HELP NEEDED: Twin Toilets Update 1

The original twin toilets are all the bog-rage, and you can see them here.

Meanwhile, Karl sends news,

'Surprisingly, this is not peculiar to the Arndale.'

along with this cracking picture of adjacent bogs:

found at Toilets Around The World, top-class bog watchers, hosted by Bioquest: the company with the cheap as chips website.

These are in Topola, map of which I found here.

It's like they're really saying: here's the map, you go fucking find it.

The Bog-Watchers failed to provide any cultural references that help us put the pot in it's proper context. Allow me to have a go:

This dual-loader, while presenting a better facility than the conveniences of most Manchester cafés, is still an A-class shit-tip.

The rightmost, presents not only the dilema of co-dumping, but a seatless rim for bottom comfort. Cold as fuck, the temptation to perch above the rim would be great, and you could easily imagine a hand slipping on to a neighbourly-knee.

The left-hand khazi is a tidier affair, but yet no doubt smells of piss and shit.

Between the bowls, a chair is placed for the comfort of third friend, if you simply cannot be apart.

He or She is invited to shit on the floor and a toilet roll has been provided for this purpose.

Overall? A toilet that would be fairly acceptable without the spur of diarrhoea, were if not for the possiblity that someone may sit down next to you.

MODERN USAGE: James Blunt
MODERN USAGE: Re-tox
MODERN USAGE: If it wasn't for nuclear weapons...
MODERN USAGE: Like a politician fighting for justice...

Here are the
the most extraordinary toilets in the world

MODERN USAGE: James Blunt

Self-explanatory Cockney rhyming slang.

A rare example of the indicator phrase (James Blunt) providing both the rhyme and the definition.

MODERN USAGE: Re-tox
MODERN USAGE: If it wasn't for nuclear weapons...
MODERN USAGE: Like a politician fighting for justice...

Here are
the most extraordinary toilets in the world

HELP NEEDED: Twin Toilets

This isn't a camera-trick, or a joke. These are in the gents toilet in the new section of the Arndale Shopping Centre in Manchester, England.

Question is, why?

Why two toilets? Why? Nothing I can think of fits.

When did you ever, under any circumstances, ever think to yourself:

'You know, I really like these toilets, shame my friend can't come in here too so we could have a chat. Or do the crossword together. While we shit.'

No amount of crazy thought would lead to you think that an additional toilet, next to your own, would be an advantage. I mean, I like to think of myself as a socialable sort of guy, but I've never felt the need to sit down and have a shit next to someone.

I may chat at the urinals. I don't expect too much chit-chat when I'm a-number-twoing, especially not from someone sitting next to me. Very especially not if they are having a shit too.

Maybe, just maybe, it's a thing for fathers and sons. Admittedly, one toilet is slightly lower than the other, but not significantly. Many fathers may need to bring their children into the cubicle with them rather than leave them outside, if they have sole charge of a child. But rarely would a father and child need to shit so urgently that one toilet wouldn't be enough for the both of them. This isn't the set-up in the ladies though, so it can't be designed for parents.


And look at the loo roll! The person on the left would have to ask the person on the right to pass it, or lean across them to get it.

I'm a great fan of disabled toilets, I love their space, en suit facilties and the padded cushion at the back of the pan. I thought they were the pinicle of toilet design, until I had a butchers at this.

Officially these are the most mysterious toilets in Great Britain.

If you have a theory, let me know.

Otherwise, check out these new twin toilets.

MODERN USAGE: Re-tox

To fall off the wagon by accident or design.

"I'm going to re-tox this weekend. Staying off the fags is fucking killing me."

NET: junku's airborne cats slideshow on Flickr

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Originally uploaded by junku.

There's such a shower of shit on the web that you forget there are some remarkable things too.

Here's one, junku's airborne cats slideshow brought to you by Flickr.

Like I commented at the time, how often do you ever see something new and surprising?

And look at them fucking cats too!

Gold-dust in shit-creek shock!

HELP NEEDED: Raven or Crow?

Well, what is it? I think this is probably a crow, but ravens don't seem that much bigger. Or am I well out.

He looks like he's been walking for days.