In parts of north east England they are called 'netties' In Australia they
are dunnies and I betray my pommie orgins by calling them loos. Folk culture
of the basic

Gaye
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From: "Carol Serr" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2004 2:31 AM
Subject: Re: Outhouse info


> Here are some net links to info on outhouses....stories...pics...etc.
>
> http://rootslady.com/The_Outhouse/outhouse_001.htm
>
> http://waltonfeed.com/old/out.html
>
>
http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/The_Unflushables_Outhouse,_History_and_Humor
/0937959863/
>
> http://www.jldr.com/index.html
>
> http://www.sewerhistory.org/grfx/privbath/outhse1.htm
>
> History of plumbing in America:
> http://www.plumbingsupply.com/pmamerica.html
>
>
> Musings of a Privy Digger:
> http://www.bottlebooks.com/privyto.htm
>
> http://www.nps.gov/tapr/VirtualTour/VTouthouse.htm
>
> http://www.cozine.com/archive/cc2002/01060281.html
>
> http://www.victoriaspast.com/ThePrivy/privy.htm
>
> The Vanishing American Outhouse: A History of Country Plumbing (1995),
> by Ronald Barlow; covers various aspects of rural toiletry. But it is
> essentially a history of the outhouse, containing nearly 200 photographs
> and plan drawings.
>
> Dictionary definition:
> outhouse - a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a
> user can defecate
> Synonyms:
> <http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/earth-closet>earth-closet,
> <http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/jakes>jakes,
> <http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/privy>privy