Sunday, February 14, 2010

Photo of the Week 2/14/10

Outhouse at C. Ben Ross Reservoir, Indian Valley 2/13/10
photo taken by Eberle Umbach

Please check out today's post at The Days of Wine & Roses; it's "The Big Sleep," a poem that was posted some time ago here on the Banjo. Hope you enjoy it.
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10 comments:

  1. KarenFebruary 14, 2010 at 4:53 AM

    This reminds me of a controversy in the 60s about a piece of art called "West Virginia Moon." It was an outhouse with a crescent moon cut into the door. Oh, people here were outraged. Isn't that funny?

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  2. Ginger IngenueFebruary 14, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    I forgot to tell you...Happy Valentine's Day! :)

    Tis lightly un-romantic and un-festive to post a picture of an outhouse, isn't it? ;)

    Either way, I hope yalls day is great. :)

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  3. UnknownFebruary 14, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Hi Karen, Ginger & Kat

    Karen: That's a funny story! Thanks.

    Ginger: Happy Valentine's Day to you, too! I did think about the "outhouse on Valentines"--it's not supposed to send any message; we took a bunch of pix yesterday & this simply was the best one!

    Kat: Didn't Eberle get a great shot? Thanks!

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  4. zuranchFebruary 14, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    You two were certainly brave driving on those roads yesterday!

    by the way, I loved Dani's poem!!!!

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  5. UnknownFebruary 14, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    Hi Heather: There was one stretch on the way to Ben Ross that was really bad--even in the Subaru we were sort of sliding on mud for several undred feet! Glad you liked Dani's poem!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    Pretty big for an outhouse; at least as far as the ones I've used, heh...er...nevermind...

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  7. UnknownFebruary 14, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    Hi Subby: I think that's because of the strange wall!

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  8. mouse (aka kimy)February 14, 2010 at 11:54 AM

    cosmic outhouse!

    do outhouses have crescent moons have to do that when you use one you most often pull down your pants?

    hmmmmm

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  9. UnknownFebruary 14, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    Hi Mouse: Well, as Utah Phillips said, outhouses are something not often looked into. Anyway, Wikipedia (of course) offers the following discussion:

    "The well-known crescent moon on American outhouses was popularized by cartoonists and had a questionable basis in fact. There are authors who claim the practice began during the colonial period as an early “mens”/ “ladies” designation for an illiterate populace. (The sun and moon being popular symbols for the genders during those times. Others refute the claim as an urban legend."

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    Dang my eyes! Now I see it; like one of those privacy walls, I gather...

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