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People's gonna have to empty own knife drawers

posted 9 years ago by nogodlover
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What does that mean?

[–] TheAcadian 9 years ago

She said "People are gonna haft empty their own night jars", meaning the containers for their urine and (sometimes) feces.

[–] tonik_2000 9 years ago

They used to also be referred to as "chamber pots."

[–] vilzvet 9 years ago

Oh I thought she said "night drawers" which I thought meant do her own lingerie washing. lol. Never heard of night jars, yuck.