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<p>[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2035406, member: 13874"]That I do believe. However, those seats usually followed the form of the chair seat somewhat, squarish. The completely circular hole was probably for the purpose I mentioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a very long tradition to have potties in chairs. The kings (and queens too, I imagine) of Europe all had them in their thrones. They certainly weren't getting up to excuse themselves to repair to a 'loo somewhere in their castles. The castles didn't have any 'loos anyway; it was <i>all potties</i> back in those days, with servants doing the required servicing. The vernacular for a toilet in US English is actually "throne", come to think of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there is nothing to be shocked about, dear thread readers. Some things are what they are whether we wish to believe it or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2035406, member: 13874"]That I do believe. However, those seats usually followed the form of the chair seat somewhat, squarish. The completely circular hole was probably for the purpose I mentioned. It's a very long tradition to have potties in chairs. The kings (and queens too, I imagine) of Europe all had them in their thrones. They certainly weren't getting up to excuse themselves to repair to a 'loo somewhere in their castles. The castles didn't have any 'loos anyway; it was [I]all potties[/I] back in those days, with servants doing the required servicing. The vernacular for a toilet in US English is actually "throne", come to think of it. So there is nothing to be shocked about, dear thread readers. Some things are what they are whether we wish to believe it or not.[/QUOTE]
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