(May 13, 2014 at 6:36 pm)Chuck Wrote:(May 13, 2014 at 6:27 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What could be more convenient than hanging your butt over the side?
You actually hang your butt over the bow of the ship, that's why a toilet on the ship is called the "head".
One would think it more appropriate to hang your butt off the poop deck. (Yes, I know that the nomenclature of the stern/aft/poop deck has not a thing to do with relieving oneself.)