john
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The story goes that when Gen. John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, called Tillerson to warn the tweet was coming, the secretary was on the john.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
It happened in 1986 when a sophomore running back named Russell White lifted the Celts to victory in the championship game over St. john Bosco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
No one felt like they had to follow McCain into the bathroom, and even if they had, he would’ve given a press conference from the john.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2021
If anyone can help me please john has an eating problem and can only eat these from asda all he can tolerate.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2020
“And turns out Mr. Skinner was in the faculty john dropping a deuce, and the firecracker rolled underneath the stalls and practically burned his ta-ta off.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
Israeli organized crime figures and Latino gang members played cards with deep-pocketed square johns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
This time period also brought the introduction of union suits—predecessors of long johns and onesies—to meet the needs of both men and women.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
“This is exactly the type of case that had it not been for the johns, it would probably just be handled locally.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
“It’s such an Alaskan thing to do, is let your friends know what gear they need for the day. So I knew I needed to wear my long johns, thanks to Sarah’s text.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2022
As we watched, a skinny old guy with a deputy’s badge pinned to his long johns stepped forth and was real sick over the rail into the water.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
