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cowzombie

PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:37 am


An outhouse, privy or kybo is an old type of toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush or sewer attached.

The term outhouse originally referred to an outbuilding, or any small structure away from a main building, used for a variety of purposes, but mainly for activities not wanted in the main house. Outhouses are used for storage, animals, and cooking, to name a few uses. Larger structures have names such as barn or stable.

In Australia the outdoor toilet is frequently referred to as a "dunny" or "thunderbox", or more euphemistically as "earth closets", to distinguish them from water closets, or flush toilets. Waste deposited in earth closets was also euphemistically referred to as "nightsoil". In suburban areas not connected to sewerage, such outhouses were not built over pits. Instead, waste was collected into large cans, or "dunny-cans", which were positioned under the toilet, to be collected by contractors (or "nightsoil collectors") hired by the local council. Collected waste matter would then be removed from the premises and disposed of elsewhere. The contractors would replace the used cans with empty, cleaned cans. Until the 1970s Brisbane relied heavily on this form of sanitation.

---wikipedia
PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:45 am


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CronoKinslayer

PostPosted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:10 pm


self talking? are u >< insane?(sry) jsut making sure xD
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