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Award winning toilets, eh? What are the categories?
Best flush?
Best ventilation?
Best arrangement for a set of air freshening materials?
Best towel dispenser in a supporting role?
And the nominees for best electric monitor in a public toilet facility are....the envelope, please....
Posted by: Blue Meanie | January 13, 2006 at 09:06 AM
"Men, myself included, sometimes turn around without zipping themselves up. What happens if a woman, or, even worse, a child, sees them do this?
yep, you might get startled and drop your IPod in the loo.....
Posted by: russell | January 13, 2006 at 09:08 AM
That article really moved me... Time to Skip to my Loo
Posted by: CoastRaven | January 13, 2006 at 09:08 AM
Maybe they should have signs that say
Please flash after use.
Posted by: ArcticAl | January 13, 2006 at 09:09 AM
or "Big Sister is watching you."
Posted by: insomniac | January 13, 2006 at 09:17 AM
Perhaps a warning sign? "Caution Men Whizzing?"
Posted by: pogo | January 13, 2006 at 09:24 AM
A borough of pet-- ... oh, I get it.
Posted by: MOTW | January 13, 2006 at 09:26 AM
Are you going to Peterborough's Loo?
Partly zipped, show nary a sign
You remember you’re in some lady’s view
She now is a true love of mine.
Posted by: Blue Meanie | January 13, 2006 at 09:28 AM
Let me tell ya something - no amount of planning, wall building, or any form of deterrent up to and including karate goats will stop women from brazenly glancing at men while they urinate.
They simply cannot get enough of that.
Posted by: Christobol | January 13, 2006 at 09:41 AM
Too true, C'bol.
Posted by: Suzy Q | January 13, 2006 at 09:44 AM
*clap* *clap* *clap* @ Blue Meaning
Posted by: «LabSpecimen» | January 13, 2006 at 09:46 AM
meanIE meanIE meanIE. Practice makes perfect.
Posted by: «LabSpecimen» | January 13, 2006 at 09:50 AM
Blue...I'm always impressed by your talent but now you've won me over completely: the musical history from which you draw is incredibly wide-ranging. One so seldom meets a renaissance man in a blog focusing on boogers, weasels, and whizzing...
Posted by: Betsy | January 13, 2006 at 09:52 AM
Men, myself included, sometimes turn around without zipping themselves up
Seriously!? My worst offense is unzipping when I'm still a step or two away from the urinal, but I have NEVER turned around with my junk still visible to the naked (har) eye.
Posted by: Sarcasmo | January 13, 2006 at 10:02 AM
"Men, myself included, sometimes turn around without zipping themselves up."
Okay, like everyone else, this statement disturbed me. Has anyone out there ever, in thier entire lives, even once, seen anyone do this?
I didn't think so.
BTW: "Five Star Toilets" wbagnf something
Posted by: mudstuffin | January 13, 2006 at 10:16 AM
Clearly the people who voted for this award were a group of voyeurs and exhibitionists.
Posted by: KOW | January 13, 2006 at 10:17 AM
Sacasmo, You are a gentleman.
C-bol, We don't glance. We stare and mock.
Job listing: Wanted: Staff member for five star toilet block to prevent anti-social behavior.
Posted by: Jessica R. | January 13, 2006 at 10:21 AM
I like the design, because my preference is to pee from about where the photographer was standing.
Of course, that guy in the pic would probably end up all mad at me. Some people!
Posted by: Christobol | January 13, 2006 at 10:22 AM
Goshdarn, shucks, and all that.....but, much as I hate to mention this (wink to Betsy), I seldom do the lyric parody thing. There are others on this blog who routinely come up, practically instantaneously, with insanely funny versions of all manner of songs (insomniac comes to mind, and apologies to the other, er, unsung talents).
That said, I am happy to be considered a renaissance man (since I was there, you know). You may all now resume Lab's cheer..... ;)
Posted by: Blue Meanie | January 13, 2006 at 10:26 AM
As long (har!) as you don't get into a contest, C-bol.
Posted by: Blue Meanie | January 13, 2006 at 10:33 AM
In my experience, men are in such a rush to put themselves away again that they often don't wait until they're done.
Don't ask me how I know this.
Posted by: Kilmeny | January 13, 2006 at 10:37 AM
"But this, combined with full-time staff on the site, is aimed at preventing anti-social behaviour such as drug abuse"
No more smoking joints in the urinal.
Posted by: DGM | January 13, 2006 at 10:42 AM
DGM, if your "joint" is smoking, I'd say you have more serious problems than when to zip.
Posted by: Eleanor | January 13, 2006 at 11:35 AM
Kilmeny: How do you know this?
Posted by: Suzy Q | January 13, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Kilmeny: How do you know this?
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | January 13, 2006 at 01:21 PM
Kilmeny: How do you... nevermind.
Posted by: djtonyb | January 13, 2006 at 01:34 PM
Kilmeny: How do you do?
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | January 13, 2006 at 01:54 PM
An awful lot of British sites 'ere lately. Nothin' weird going on in the good ol' USA?
Posted by: Kathy P. | January 13, 2006 at 02:13 PM
what does "url"mean?I just read Dave Barry's article in this weeks Time magazine and got his blog address. I'm retired and living in Baja California which ,of course, you know is in Mexico.I thought Carlin was funny ,but maybe you are funnier. Go NE beat Denver!(I'm from CT&MASS)
Posted by: michael marr | January 13, 2006 at 03:36 PM
what does "url"mean?I just read Dave Barry's article in this weeks Time magazine and got his blog address. I'm retired and living in Baja California which ,of course, you know is in Mexico.I thought Carlin was funny ,but maybe you are funnier. Go NE beat Denver!(I'm from CT&MASS)
Posted by: michael marr | January 13, 2006 at 03:39 PM
mm - it's short for "unbelievably raucous laughter."
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | January 13, 2006 at 03:52 PM
"Electric monitors fitted to the toilet block, which opened in November, indicate up to 60 people are using the facilities each hour."
Electric monitors! And just what the hell is this all about? If they're flashing toilet scenes on a jumbo-tron, we don't need to worry about the men's door staying open too long.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | January 13, 2006 at 04:19 PM
mm - Uniform Resource Locator. A/K/A Web address - http://www.whatever.com is an URL.
Posted by: djtonyb | January 13, 2006 at 05:09 PM
Someone should inform Homeland Security about this. Ya never know what evil plotting goes on in teh confines of a toilet stall
Posted by: Kat Landry | January 14, 2006 at 05:10 AM
So, besides that pub with the great Thai food, here's one more reason to go to Peterborough. I need to check out these five star loos for myself!
Cambridge, UK
Posted by: Erin | January 14, 2006 at 04:57 PM
♪
Posted by: Sarah J | January 17, 2006 at 10:45 PM