• DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    The more plausible explanation: If you charge for the use of a bathroom in North America people will pee in front of your business out of spite… And necessity.

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    To be fair, weirder things like this have actually happened in history. That’s what makes it difficult to filter out blatant lies sometimes.

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      blatant lies

      Reminds me of a person who edited Wikipedia page about a music band to present emself as a friend of said band, and used this edit to gain backstage access 👀

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      If you ever see one of those lists of crazy laws in American states and towns, many of them are fake. But many of them are also true. And the amount of crazy isn’t indicative of which are true and which are false.

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    “Fore-score and seven beers ago … fleshdyke is a legend” - Abraham Lincoln

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      That is brilliant.

      And of course folks argue that we’d have more toilets if people could charge again.

      I run a place with a public restroom. There are times when I get so angry that I’d like to charge 20 bucks a shit just to make it worth my while cleaning that mess up.

      Ultimately though, folks can’t help that they gotta shit. Most people don’t want to use a public restroom, so if they’re running a in there they are desperate and the conditions are set up for a disaster.

      It is what it is. I have gloves, bleach, disinfectant, and a strong stomach.

      I’m still gonna curse you under my breath for half a day. :p

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        I’ve bowel disease so thanks for being understanding. When I have a flare up I struggle to even leave the house because I have to go that often so if I do manage to get out of the house then being able to get to a toilet is essential for me otherwise I’ll have to bring a change of clothes and wipes plus deodorant.