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Mike Peters

We were called The Toilets originally - we were flushed with success.

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The band’s first name was The Toilets, which is a humorous reference to bathroom fixtures. The phrase “flushed with success” plays on that name, meaning they quickly became very successful while also making a joke about flushing toilets.

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