2006-07-20 19:22:02 · 9 answers · asked by Caroline B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
For ventilation, primarily. The half-moon shape just adds a decorative note.
2006-07-20 19:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This was on here a while back. You couldn't take a lantern into the outhouse because of all of the gas in there. They were afraid the outhouse would explode so someone cut the crescent shape in the door to let light in for those late night have to goes.
2006-07-21 02:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Back in the day outhouses had a moon for the women's and star for the mens, but everyone wanted to use the women's because the mens where falling apart, so eventually no one used the star any more.
2006-07-20 19:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by CaptWags 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there's already a full moon inside. Ha.
2006-07-24 13:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A full moon would be a round window.
2006-07-20 19:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by jbarry315 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To let in the sunlight or moonlight, so the person going inside didn't have to be in total darkness. It is also an air passage to "refresh" the little space, but, as we all know who have been in one, they don't work well...lol.
2006-07-20 19:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by save_up_your_tears 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So the person inside could see out,but anybody outside could not recognize the person inside.
2006-07-20 21:12:03 · answer #7 · answered by racquel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you know what to see when you walk in on someone.
2006-07-20 19:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by kamkurtz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause they are
2006-07-24 14:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋