Olympic bathroom stall with two toilets raises eyebrows

upi ^ | Jan. 23, 2014

[JoeProBono]

SOCHI, Russia, A photo of two toilets side by side in a Sochi Olympics bathroom stall is causing a stir, with an opposition leader calling it an example of mismanaged funds.

The photo of two toilets in a men's bathroom stall at the Olympic Biathlon Center, which went viral after being posted to Twitter by a BBC correspondent, led social media users to joke about officials spending too much money on toilets and not enough on stall partitions, the Moscow Times reported Thursday.

The photo of the toilets indicates the possibility of an even more awkward situation, as the stall's sole roll of toilet paper is only within reach of one of the commodes.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny said the picture serves as evidence of the government mismanaging much of the $50 billion budget for the upcoming Olympics.

[al_c]

Synchronized pooping ... the newest Olympic sport.

[Ann Archy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!!

[CommerceComet]

In residential construction, you'd immediately think that some plumber didn't pay attention to the blueprints which called for a toilet and a bidet. And you'd also think that the plumber was a complete moron for not checking - who puts two toilets side-by-side?

I doubt that is the case here and I have no explanation for what happened here. However, I am certain that a moron is involved.

[the OlLine Rebel]

If they are so private, they’d insist at least a little wall between all those urinals, preferably a whole closing stall! Whipping out members in broad daylight next to another guy is not my idea of private!

[Buckeye McFrog]

alternate theory....the plumber grew up in some Soviet-era apartment block where open stall communal bathrooms were nothing unusual.

[Hoffer Rand]

Knew somebody that lost his security badge that way. He was in the middle of his after-lunch constitutional when it fell off his lanyard and went right between his knees into the bowl. He sat there for a couple moments working up his courage, knowing he was going to have to go in after it, because he did NOT want to have to report how he lost his security badge. Rolled his sleeve up, took a deep breath, and stood up. FLUUUUSH! He had completely forgotten the auto-flush. Then, he had to go report how he lost his security badge...

[lee martell]

Some moments are not meant to be shared or witnessed. This is one for me. The toilet differs from the urinal, because nobody looks good ‘providing the necessary personal care’ to themselves after use of a toilet. Is that descriptive enough?

[Scoutmaster]

Reminds me of Philmont. In the backcountry are two-holer open toilets.

Some sit back-to-back and are called "Pilot to Bombardiers.' Some sit side-by-side and are called "Pilot to Co-pilots"

[ApplegateRanch]

Also, remember the two seater outhouses....

As a one owner-operator of one, I can tell you that the 'holes' are not for company, but comfort and safety. One of them is sized for adults; the other is smaller & set closer to the front; sometimes even lower, to keep the younger kids from falling in. It's the outhouse version of a potty chair or 'booster seat'.

[Popman]

——The ads for Russian Cialis are a little different, eh?——

Now that was funny....

[Freelance Warrior]

And you'd also think that the plumber was a complete moron for not checking - who puts two toilets side-by-side?

Simple: this is a spare loo: if the main one is broken, the other may be used without delay ;)