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app103:
around here, old outhouses/toilets usually had a heart shape cut in the door (I have *no* idea why...)
I dont suppose you've any idea of it's origin Stephen?
-tomos (January 21, 2013, 06:51 AM)
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That's an easy to answer question...light and ventilation.
tomos:
around here, old outhouses/toilets usually had a heart shape cut in the door (I have *no* idea why...)
I dont suppose you've any idea of it's origin Stephen?
-tomos (January 21, 2013, 06:51 AM)
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That's an easy to answer question...light and ventilation.
-app103 (January 21, 2013, 07:08 AM)
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but the heart shape... I guess it's sort of like spraying air-freshener after :D
PS I meant the origin of the image (but was curious about the use of a heart shape too!) - will edit previous post.
Deozaan:
I dont suppose you've any idea of the origin of the image Stephen?
-tomos (January 21, 2013, 06:51 AM)
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http://www.tineye.com/search/0f2390ffc4e336d75fd7d1e6e003e74a590d9eff/
tomos:
thanks deo, doesnt look like the original is there..
Following up on the heart shape:
http://missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu/outhouses.html
The simplest explanation is that the cutout was one of several simple icons used for ornament: ornamentation of the necessary is a means of assuring oneself that things have gone beyond the level of mere necessity and subsistence. In Germany, a heart-shaped cutout is more traditional -- the usage is clearly visual euphemism, i.e., putting a pleasant symbol on something intrinsically unpleasant. In this Polish example, the heart-tradition seems to have opened an associative pathway to another series, based on playing-cards ...
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(The plug & socket could be from anywhere between Spain and Russia I think.)
Tinman57:
around here, old outhouses/toilets usually had a heart shape cut in the door (I have *no* idea why...)
I dont suppose you've any idea of it's origin Stephen?
-tomos (January 21, 2013, 06:51 AM)
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That's an easy to answer question...light and ventilation.
-app103 (January 21, 2013, 07:08 AM)
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but the heart shape... I guess it's sort of like spraying air-freshener after :D
PS I meant the origin of the image (but was curious about the use of a heart shape too!) - will edit previous post.
-tomos (January 21, 2013, 07:28 AM)
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Most all outhouses I've ever seen had a crescent moon on the door. Never saw one with a heart. This looks more like a closet where makeout sessions are held, you know, plug it in and all. lol
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