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What is a port-o-potty?

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Port-o-potty: a portable toilet that leads to the depth of hell. It smells, its disgusting, and most times I use the woods instead of the Port-o-potty because i am disgusted.

Please define and describe a port-o-potty

temporary feces storage device.

a place racoons may call home...

a brightly colored plastic portable bathroom with

a small joke of a chimney that smells of feces

and disinfectant

It is an all out disgusting experience especially if you have to sit down. It is a much more private experience than digging a hole however, so in that respect, I love a port-o-potty. That said, digging a hole feels cleaner.

the grossest place on earth. a location of pure desperation.

convenience in a box

A port-o-potty is an ingenious invention that allows you to go to the bathroom wherever you want!

There is an overwhelming smell, and once you enter you are greeted by the visual of the origin of the smell.

You must be in pretty darn good shape to hold the squat position required to hover over a bench type toilet seat, not to mention that your forehead will touch the door while squatting.

Are you a squatter or a sitter?

squatter55.8%

sitter24.2%

other20%

I’m bisitual. If there is toilet paper strewn across a seat then I will sit. If it’s suspect then I squat.

nester (put lots of toilet paper down around the seat to sit on)

...other?

What are the worst things about port-o-potties?

the smell/ 91.7%

the germs/ 68.3%

looking down into the ‘pit’/ 75%

lack of supplies/ 65%

the size/ 35%

look/ 20%

other/ 28.3%

...other?

the fear of being trapped and/or tipped

the fact that there is usually someone standing outside

listening to you!

What was your worst experience with a port-o-potty?

When i was a child i went into one that was harboring a wasp nest. That is the scariest thing you could encounter while

squatting over a stinky toilet.

a typical port-o-potty is not right for squatting and sometimes I get a little pee on my waistband--gross!

The floor is wet and I am wearing low sandles! Gross!!!

Sharing with men! Gross!

someone locked me in! gross!

When I think of using port-o-potties, I just smell the smell in my mind--maybe the horror of it just blocks the rest of my memories...

i had to take off my sock and use it to wipe myself since there wasn’t any toilet paper and i hadn’t checked before i used.

Have you ever ‘held it’ in order to avoid using a port-o-potty?

YES69%

NO31%

yep. i’m a camel. will do what i have to do. also, sometimes this stops me from drinking beer (sad) just to avoid using a portopotty.

Held it? I have gone in the woods to avoid using a port-o-potty. I’ve learned to squat very well! I’ve taught my kids to squat, too!

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