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		speakeron on May 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Ancient Romans Used Instead of Toilet Paper > Speaking of which, it’s high time that we consider changing how we clean ourselves after we use the toilet. Tersorium, anyone? Rather than the Tersorium (basically a shitty sponge), the answer is the bidet or the bidet shower[1] which is common in the Middle East and Asia. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet_shower

bangonkeyboard on May 18, 2019 [–]

Just two degrees of click separation to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_stick

whenchamenia on May 18, 2019 | [–]

That was way more enlightening than a wiki page on excement wands ought to be. A gem hidden in the muck so to speak.

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