Sniffs one commenter at the London Times article, “Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history/The apartment the Rolling Stone shared with Marianne Faithfull was a notorious party pad in the Swinging Sixties, handily located near Harley Street’s clinics.”
Another commenter sniffs at the sniffer: “Sinks are in a kitchen. Basins are in a bathroom.”
I wasted some time trying to understand why Mick Jagger would want someone using the sink — uh, basin — next to him, but this is just some house Jagger rented over half a century ago. But I’m still blogging this because 1. I’m amused by one commenter out-sniffing another, 2. I’d never paid attention to the basin/sink distinction (if it even exists in America), and 3. The double sink issue. I browse enough real estate listings to know there are people out there who think 2 sinks in one bathroom is a nice feature. Why?! The only decent use I can think of is in a children’s bathroom, but who are these kids who can’t brush their teeth the old fashioned way, huddled around one sink?