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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

They also signed defensive back Buster Skrine and brought back outside linebacker john Simon.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021

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

Here’s how john Kabateck, California state director for the small business lobby group the National Federation of Independent Business, put it:

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2021

Now, whenever I’m in the bathroom, my mother knocks on the door like President Nixon’s here and needs to use the john.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

Teams dress in layers — long johns, hats, gloves and hand warmers for the frigid overnight and morning hours.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 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