasised, could be Japanese though. So it sounds more like a joke from KMT side.

Edited by 大泽升龙, 18 February 2008 - 06:14 PM.

[Moping4U]

These are quite funny. There are many other similar bunk jokes passing around especially at Chinese universities. Generally they are just forged jokes. About their trueness, the first two can be easily ruled out by logic, while the third one sounds plausible, at least logic:

1) Mao could ask for a squatty potty which should be very easy. It is a real Kungfu to swat on the rim of the loo. I doubt Mao could do it. Try it!

2) Mao had his own health doctors, so he should asked his doctors to find the potion not the bodyguards.

3) No idea why the nationalist is emphasised, could be Japanese though. So it sounds more like a joke from KMT side.

my 2 cents,

1.) my dad has that habit. and I'm not joking he really does takes a c**p that way with the toilet. Since him growing up in old Toisan. I think its plausible with Mao.

2.) no comment.

3.) Communists were hardly a military threat to the Japanese, worthy or feasibly to be bombed compared to the Nationalists. It was much harder for Japanese to bomb Communist targets since they were underground and hiding in mountains etc. Things changed after during the civil war when the Communists actually have infrastructure to be bombed by the Nationalists.

[Fishbed]

1.) my dad has that habit. and I'm not joking he really does takes a c**p that way with the toilet. Since him growing up in old Toisan. I think its plausible with Mao.

Yep. Having been giving lessons to Chinese students myself, before they go to France study, I can assure you this is one of the *points* the French university residences want us to clarify - they get tired of cleaning shoes prints on the toilets...
But well although Moping's dad doesn't have any choice if he's living in the west, I seriously doubt Mao could be expected to use western-style toilets except when he was on official trip in the west (which didn't happen much did it ^^). Funny story but not believable - not because Chinese people may not do it, or because he's too fat for that - but simply because I don't see exactly where he would find such toilets in the sixties and early seventies in China...

[Wan Ren aka Danny]

Actually if you think about it, did some experimenting, IMO squatting is more efficient or ideal in pooing than sitting position. Because I notice that when you squat the anus is more open and waste comes out more unrestricted in a way more sanitary and easy to clean the a**.

Same as squat sit to half squat sit or better known as Asian squat


More and better benefit than the western squat.

[Manguo]

1) I've heard that Mao ZeDong used modern toilets like how you would use a squatty potty. That is, he would put both feets on the lid, squat, and poop in that position(because he's so used to using squatty potties when he was young) . Is this verifiable?

2) I've also heard rumors that both Mao and Lin Biao tried to find the potion of immortality, and ordered their bodyguard(of all people) to find it. Both put a stop to this when one of Mao's bodyguard mixed the wrong chemicals together and caused some sort of minor explosion.

3) There was another rumor that Mao refused to get out of bed during a Nationalist bombing raid(there was a similar rumor about Peng DeHuai during the Korean War) and had to be dragged out by his officials, else he would have been blown to pieces.

I just find it pretty funny, but hey, you can't believe everything you hear.

1. According to Li Zhisui (the go-to guy for all the good dirt on Mao ) Mao never used a Western-style toilet. They only had squat toilets in Zhongnanhai, and when he was put in a room with a Western toilet during a trip to Moscow, he used a chamber pot instead.

[Liu Bei]

3. I think this was true. It was shown in the movie Jian Guo Da Ye

[yongzheng freak]

I have heard (can't remember from whom or where) that Mao generally did not brush his teeth and preferred to rinse with Chinese tea instead.
I wonder if that is true...

[Peng]

3. I think this was true. It was shown in the movie Jian Guo Da Ye

Either it comes from that movie. In that situation, he had sleeping pill so it's difficult for him to get out.

[firecracker]

Actually if you think about it, did some experimenting, IMO squatting is more efficient or ideal in pooing than sitting position. Because I notice that when you squat the anus is more open and waste comes out more unrestricted in a way more sanitary and easy to clean the a**.

I have to agree squatting is more efficient in using the stomach muscle, thus waste less energy. Lol

[Lafaso870]

3) There was another rumor that Mao refused to get out of bed during a Nationalist bombing raid(there was a similar rumor about Peng DeHuai during the Korean War) and had to be dragged out by his officials, else he would have been blown to pieces.

I just heard about this one, and this is true.

[maming]

1. This is how Chinese works.

[hpyp]

#3 is probably true. I read from a presumably reliable source that a KMT undercover working in Mao's circle provided the information about Mao's whereabout that led to the air raid.