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A comment on Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018).

Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by game_the0ry on Saturday September 05, 2020 @11:41AM (#24384355)
Do you remember the show Modern Marvels on the History channel? Back when it was about actual history and not reality tv...

My favorite episode was on bathrooms. Did you know that during large gatherings at the Palace of Versailles people would relieve themselves in hallways, stairways, and even in the gardens? Or that dining room seats in medieval Germany had holes with chamber pots underneath so that people could go while they ate?

I miss Modern Marvels.

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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by Someone on Saturday September 05, 2020 @02:25PM (#24385711)
What’s even about relieving themselves in the gardens, as compared to inside the palace?

Do I miss some knowledge about French palace customs?

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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by dmurray on Saturday September 05, 2020 @03:30PM (#24386258)
Yeah, if I was visiting Versailles today, I might discreetly relieve myself in the gardens, but I'd stop short of soiling the great halls.
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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by jakobmartz3 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @05:44PM (#24387096)
why not fertilize the flowers while youre at it
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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by reaperducer on Saturday September 05, 2020 @06:00PM (#24387196)
What’s even about relieving themselves in the gardens, as compared to inside the palace?

Maybe he's a horticulturalist? Whizzing on the vegetation can really ruin a garden. Just ask anyone with a neighbor who doesn't curb their dog.

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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by tzs on Saturday September 05, 2020 @12:33PM (#24384821)
This 1974 PBS documentary, "The Natural History of the Water Closet: A Documentary Cantata" [1], is a good musical documentary about the toilet.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJcFO_xF1fI

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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by DonHopkins on Saturday September 05, 2020 @01:03PM (#24385059)
This 1981 Mel Brooks documentary, "History of the World, Part I" [1], is a good comedic documentary about the portable toilet.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OWMB3ewpNM

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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by LargoLasskhyfv on Sunday September 06, 2020 @11:32PM (#24396405)
That is why they are the masters of perfume. Had to overcome the stench!

edit: While other, long forgotten cultures had https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitation_of_the_Indus_Valley...

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Re:Toilets in a Medieval Castle (2018) by mc32 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @09:15PM (#24388175)
I mean, I guess back then there were no port-a-potties, and probably didn’t have earthmovers to dig latrines fast (though with planning they could have). So from that PoV, I can see that happening —It still happens at overcrowded concert arenas.
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