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abrowne | 17:31 Tue 10th Sep 2002 | History
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What did people in days gone by used to shout before they threw the contents on their chamer pot out of the window?
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Gardez-loo!
On yer 'ead son?
Gardez l'eau
I believe the shout was "Gardey looo!" which is a corruption of the French "Gardez l'eau" - "Watch out for water."
my neighbour still does that.

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