12:40 p.m. - 2007-02-16
Everything you wanted to know about....
Friday, February 16, 2007
A hilarious gag gift, Talking TP makes going to the bathroom a startling and memorable experience for your friends and family! You can record or re-record a voice message or sound up to 6 seconds long and it plays automatically when someone unrolls the toilet paper! Requires 2 AAA batteries (not included.
NOW I HAVE HEARD OF ALL THESE CUTE PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES THAT MAY MAKE YOUR TIME IN THE BATHROOM MORE INTERESTING....
And I even can understand that this might be a funny addition to the room, especially when you have parties with drinking. I even know that you want to be a responsible host ....
So, here is some informaton about the most worthwhile products....
Urinal deodorizer blocks are the small disinfectant blocks found in urinals. Other informal terms include "urinal mint", "urinal cake," "toilet lolly" (Australian), "urinal puck" or "trough lolly" (chiefly British).
The purpose of these blocks is to disinfect and deodorize washroom urinals. Placed above the urinal drain, they are air-activated and slowly evaporate when in contact with the air. Since they do not dissolve in water, they do not deodorize the flushing water and urine.
They are usually cylindrical � about eight centimeters in diameter, two centimeters thick, and weigh about one hundred grams when new. This shape is the source of their more informal name, as they somewhat resemble small cakes. They are generally pink in color, although other colours, such as green, blue and white, are seen.
The chemicals composing the block may vary. The base is commonly pure paradichlorobenzene or naphthalene. The block's functionality is enhanced by saturating it with a scenting compound and quaternary ammonium compounds. Urinal blocks of the size listed above and made of this chemical usually last 30�60 days.
Novelty cakes are from time to time manufactured with bull's eyes or pop-culture villains pictured upon them. There is an advertising or promotional talking block called Wizmark, including an "Interactive Urinal Communicator" providing an auto activated 15 second pre-recorded audio message or flashing lights from inside the urinal.
Urinal cakes are sometimes the source of pranks and shenanigans. Patrons on rare occasions have been known to stick forks in urinal cakes for all to see.
EWWWW!!!
BUT HERE IS THE VERY LATEST AND IT IS BEING USED IN NEW MEXICO....
SANTA FE, N.M. Feb 14, 2007 (AP)� New Mexico is taking its fight against drunken driving to men's restrooms around the state. The state has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and restaurant patrons who make one last pit stop before getting behind the wheel.
"Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks?" a female voice says a few seconds after an approaching male sets off a motion sensor in the device. "It's time to call a cab or ask a sober friend for a ride home."
Transportation Department spokesman S.U. Mahesh said the urinal cakes are a way to reach one group that's a target of state safety campaigns. Men commit about three times as many drunken-driving infractions as women.
The devices, manufactured by New York-based Healthquest Technologies Inc., were invented by Richard Deutsch. He said there's no other device like it on the market. "The idea is based on the concept that there is no more captive audience than a guy standing at a urinal," Deutsch said. "You can't look right and you can't look left; you've got to look at the ad."
Public awareness campaigns in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Australia have
used the devices, as have commercial advertisers.
In New Mexico, the device uses the state DWI slogan "You drink, you drive, you lose."
Some Albuquerque bars installed the devices this week, and the state plans to distribute them to Santa Fe bars and restaurants as well as establishments in Farmington, Gallup and Las Cruces.
The state spent $21 for each talking urinal cake for the pilot program but will ask bars and restaurants to pay for future orders if the idea catch on, Mahesh said.
The cakes have enough battery power to last about three months.
I GUESS AT THIS POINT, MY WHOLE ENTRY HAS GONE DOWN INTO THE CRAPPER....SO...
Here is an article I found on the Internet....
Best View
Near Ephesos, Turkey is a house where the Virgin Mary may have lived out her last days. It is now a major attraction for pilgrims and tourists. Its rest rooms get our vote for the best view from the men's room. Those are trees through the opening and there is a beautiful valley beyond.
New Meaning to "Public Toilets"
In Ephesos, Turkey the public toilets were very public, no stalls, no dividers. Apparently no toilet seats either.
"Public Toilets"
In Jaipur, India, known as the pink city, the toilets are very public and pink.
Luxury
We flew into the rain forests of Venezuela. Our pilot had private facilities including standard toilets at each of our camps. They even flushed, using a bucket of water.
Bright
About two and half hours south of Ulan Baatar, Mongolia, on the road to Kharkhorin we stopped at a gas station and found the brightest, and one of the cleanest out houses (flush toilet) we have ever seen.
Paper
In Mongolia, the paper is as narrow as we have seen (and it is usually in a US sized holder). We were only in a few bathrooms in China, but the ones we noticed compromised.
Convenient
In Japan, some of the toilets include a built in faucet to wash your hands after you flush.
Multifunctional
In Turkey, many of the toilets include more than one function. There is a separate control for the water jet. It is not flush activated like the Japanese toilet above. The water is not heated.
East or West
In India we found this toilet that can be used eastern style -- note the non-skid platforms as the side -- or western -- note the seat and cover.
Basic Training
In Japan, some "western" toilets include instructions.
And if you really want to see something unusual....
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum
Barney has been creating these works of art for 30 years and now has over 700 differently decorated Toilet Seats
Barney has an oversized garage that serves as his "Museum"
Groups of school children visit the Toilet Seat Museum
The location is as follows....
Toilet Seat Art Museum
239 Abiso
Alamo Heights, TX 78209
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I THINK I HAVE DONE ENOUGH FOR TODAY..... and that's NO SHIT!
