Meat in the Bathroom

via Cabezafonos
OK, it probably has something to do with my aversion to meat, but as far as I’m concerned this is the most disgusting toilet find on this blog.

Toilet Twins and Turd Polish

Toilet Twins by *davenemeth

Cubicle Series 5 by ~AbsentAsI

Hat tip to Wagga for this Dr. Guff's Original Turd Polish find.

Otohime "Sound Princess"

Toilet noises can be embarrassing, but what's a shy girl to do besides repeatedly flushing in situ? Japan's answer is the Otohime (pronounced "oto-hee-may"), also known as the "Sound Princess" - an electronic "flush" that saves face as well as water.

Japanese women can be exceedingly modest when it comes to the characteristic sounds of nature's call, regardless of the fact that they are either alone in their home's bathroom or among their own kind in a more public washroom setting.
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Seattle's HIgh-Tech Toilet Project Fails

Seattle installed five self-cleaning public toilets at a cost of $1.32M each, but the project isn't working as expected. The toilets are all going to be removed.

Although people were using the five high-tech, self-cleaning silver stalls, the toilets also fostered illegal behavior, said Council President Richard Conlin.

Bear in the Men's Room

Funny Animals, Part 11

Toilet Signs

Toilet Signs From All Over the World


In other news, these are ET's current selection of keyword searches:
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Toilet cameras are for research purposes only.

Dark Roasted Blend

Uni-race Restroom sign

Toilets Invade Beirut!

Toilets Invade Downtown Beirut! Woman puts one to good use...

Cute Girl at Urinal

Another hat tip to wagga for this find. The source is currently unknown, but I'll add a link when I find out.

Hidden Toilet

Crouching Chinese Man, Hidden Toilet

Japan pooh-poohs China's Olympic crappers

japanese toilet by ~Ookami16

Japanese are rightfully proud of their toilet engineering feats, and Shukan Asahi (2/29) takes a high-handed approach to dump on neighboring China about the standard of its restrooms at facilities to be used in this summer's Beijing Olympic Games.

While Beijing has been widely blessed for the excellence of its newly opened National Swimming Center, where the Games' aquatic events will be held, not everything about the stadium is as world-class as its pools.

Nearly every toilet in the center is a squat style, not the sit-down type of loo most Westerners -- and Japanese -- are accustomed to.

Squat toilets are the dominant style nearly everywhere throughout China. And though individual cubicles have become the norm on trains and public toilets in smaller cities, doors on the cubicles are still a rarity.

"There are growing numbers of Western-style toilets in southern China," a Shanghai-born Olympic facility worker tells Shukan Asahi. "I guess squat-style toilets are still the norm up north."

Toilet paper is also posing a problem. Outside of classy hotels in the big cities, most toilet paper used in China is a rough, harsh type that doesn't dissolve well in water, the weekly says. To avoid blockage, it's more common to dump the dirty paper into a trash can instead of the cistern. And though most Chinese are well aware of this practice, there are no notices anywhere informing visitors to the country of the proper way to prime the potty, running the risk of clogging the crapper. It's a point the Games' organizers concede.

"We have to put up signs," an organizer says.

Some Japanese have already noticed the poor toilet situation facing those attending -- and taking part in -- the biggest sporting event on earth. Eiichi Kawaniwa, honorary vice-chairman of the International Tennis Federation, has already blasted the crap out of organizers over the toilet situation.

"If you've built a world-class tennis center, it should have Western-style toilets," he told the Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee while asking for improvements at the stadium where the tennis competition will be held.

At the tennis center, there is only one Western-style toilet in every block of public conveniences, the rest being squat-style. The cubicles are also cramped and have steps, rendering them unusable for those in wheelchairs. Organizers have promised to fix the situation by April, just four months before the Opening Ceremony.

Kawaniwa says he experienced no problems with blockages during test-run events at Olympic sites and does not foresee it becoming an issue.

"If paper didn't flow through the toilets properly, it would become a massive problem within the International Olympic Committee," the tennis official tells Shukan Asahi, before adding undiplomatically: "They'll get it right, even if it is China we're talking about." (By Ryann Connell)

Mainichi Daily News

When will the dark ages end?

Roughing it Roadside: TXT 4 Toilet via Wagga

Mobile Toilets

A collection of mobile toilets including the Russian Toilet Bus featured last week.

Toilet Bus

This bus in St. Petersburg is actually a toilet for 17 persons.

More Porta Potty Pranks!

via Wagga

porta potty prank




UPDATE! Edgar, why don't you appear as a contributor any longer?

Our Troops in Iraq Having Fun

Porta Potty Prank In Iraq
Hat tip to Wagga for this one.

Crazy Japanese popup potty!

Another Wagga contribution...


Crazy Japanese Port-O-Potty Prank

National Continence Management Strategy

Not only does Australia have a National Public Toilet Map, but - as Wagga has noted - a Bladder & Bowel Website, a product of a "Take Control" initiative of the National Continence Management Strategy. They seem to have some awfully creative government employees in that country.
How to take a shit: While you should always avoid rushing, it is generally accepted that you should take only a minute or so to empty your bowel. Never strain or hold your breath. Haemorrhoids (or piles) can result from straining. So get into the habit of using a good toilet position. Lean forward while sitting on the toilet, with a straight back and your forearms on your thighs. Your feet should be raised so that your legs are angled slightly upward and away from your body. A footstool may help you to find the best angle.
WTF?

Ron Paul Bathroom Graffiti

Where's the Toilet? is an interesting site that reviews restrooms as if they were restaurants or hotels. Too bad they don't review them in my area.

Like the PSL Service Plaza, the bathrooms here are shaped like a U, with the sinks along the base and two rooms of urinals and stalls making up the legs of the letter. The men's room can accommodate about 30 people at a time, give or take. The women's room, judging from what my companion told me, can hold about half that.
It's a Teutonic place, with dark tiles covering the floor and bland gray tiles on the wall. White sinks, white urinals and white toilets, with black stall doors separating them.
I visited this plaza twice, both out of necessity. The first visit was in early afternoon, during which the place was overrun by tour buses and tourists, and as a result it was a horrible experience through and through. There were so many people there that the bathroom felt like a subway station at rush hour -- people pushing and shoving just to stand their ground and not lose their place in line. Kids were running around everywhere, jumping into and splashing around in the various liquids found on the floor and throwing towels and trash about.
I managed to score on a stall on this visit instead of a urinal and found it horrifically dirty -- the floor was covered in urine, mis-thrown toilet paper and bits of feces (no kidding). And the stall doors had a considerable amount of graffiti on them, including a very prominent hand-written advertisement for third-party presidential candidate Ron Paul. I didn't think the endorsement was very flattering, but I guess it does show where Paul's influence can be felt.
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National Public Toilet Map

Those wacky Australians have created a map of all public toilets with various search features. If you ever find yourself down under with internet access but no toilet, all you need to do is plug in your address. Sweet!