Explanation: In Ancient Rome, privacy was… not a major concern. Even public restrooms lacked dividers, and it was considered unremarkable to start up a chat on the public shitter, play a quick game of tic-tac-toe with the neighbor, and generally have your ‘struggle’ under the eyes of other people!
… even so, one must imagine those two corner seats as undesirable even by Roman standards!
Don’t forget the communal ass scrubber.
I’ve always wondered what effect that had on gut bacteria. Like we know that transplanting poop between farm animals helps when moving them to different environments, pretty sure it works on people too. Don’t think we’ll ever know, but it’s interesting.
Well every so often something was likely wiggling around on it.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182015001651
Yeah I think I’m happier not clicking that link, thanks.
…huh. Yeah you know in retrospect that’s pretty obvious.
It was kept in a bucket of vinegar. I’m sure that it was completely fine.
I giggled far too much at that pictorial representation.
This is the best place for friends to hold hands
That’s … uh. That’s not my hand. But don’t let go.
Thanks, I hate it.
I’m getting major Meshuggah vibes
