March 14, 2002
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As someone with a shy bladder, I've always wanted one of these. Thanks for listening, it means a lot.
posted by luser (21 comments total)
 
Damn, there's a support group for everything!
posted by atom128 at 2:57 PM on March 14, 2002


Oh, and there's this, too.
posted by luser at 2:57 PM on March 14, 2002


Naturally, the abbreviation for this group begins with "I.P."
posted by mathis23 at 3:07 PM on March 14, 2002


All I've ever wanted are those nice little divider walls between urinals. It's eversomuch more civilized.

Most shy moment I had was at a piss-trough. A circular piss-trough. About two feet across. Elbow your way in, unzip, and piss toward the guy across from you. Bizarre.
posted by five fresh fish at 3:13 PM on March 14, 2002


I never had a problem with the piss-trough, It was always kinda cool in Iron John primeval campfire kinda way. But with the amount of coffee I drink the Little John would be great on long road trips.
posted by jonmc at 3:25 PM on March 14, 2002


Well shucks. . Valentine's day is passed. . . I guess I'll have to wait until next year to get my wife a Stadium Gal. . .
posted by Danf at 3:35 PM on March 14, 2002


I can't dig up the link, but my favorite is called the "Sneaker Leaker" which is condom-like thingy attached to a long tube that pokes out discreetly below your pant hem - tricky indoors or with shorts, but no jar to clean!
posted by jalexei at 3:35 PM on March 14, 2002


There's also the Feminine Urinary Director, first brought to my attention by a female friend on a very cold night in the Tetons. Didn't even have to get out of her sleeping bag.
posted by skyscraper at 3:55 PM on March 14, 2002


My brother is all into hunting and likes to watch the Redneck Network. We sat once and watched an entire half-hour infomercial on something called the "Spare Bladder". You can imagine how many different ways you can say "It's a bag. You pee in it!" in a half-hour. :-)
posted by jpoulos at 4:08 PM on March 14, 2002


Feminine Urinary Director...the Freshette.

I love the correlation between private feminine products and the marketing need to 'Laura Ashley' the hell out of said item. The textbook example of this approach is the tireless classic which compares the douche to a cool breeze in a lovely summer meadow. I've never personally had the pleasure of experiencing a douche, but something tells me there is little in common. Unless perhaps you have a severe allergy involving wildflowers.

The fine people at Freshette accomplish this through the use of the '-ette' suffix paired with feminine script and a picture of a beach at sunset. I mean, come on people...essentially this product is a tube that you piss through.

P.S. I don't actually "love" the correlation. It's a figure of speech.
posted by mathis23 at 4:20 PM on March 14, 2002


Ha! you love it, you love it

I need to go home.
posted by luser at 4:45 PM on March 14, 2002


man - this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "you're on my buddy list"
posted by subpixel at 5:30 PM on March 14, 2002


Looks like it would beat a Mad Dog bottle, especially in heavy traffic.
posted by Mack Twain at 8:39 PM on March 14, 2002


After rereading my post, I would just like to make it clear that I was not in her sleeping bag. She was the one who didn't have to ... oh, never mind.

Speaking of those oh, so stylish circular urinals mentioned by five fresh fish, the first time I saw one I attempted to wash my hands in it. Hilarity ensued. Fortunately, no-one was using it for its intended purpose.
posted by skyscraper at 9:10 PM on March 14, 2002


I once worked at the Cable Car barn in San Francisco. In the employees lavatory, there was a round thing that, when I first got there, I was sure was the sort of urinal that FFF mentioned. Turns out it was for washing hands. You never know, eh skyscraper? Luckily, I never used it for the purpose I thought it was for, before seeing others use it for its designed purpose.
posted by gnz2001 at 9:19 PM on March 14, 2002


I can't dig up the link, but my favorite is called the "Sneaker Leaker" which is condom-like thingy attached to a long tube that pokes out discreetly below your pant hem - tricky indoors or with shorts, but no jar to clean!

Sounds like what we call a Condom Catheter or Texas Catheter in the medical field. Check this out
(Warning--some nudity)
posted by RunsWithBandageScissors at 10:26 PM on March 14, 2002


Heh, heh, the Little John "holds 2 1/2 bottles of beer".

I like the size chart for the Stadium Pal's external catheter, too.
posted by Sallyfur at 1:18 AM on March 15, 2002


Heh, heh, the Little John "holds 2 1/2 bottles of beer".

I like the size chart for the Stadium Pal's external catheter, too.
posted by Sallyfur at 1:18 AM on March 15, 2002


I've wanted a Sneaker Leaker ever since I saw Burt Reynolds piss into one during an est session in "Semi-Tough." I think the contraption also is called a "motorman's friend" because supposedly subway and cablecar drivers use(d) 'em.
posted by Holden at 5:31 AM on March 15, 2002


gnz: AAACCKKK!! Okay, this was a urinal in San Fran. In the Golden Gate park, IIRC, in some decrepit stone building in the south-east corner, near some other decrepit historical building.

Gahd. I hope I didn't pee in the sink...

(added detail to previous post: the place was empty. thank goodness. 'cause if it were a circular pisstrough, I'd never have been able to do the deed.)

(it did seem awfully odd that the trough was in full view of the door. but I'm sure there were proper sinks in there, and there was no sign of other urinals...)
posted by five fresh fish at 8:51 AM on March 15, 2002


FFF: There were regular sinks in the Cable Car Barn too.
posted by gnz2001 at 10:21 AM on March 15, 2002


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