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Re:Bring Bathroom Doors Back to Hotels by noduerme on Thursday November 27, 2025 @06:41AM (#46068300)
Pretty sure I went to a bar in NYC that still had a urinal trough running directly below the bar as you were standing there... so one wouldn't need to leave the bar to take a leak. This was 30 years ago. McSorleys maybe?
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Re:Bring Bathroom Doors Back to Hotels by ralnivar on Thursday November 27, 2025 @06:50AM (#46068370)
It could be a spittoon, which is designed for chewing tobacco. https://www.kegworks.com/blog/a-lesson-in-tavern-history-the...

But it seems like they also where used as urinals

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