# Educate me about outhouses, please

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**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-outhouses-please/987958 "2023-08-02T14:24:46Z")\
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I mentioned my Aunt & Uncle’s place [over here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intriguing-family-photo-from-the-1930s-attention-bekdawrek/987878/3) They had a handpump in the yard, that and a bucket were presumably the handwashing station before the house had indoor plumbing.

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