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I think that trough is from the days when men chewed tobacco and needed a place to spit. There's an old bar in Portland (Luke's) that has a trough along the bar rail, which I was told was for spitting chewing tobacco in. I certainly wouldn't want sit on top smelly stale urine drinking beer all afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirk diggler
I saw them all over Australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalEden
Don't think they used it to piss in.
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Goes back to days of men only pubs and only 1 hour opening after work know as the "SWILL""
I saw but didn't use one in Dorrigo New South Wales after a few Ales, a lovely spot half way up the state inland from Bellingen
The Coach and Horses in Soho had (?) one - correct name is a 'Cuspidor' !
It's a ....Gutta
It leads to the Heineken 0.0 tap.
A dutch canal
Makes sense in Van Diemens Land and surroundings
From the Portuguese 'Cuspidouro' meaning 'place for spitting'.Quote:
Originally Posted by KWAN
Just about sums it up
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I don't who here needs to know this, but I'm sure some of you do...
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