Event Could Be in Deep Doo-Doo (Dave Barry)

Miami Herald ^ | Nov. 7, 2004 | Dave Barry

[RockinRight]

I thought the World Toilet Summit was the Democratic National Convention...

[Max Combined]

"In other parts of the world, all you find is a hole in the floor"

In some parts of France, including in Paris, the toilet is just a hole in the floor with a two little foot sized platforms on either side.

[PatrickHenry]

Funniest article I've read all year.

[nuconvert]

That's why a World Toilet Summit is so important.

[nuconvert]

here's your ping........

[southland]

Lets name Arlan Spector to this committee rather than the Judiciary.

[benjaminjjones]

including in Paris, the toilet is just a hole in the floor with a two little foot sized platforms on either side.

No Joke! Had those in my one of the schools I went to as a kid. A lot of them are also unheated.

Imagine it's so cold out your knees are knocking, the porcelain platforms are slippery with ice, the platforms are too wide apart already for a little kid, your arms are too short to reach the walls for support, and you goto do #2.

Even back then, I knew the Frogs were messed up.

[Cicero]

I know what you mean. Around 25 years ago I toured Europe over the course of two summers with my whole family in a VW bus, and we stayed mostly in campgrounds. We had a nifty three-bedroom tent and all the amenities, but the restrooms in those campgrounds were unspeakable--especially in France.

[VadeRetro]

There's evidently a flavor of "bombsight" toilet which can pose a challenge for a sloshed American on a moving Japanese train. Happily, it's not something I've experienced myself.

[Constantine XIII]

Post of the Day!!! :D

[PatrickHenry]

Help is on the way.
Jon-Air: THE ODORLESS TOILET KIT. NEVER HAVE A BATHROOM ODOR AGAIN..

[LPStar]

I'm sure those Turkish toilets still exist somewhere in Paris, but I don't want anyone to be scared off. I've never seen one and I saw a dozen or so toilets randomly selected. You might not get toilet paper, though. Also you can go to a pay toilet set up on the street for 40 Euro cents. These are automatically cleaned after every use.

[weegee]

< rimshot! >

[July 4th]

Yeah, those toilets are pretty cool. But be careful, because the door opens up in 10 minutes whether you're done or not!

Europe is full of the Turkish toilets...I think I've seen more in Italy than anywhere else.

[Mercat]

about 13 years ago we did a boundaries water canoe trip with the kiddos. We were on the US side but the last day, we had to camp one night on an island on the Canadian side. There was toilet paper and waste all over the place. yuk. On the US side there were nice biffies with a view. No smell because no enclosure except the trees. On Canadian island, no holes in the ground. yuk.

[Max Combined]

"I've never seen one"

I saw one in the bistro we had lunch at in Paris. The toilets in our hotel rooms were fine.

[Fiddlstix]

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[maine-iac7]

Dave Berry is my hero.

Dave Barry in 2008!

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I love Dave Barry. He doesn't screw around, but goes right to the point...