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Debate Side A: There's only so much outside a civilized person can take before he needs to use the bathroom.

Debate Side B: Um.... He's not civilized.

What?

But allow me to answer, he may not need a 'bathroom', it is called a tree and it is called a hole.

What?

But allow me to answer, he may not need a 'bathroom', it is called a tree and it is called a hole.

So, side B.

Being civilized is a myth. The only reason I play by the rules and don't throw feces at people is all the shiny stuff I have. That and I want to live long enough to see Miley "I'm only famous b/c of my dad" Cyrus crash and burn worse than Britney Spears.

Okay; but myths exist.

........wait, what? </confused>

I feel dumber for having read this. [Exit Ryadn, pursued by a bear]

So, side B.

Umm no, well only if the premise of your argument is that a man must use the bathroom in order to be civilised.

But then I don't know what the point of this thread is.

http://catsnstuff.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/dude-wait-what.jpg

uhhm... so, basically you are just asking people on this forum whether they feel the need to go to the toilet in a real toilet I assume, or whether they are capable of toughing it if they have to?


You're going to get a very 1 sided debate here. Hell, I'd think half the people on these forums wear nappies so they can keep on clicking refresh to see if anyone has said *nod* recently...

A cat hole's a cat hole. Just make sure you're back far enough from your site and water and there you go.

Hell, I've even used the STICK!

Of course that doesn't even begin to compare with the supposedly civilized Japanese style toilets I've encountered here, but it cannot be helped.

Have you ever been outside a major urban population center?

And corn fields make nice bathrooms if your shy. Just walk in 5 rows and do what you have to do.

Many years of boyscouts has taught me that outside IS a bathroom.
Just watch out for snakes. And cacti. And extremely large crickets, grasshoppers and other jumping insects.
And rabbits.
You know, funny story, we were out on a camping trip once when... :p

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There's an inside?

Don't be silly. The only reason to go outside is to travel between two or more insides.

From age 4 to 13 I spent most of my time outside. Yes I'm perfectly capable of surviving off the land if I have to.

When the apocalypse comes, the rest of ya'll are fucked.

Yeah outside forever wooohooo!

Turn off your computer. You'll discover that there are light sources outside your LCD screen.

no you cant stay outside FOREVER.

sooner or later you are going to build a shelter and then you will get inside it.

I was involved in a wilderness survival training course. I was trained to live off the land, forage for food, provide adequate (barely) shelter and survive. I was left alone in the woods for 4 weeks. It gets lonely, but other than that, yes people can definitely survive outside for a lifetime!

have you ever been outside a major urban population center?

And corn fields make nice bathrooms if your shy. Just walk in 5 rows and do what you have to do.

Oh god, NOT THE CORN!!!

Read: Human History

Well, when you go to a trip to the amazon jungle...It's not easy to find "insides", you know. It's the outside or the outside.

Can you remain outside forever? No, but not by physiological reasons. In most weathers, you will have to find shelter to protect yourself from elements. Mind you, I am including tropical "paradisiacal" beaches, (because I have been to one too many camping trips to those), storms are not nice when you are caught in the open.

Debate side C: Forever is, um, like - forever? You'd be dead before you could be anywhere forever.

What is this "Outside" you speak of?

BEGONE FOUL DEMON!

Side B.

Trees and a hole, as said before. Or hell, you don't even really need to dig the whole, unless you are camping around the area or something.

Side B. A lot of people have done it, including myself. I personally on camping trips but as pointed out before we need shelter but if you mean could we live in a jungle/forest/desert it's indeed possible.

See: Amazonian Tribes, Saharan Nomads etc..

Debate side C: Forever is, um, like - forever? You'd be dead before you could be anywhere forever.

I suppose you'd still technically be outside if your corpse is rotting in the woods.

I suppose you'd still technically be outside if your corpse is rotting in the woods.

Well, you could corpse -> nutrients -> tree -> wooden furniture.

I was involved in a wilderness survival training course. I was trained to live off the land, forage for food, provide adequate (barely) shelter and survive. I was left alone in the woods for 4 weeks. It gets lonely, but other than that, yes people can definitely survive outside for a lifetime!

Ever think they just ditched you?

Well, you could corpse -> nutrients -> tree -> wooden furniture.

Damn those trees and their insatiable hunger!