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by somedangedname 1206 days ago
>...a cabin with a toilet seat made of wood on top of a big hole.

In Australian slang this is called a 'long drop' after a particular style of judicial hanging.

And yes, there are spiders.

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I have never given outhouses a second thought before this, but I wonder how often people fall in.
I would have guessed long dropbears instead of spiders.