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Terry Freedman's avatar

In the 18th century (I think) people would throw their bodily waste out of the window, which is why gentlemen walk on the outside of a lady, near the kerb, so that we get it instead of them (so much for toxic masculinity). It seems to me that a modern variation of this, such as a well-aimed hosepipe or a sprinkler system would put a stop to this behaviour, or at least move it on somewhere else.

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Matthew Murray's avatar

That sounds awful. Good thing they don't do that these days.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

There’s no getting over it, Matt - people can be strange! Great read.

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Matthew Murray's avatar

I agree! Thanks for reading.

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Terry Freedman's avatar

Indeed -- for all the wrong reasons!

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Jody J. Sperling's avatar

We used to call it "watering the rhubarb" in my day, and it most commonly happened when too much wine and beer had been consumed...

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Matthew Murray's avatar

I have another story I'll be posting sometime about people consuming too much alcohol and the inevitable happening.

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Terry Freedman's avatar

There seems to be a rather unhealthy obsession with pee all of a sudden. Still, looking forward to having a good laugh at your next story, I hope!

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Matthew Murray's avatar

LOL!

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Terry Freedman's avatar

Lol. Watering the rhubarb!

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Jody J. Sperling's avatar

Yeah. I also didn't eat the rhubarb crisp...

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Mark M.'s avatar

It sounds as if you live in a wild condo, lol. To be fair, I've used a few porta-potties in my day and don't blame anyone for not wanting to use one, lol.

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Matthew Murray's avatar

It's wild alright. If people who were trying to buy or rent in here knew the real stories behind this place, they'd have second thoughts. I can't say that I have used one of those, but I have heard harrowing stories.

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Terry Freedman's avatar

I'd be worried about being locked in.

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