I don’t know about you guys, but I am not a fan of bodily functions. Doesn’t matter what it is. If it pertains to some human waste of any kind, I’m out. But, I am also a walking paradox because I love history and learning about the ways people in ancient times lived. What am I to do when I see a clip about the way people lived in ancient times AND bodily functions? Well, I had to share it because it is just too fascinating. That fascination won out over the vomit creeping up my throat. Today, I’d like to share the communal toilet sponge with y’all…well…not literally…I mean, you get what I’m saying. Here’s the video.
The Romans, the forefathers of modern hygiene, also invented the communal toilet sponge called the xylospongium đ§˝pic.twitter.com/OUtSW5Xdpm
— Keith Siau (@drkeithsiau) October 25, 2024
Man, people did some dumb shit back in the day. I mean, I guess this is a shade better than the alternative of everyone just walking around with shit in they butt crack. But, holy smokes, I would NOT want to be in the communal potty with nothing but the same sponge that everybody else done swiped up their crack to use to clean myself up. I know it’s easy to dunk on ancient people for doing stuff like this, and usually, I’m the “well they didn’t know any better back then” type for practices such as this, but I can’t help myself. The ancient Romans were stark raving mad for this one. It’s disgusting. Not only is it highly unsanitary, but imagine going around smelling like vinegar after taking a dump. Some of y’all might think this is fascinating like I did, but I don’t know, the more I talk through this, the more I just think it’s gross. Miss me with the communal toilet sponge.
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, third on Football & Other F Words, co-host of The Hot Read Podcast, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and âMinds right, asses tight.â âBig Naturalâ covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.
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