Archive for the ‘General Bathroom’ Category:
April 15th, 2010
- Bowels don’t fly free
Bathroom attendants…aren’t they the worst? You’re bumping to some Bon Jovi at the club, sippin on a cranberry vodka, talking to some chick whose name you forgot, and you gotta pee. Or you know, whatever. But then you see there’s a guy offering hand towels and toothpicks and mints and you gotta wonder: is it even worth it?
Passengers aboard RyanAir will now have to ask themselves the same question, as they’ll be forced to pay to use the potty if they’re on board. And so if you’re gridlocked on the runway, how much will you have to shell up to access the bathroom? 1 euro, or as I think of it, more than you should ever have to pay to relieve yourself.
Dr. Steven Soifer, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, agrees with me. That’s probably because he is also the co-founder of the American Restroom Association and Shy Bladder Center - two places I would work if fate ever played a roll in employment. Read more…
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October 12th, 2009
- So innocent, so stinky
I haven’t yet had the privilege of being a father, but something recently scared the - you guessed it - shit out of me when considering this path of life.
Here’s a fun fact - despite their cute little faces and squishy little arms, babies poop. And boy do they ever. BoingBoing.net posted a gallery on “healthy baby poop.” To demonstrate what is healthy, they opted to show what ISN’T. I must warn you, even as a poop expert, these were hard to stomach. In fact, I can’t even look through this gallery as I’m trying to find a suitable picture to put on my more tasteful site.
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September 29th, 2009
To the Super Bowl?
The good people over at Gastroscout.com have compiled a list of over 100 poop euphemisms which can be found here. They really sat down and put some time into this list. Some are a bit of a stretch, but all of them hilarious.
Here is a list of 10 classics:
1. I’ve got a turtle head poking out
2. Sinking the Bismark
3. Taking the Cleveland Browns to the Super Bowl
4. I’m painting some porcelain Read more…
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September 15th, 2009
It’s true - there are toilets out there that don’t completely submerge your poop in water. In fact, there are toilets in developed countries that force you to inspect your crap in full form before flushing it down the pipes. And I’ll tell you what - I kind of liked it.
If you think your shit don’t stink, try taking one that remains, in all its glory, in the toilet bowl. Then, sit an extra few seconds on the seat and let the smell waft up like a pungent soup.
Philosophers have tried to describe what cultural differences in toilets mean about different cultures, but they got it all wrong. After experiencing these shitters firsthand, I can safely say that the styles are more a reflection on how these cultures treat people than their histories.
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August 20th, 2009
Last week, the New York Times ran a 3-day Q&A session about human waste with Rose George, author of “The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters.” While a lot of the questions were NY-Centric, George meditates on a number of human waste-related problems affecting our society and the greater global community. The following are a few highlights of her answers:
On Toilet Paper: “Using dry paper to clean your backside makes as much hygienic sense as wiping yourself with a towel and imagining you’ve had a shower. We use water to wash our cars but not the dirtiest part of our bodies. It’s odd.”
On Public Toilets: “The lack of public toilets in major cities is a disgrace. The trouble is two-fold: they cost money to run, and there is little protest when they are closed… it is a serious problem for the elderly, or for anyone with incontinence problems — that includes millions of Americans — and it should be considered a citizen’s right, not a luxury.”
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July 30th, 2009
Do you tweet every time you sheeeet? If so, we know. The people over at TwttrPoop.com are watching your every poop. They have an ongoing tracker on their website that records how many people are currently tweeting about taking a dump. They then compare this valuable information to some of the more pressing worldly issues being discussed on Twitter.
- Poop Tracker
In addition to the live graph they keep an ongoing “fecal feed” that shares all of the latest poop related tweets. If you have been scouring twitter for everything and anything poop related you can now relax and get your poop fix from one spot.
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