Outhouses of Old (poem) by Ed Matlack on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on March 28, 2004

chuckle, neighbor kid got bitten on fanny by a black widow in one when we were kids

ah, memories

Reviewed by Floria Kelderhouse (Reader)

Reviewed on March 28, 2004

Oh yes Ed...at picnics we go to at the lake...
they are always there and I hate them...but..
the new fangled ones that are all plastic or
fibreglass are really clean and much better...
but this is a nice piece of nostalgia and I am
glad I got to see errrrrr.....use.....one of the
older ones...LOL....my husband dropped his wallet
in one once....we never did get it...hahahahaha.....
floria

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on March 28, 2004

I can be proud in saying I used some outhouses in my life....and I was conered by a snake once...and the damn Daddy long leg spiders....grrrrrr....I had this mission of alway counting how long "it" takes to make "its" drop!! Therefore we call it a "LONGDROP" instead....heheheh....Another well written pooH write Ed.....lol!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Susan Sparks (Reader)

Reviewed on March 28, 2004

Ed, so you have a thing for outhouses! So do I! I collect pictures of them. They are really hard to find these days--quickly becoming a rotting memory of the good-old-days. I'm going to put some on a CD and email them to you. I can't believe you've never gotten a splinter from a good old wooden shitter! Where you been all yer life, anyways? Most people kept a pot in the house to use at night and in the cold of winter--we did also. Ever seen an old chamberpot? Go to some antique stores and you're sure to find one!

Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)

Reviewed on March 28, 2004

Jaysus, Ed.. you weren't kidding, were you.. just writing like mad today, are ya? Today seems to be "outhouse day" around the old den.. or is it just all the "Ed's" ? LOL. Leave it to Ed K to give us a lovely tutorial on outhouses here.. hehe. All I can say for you, Mr. Ed, what next?! You're definitely on a 'roll'.. katy xox.

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on March 28, 2004

I am stunned, Ed. I cannot believe you have never experienced 'the rustic charm' of an old handcrafted outhouse. I cannot even recall the total number of times I have used them - all across our great land.

Since you seem interested, here's a little Outhouse Trivia: Originally, the women's outhouses had the crescent moons carved on the doors, and the men's outhouses had a sun carved on them. The men, of course, didn't take care of their outhouses, and theirs soon fell over or apart; so the wise old men, began using the women's!

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