Topic: How did people wipe before toilet paper?
Anonymous A started this discussion 9 years ago #58,256
Meowth joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #746,006
Leaves and/or they didn't.
Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,007
River water and rags.
The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 50 seconds later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,008
The tongues of their negro slaves.dw skg joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 37 seconds later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,009
sometimes sticks. got kinda intricate
water
sponges
etc
pretty much anything you can think of
water
sponges
etc
pretty much anything you can think of
fake jesus joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,010
The Romans used sponges. Like... sea sponges... on a stick.
American settlers used corn cobs... or leaves.
A lot of people just probably didn't bother.
American settlers used corn cobs... or leaves.
A lot of people just probably didn't bother.
dw skg replied with this 9 years ago, 0 seconds later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,011
see wiki article on anal cleansing. it's a good read
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,013
I briefly stayed in a house with two indian dudes last year. They would just fill up a bottle of water and take it to the bathroom. When I asked them about it they said "We don't clean ourselves with tissue paper, we use water on our hands."
I ate at a restaurant for every meal after that because they used the kitchen...
I ate at a restaurant for every meal after that because they used the kitchen...
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 8 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,016
They didn't. Dingeberries were a popular treat back then.
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Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 23 minutes later, 43 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #746,020
they would drag their ass on the road
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 4 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,078
They used their right hand.