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American History

Stuart G

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2. Thank You for posting above..I went to a boy schout camp in 1959...there was an outhouse

Reply to brer cat (Reply #1)

Tue May 11, 2021, 10:19 PM

May 2021

there.. Us boy scouts took turns at cleaning the inside and seat of the outhouse.....
If no one has done that, they have a lesson to be learned....also....While indoor plumbing is in most places
in the world, it is not .....everywhere!!!................

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