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Toiletfan1 is a young man who reviews various public toilets and urinals. The occasional sink. The waterfall urinal is particularly lovely.
This is the unusual toilet in the upstairs bathroom of my new house, and how I stumbled upon this. Enjoy!
This is the unusual toilet in the upstairs bathroom of my new house, and how I stumbled upon this. Enjoy!
If you're looking for toilet reviews, urine luck!
posted by Fizz at 5:35 PM on July 29, 2017 [6 favorites]
posted by Fizz at 5:35 PM on July 29, 2017 [6 favorites]
America, urination of proud people!
posted by etherist at 5:50 PM on July 29, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by etherist at 5:50 PM on July 29, 2017 [2 favorites]
WAITAMINUTE! He highlighted the "waterfall urinal just off I-15" but NOT the urinal at the Madonna Inn just off highway 101? I mean, it's one of San Luis Obispo's Top 10 tourist attractions (along with Hearst Castle, Bubblegum Alley, the Monarch Butterfly Grove, the salute to Bugs Bunny in Pismo Beach and oneswellfoop).
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:04 PM on July 29, 2017 [8 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:04 PM on July 29, 2017 [8 favorites]
...and I forgot, the college radio station where Weird Al Yankovic recorded his first hit songs and where MeFi's own filthylightthief was a DJ for several years AFTER the garduated. But I digress.
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:06 PM on July 29, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:06 PM on July 29, 2017 [2 favorites]
Haha funny coincidence Toiletfan1 was my nickname in college
posted by en forme de poire at 6:07 PM on July 29, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by en forme de poire at 6:07 PM on July 29, 2017 [3 favorites]
...and I forgot, the college radio station where Weird Al Yankovic recorded his first hit songs and where MeFi's own filthylightthief was a DJ for several years AFTER the garduated. But I digress.
What what is this story
posted by curious nu at 6:15 PM on July 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
What what is this story
posted by curious nu at 6:15 PM on July 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
this toilet reminds me of something
posted by Foci for Analysis at 6:20 PM on July 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Foci for Analysis at 6:20 PM on July 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
Per all versions of Weird Al's bio: "It was at Cal Poly that Al had a radio show and earned the nickname "Weird Al". Although he had sent tapes to Dr. Demento in the past, it was at Cal Poly where he recorded his first real published piece, a parody of the popular "My Sharona" by The Knack, called "My Bologna". After the astounding success of that song, forever to be known as the "bathroom recording" as it was recorded in the acoustically perfect mens' room, Al began his phenomenal career". Which brings us back to toilets... did I just re-rail a derail?
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:48 PM on July 29, 2017 [6 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 6:48 PM on July 29, 2017 [6 favorites]
I think someone should introduce Toiletfan1 and the Dull Men's Club (video).
posted by Western Infidels at 9:54 PM on July 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Western Infidels at 9:54 PM on July 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
I would like to note here that the public self cleaning toilets in San Francisco are awful. They are a case study in an over-engineered solution to a problem that fails miserably. Thank you for indulging me. I feel heard.
posted by vorpal bunny at 10:02 PM on July 29, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by vorpal bunny at 10:02 PM on July 29, 2017 [3 favorites]
Is this the right place to share my favorite clever bathroom Instagrammer, whereipee?
posted by redsparkler at 11:23 PM on July 29, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by redsparkler at 11:23 PM on July 29, 2017 [2 favorites]
I've been looking at upgrading the motorized vent in my bathroom from 50 CFM to something higher. I've found vent fans up to 200 CFM, with variable speed. I guess that makes me a toiletfanfan.
posted by StickyCarpet at 3:21 AM on July 30, 2017 [5 favorites]
posted by StickyCarpet at 3:21 AM on July 30, 2017 [5 favorites]
Most useless urinal? Channel 8 in Rochester NY. Their studio started out as an auditorium where they did live radio shows in front of live audiences. They converted the stage to their studio, and converted the mens rooms to edit bays. Loud reverberating tiles, and four floor length urinals. Of course they were disconnected, and had BIG signs saying "Don't pee here." Of course, someone did about once a week, and the janitor had to use a shop-vac to clean it out.
Strangest urinal? A big roadhouse style trough urinal... but this was in a high end bar, and the waterfall backsplash was a mirror.
Worst urinal? In the Buffalo, NY baseball stadium mens room, was a huge circular fountain at the entrance. Little cherubs peed from the center, men lined up all around. I was eight, all I learned was I'd always use a stall, and the worst job in the world must have been the guy that scooped out the coins. Torn down in the early '70s.
posted by Marky at 3:26 AM on July 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
Strangest urinal? A big roadhouse style trough urinal... but this was in a high end bar, and the waterfall backsplash was a mirror.
Worst urinal? In the Buffalo, NY baseball stadium mens room, was a huge circular fountain at the entrance. Little cherubs peed from the center, men lined up all around. I was eight, all I learned was I'd always use a stall, and the worst job in the world must have been the guy that scooped out the coins. Torn down in the early '70s.
posted by Marky at 3:26 AM on July 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
My vote in this genre goes to Dan Schaumann's Toilography - I especially enjoyed this example from Jaleo's in Washington, DC.
posted by fairmettle at 3:40 AM on July 30, 2017
posted by fairmettle at 3:40 AM on July 30, 2017
Somewhere, I've got a picture of myself smiling next to the "Loo of the Year" award plaque in the ladies' room at the Tower of London. I've always been a big fan of high-quality public bathrooms; nothing says "civilization" in quite the same way.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 6:59 AM on July 30, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by The Underpants Monster at 6:59 AM on July 30, 2017 [2 favorites]
The waterfall urinal is particularly lovely.
And hard to clean and particularly smelly, no doubt.
posted by BlueHorse at 10:57 AM on July 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
And hard to clean and particularly smelly, no doubt.
posted by BlueHorse at 10:57 AM on July 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
oneswellfoop: WAITAMINUTE! He highlighted the "waterfall urinal just off I-15" but NOT the urinal at the Madonna Inn just off highway 101?
Thank you for making this comment and including the Weird Al anecdote so I didn't have to ;)
(And being a college radio DJ after graduating wasn't so weird at KCPR, until Cal Poly decided they liked random playlists more than live DJs and booted all non-students, but that's a tangent too far for this thread.)
posted by filthy light thief at 10:06 AM on July 31, 2017 [2 favorites]
Thank you for making this comment and including the Weird Al anecdote so I didn't have to ;)
(And being a college radio DJ after graduating wasn't so weird at KCPR, until Cal Poly decided they liked random playlists more than live DJs and booted all non-students, but that's a tangent too far for this thread.)
posted by filthy light thief at 10:06 AM on July 31, 2017 [2 favorites]
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