Charles "Chic" Sale (b. August 25, 1885, Huron, South Dakota - d. November 7, 1936, Los Angeles) was an American actor and vaudevillian. August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Huron is a city located in Beadle County, South Dakota. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Poster for a vaudeville act OBrien & Havel Vaudeville is a style of variety entertainment predominant in America in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. ...

In 1929, inspired by a carpenter named 'Lem Putt' from his hometown of Urbana, Illinois, Sale wrote The Specialist, a play about an outhouse builder. Because copyright infringement was widespread in Vaudeville, Sale enlisted the aid of two newspapermen to adapt The Specialist into a book. This enjoyed great success, and Sale spent the next several months responding to fan mail. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Outhouse near Crabapple Lake, USA, with chipboard walls, and a fiberglass ceiling This article refers to an outhouse, privy or kybo that is an old type of toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush or sewer attached. ...

Following his success with The Specialist, Sale began a career in Hollywood, appearing in various comic supporting roles until his death from pneumonia in 1936. ...

Although an obscure figure today, Sale was a well-known popular culture figure during the 1930s, and was often the subject of jokes by comedians like Groucho Marx, usually in reference to The Specialist. For many years, even after his death, his name was used as a euphemism for the word "toilet". He is known to have found this unflattering, calling it "a terrible thing to have happen." Popular culture, or pop culture, (literally: the culture of the people) consists of the cultural elements that prevail (at least numerically) in any given society, mainly using the more popular media, in that societys vernacular language and/or an established lingua franca. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Julius Henry Marx, known as Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own. ... A euphemism is an expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling to the listener than the word or phrase it replaces, or in the case of doublespeak to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ...

External links

• Charles 'Chic' Sale at the Internet Movie Database
• Page at the Outhouse Museum Wall of Fame