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Hadrian's Wall dig unearths 2,000-year-old toilet seat
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| August 27, 2014
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Posted on 08/28/2014 6:07:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Experts believe the toilet seat is the only find of its kind
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08/28/2014 6:07:54 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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08/28/2014 6:08:33 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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08/28/2014 6:08:50 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Betcha there are older out in the backwood of North America..
That is one HazMat suit required seat..
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08/28/2014 6:12:30 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
To: SunkenCiv
“Let’s face it, if you drop something down a Roman latrine you are unlikely to attempt to fish it out unless you are pretty brave or foolhardy.”
Or you have a slave you can send after it.
To: SunkenCiv
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08/28/2014 6:23:52 PM PDT
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gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: SunkenCiv
Hadrian's Wall dig unearths 2,000-year-old toilet seatI don't care, I am still putting down one of those tissue paper SeatGard things.
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08/28/2014 6:36:26 PM PDT
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fhayek
To: SunkenCiv
Just to add to the toilet humor, just finding an ancient wooden toilet seat probably makes an archeologist pause and think “we’re going to find some good $h!t here”.
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08/28/2014 6:37:53 PM PDT
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Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: All
send in the grad students and interns to take samples and finish this dig..
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08/28/2014 6:39:10 PM PDT
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newnhdad
(Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
To: SunkenCiv
That toilet seat was privy to a lot of scuttlebutt and hot air.
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08/28/2014 6:40:16 PM PDT
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Redcitizen
(Hmph. Adventure. Heh. Excitement. Heh. A Jedi craves not these things.)
To: SunkenCiv
Robin Birley (his dad) is a pretty cool old guy. Also an archaeologist. I believe the dig is on family property.
Just one more amazing find from this area. I loved the letters the Birleys found to/from people deployed to the wall.
/johnny
To: SunkenCiv
Reminds me of te most common graffitti found in archaeological digs around Roman toilets. The phrase “Stercus sachidet”. Literally, “shit happens”.
As it is said in the bible, “There is nothing new under the sun”.
CC
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08/28/2014 6:51:43 PM PDT
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Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: SunkenCiv
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08/28/2014 6:52:00 PM PDT
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almcbean
To: Celtic Conservative
Sorry, got the spelling wrong. It was “stercus accidit”.
CC
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08/28/2014 6:57:08 PM PDT
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Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Celtic Conservative
This is Free Republic. Someone would have corrected you. ;)
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
I know that, that’s why I wanted to beat them to the punch. =^)
CC
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08/28/2014 7:05:57 PM PDT
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Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Celtic Conservative
Great new FB status idea. ;’)
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08/28/2014 7:17:01 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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08/28/2014 7:17:18 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
It's on my bucket list of places I want to go if I ever get wealthy again. Lots of fascinating work going on there.
/johnny
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I hate to think of what they used for tissue.
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08/28/2014 7:48:49 PM PDT
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glyptol
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