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"However, the "antibandito humps" had a second usefulness, so much so that it received a second name: that of the "pissotte" or "pissabraghe": in addition to pr
by bcraven 3y ago
"However, the "antibandito humps" had a second usefulness, so much so that it received a second name: that of the "pissotte" or "pissabraghe": in addition to preventing criminals from hiding from their prey, it's said that the inclined casts of mortar also had the task to maintain a certain public decorum and therefore prevent Venetians from urinating in the corners of the calli."
- bombcar 3y agoI suspect it was the primary purpose, and anything else sounds like cleaned up reasons for publication. As it wouldn't be hard to stand on one in the shadows.