I've been surfing the phenomenology of consciousness and inevitably I've been diverted to off-topic sites. But really, I was quite surprised to alight at Thomas Crapper. It's entertaining enough, even though I'm not particularly interested in the history of sanitation, and don't really want to spend £1380 on a WC or £850 on a hand basin, no matter how authentic and high quality they are.
From there it was a natural progression to the Outhouses Of America site and the delights of outhouse racing. Having discovered what outhouse connotes in US English, I feel happier with the Heinlein quote setting the scene for star travel (referred to recently here)).
Um, what does outhouse connote in British English?
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Confused of Austin
Outbuildings, with no particular association with primitive sanitation. So for example, I don't think the UK firm Outhouse Software had toilets in mind when they chose their branding.
Posted by: SnailMusings on January 16, 2003 10:09 PMSo then, what do y'all call them?
MKK
Posted by: Mary Kay on January 20, 2003 07:37 PMOutside loos.
Posted by: Alison Scott on January 20, 2003 07:39 PMHeard a funny quote about social change in Wales recently:
We used to eat in and shit out. Now we eat out and shit in.
Sorry, not the nicest way of introducing myself - Nic dw i, helo. A diolch am y ddolen ;-)
Posted by: Nic Dafis on January 26, 2003 03:45 PM