Croutenard : nm arg. As early as 1936, the striking and bleeding prose of Louis-Ferdinand Céline swelled the pages of Death on Credit an intriguing observation: something strange is happening around the urinals. However, leaning against the rough wall of the prison of health, the last old-fashioned urinator of the capital seems today forgotten by all and very few are those who now notice this curious monument formerly called "vespasienne".
Built in 1834 to improve public hygiene in the city, these urinals with dark green partitions quickly became one of the secret meeting points for the homosexual world and male prostitution.
Nicknamed the "berries" or "cups", the vespasiennes offered enough privacy for anonymous and sometimes priced love to be formed.
This is where we found the croutenârd which leave the crusts of stale bread in the urinals to be able to eat them once they are well soaked in urine.
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