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This suburban chimney squatter demonstrates how to read the newspaper while throwing another log on the fire.
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As if relieving yourself in a nice hotel isn't fun enough, the new decor in the second floor men's room of the Sofitel Queenstown Hotel in Queenstown, New Zealand, adds even more fun (and, perhaps, a little intimidation) with these full-sized pictures of local models strategically placed behind each urinal. Read more about it here. |
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Peekskill, New York, where I spent the bulk of my youth, is the birthplace of Pee Wee Herman, Mel Gibson, and the artist responsible for this fine exhibit. This is the cover of issue #4 of Junior and Friends, a creation of Seattle-based underground comic book artist, Pete Bagge. Pete Bagge has been creating great comics for over twenty years, including the comics "Yeah" and "Hate." (image © Peter Bagge) |
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This advertisement for eye care comes to us from The Netherlands. The caption translates to, "And? When do we go to the optician?" I think the answer is: right after the guy in the white jacket wipes the bathroom floor with your bald head. |
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"No pulse." Vito Spatafore of HBO's The Sopranos discovers that Gigi Cestone, Capo for the Aprile family, has taken one last one for the road. |
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This is the restroom on The Rolling Stones tour bus.
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A Toilet Museum! What an original idea!
This is a temporary exhibit on loan from the artist , Andy White. click for the daily

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After a prolonged bout of chronic constipation, Mr. Alfred E. Newman smiles as he expels his first solid waste in days. When asked about his life-threatening ailment, the brave Mr. Newman remarked, "What, me worry?" |
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"Gee, Dad, this water is cold."
"Yeah. and it's deep too!"
An original design by Skip Morrow.
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What's Up, Chuck? by Mendenhall. This makes me want to regurgitate, puke, vomit, spew, hurl, ralph, yawn a big bright chunky rainbow, and ride the porcelain bus directly to station stop: Dry Heaves. |
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A real find: this is a vintage postcard I won on eBay. The seller thinks it was printed in the 1910's. Like the card just two pictures below this one, it depicts a hillbilly getting used to life in the big city.
The text reads, "Gol darn this old washbasin. The water all runs out before I can wash my face." |
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This one, by Randy Fredner, almost didn't make it into the museum because you can't see the toilet. Then it occurred to me: that is what is so funny about it. The inside reads, "Happy Birthday to Mr. Get-up-and-go."
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Wee doggy! This here hillbilly moves to the big city and tries to figure out what that there porcelain contraption is used for. I rekon you'll be able to read that there tiny print if'un you click on the picture. Cartoon by Bob Petley. |
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The Pope John Paul II responds to Sinhead O'Connor's desecration of his photo on Saturday Night Live by turning the nether cheek. I could be wrong, but I think this photo is a fake!
I love the Pope's golden toilet. |
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Now, THIS IS CULTURE! Photographer Sidney Kerner brings us the mens room at The New York Public Library. |
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A photocopy of a photograph I spotted hanging in the offices of WFMU 91.1 FM. A couple of people wrote to me to let me know that this is Charlie Deal, of Mill Valley, California. Paula tells me that local Mill Valley legend has it that Charlie invented the toilet seat guitar, and, on occasion, he would bring it out and jam with other local musicians.
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Help by Simon Bond. It gives me a great deal of comfort to see that the man on the toilet has something to read nearby. Aside from the toilet paper, that is. |
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Hey! How did she get in the mens room? And what is that she's holding in her hands?! Amazingly, the photographer of this greeting card is uncredited.
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From the series of Bad Taste Books by Silvey-Jex.
There's something funny about a middle aged conservative forced to wipe his butt with a gay newspaper. |
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Almost a typical New York postcard, except this one has toilets! How did I know this was a mens room?: The rows of urinals were a hint. Steve Lewis wrote to say, "If it's not the mens room on the lower level lounge at Radio City Music Hall, then that room has a twin." |
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