Ravenwood - 08/19/04 06:30 AM
So these are the type of guys Schwarzenegger was talking about. European men are being shamed into urinating like women.
German men are being shamed into urinating while sitting down by a gadget which is saving millions of women from cleaning up in the bathroom after them.I don't know about you, but if I lift the lid (in Germany or elsewhere) and get yelled at, I'm peeing in the sink.The WC ghost, a �6 (metric for $10) voice-alarm, reprimands men for standing at the lavatory pan. It is triggered when the seat is lifted. The battery-operated devices are attached to the seats and deliver stern warnings to those who attempt to stand and urinate...
"Hey, stand-peeing is not allowed here and will be punished with fines, so if you don't want any trouble, you'd best sit down," one of the devices orders in a voice impersonating the German leader, Chancellor Gerhard Schroder. Another has a voice similar to that of his predecessor, Helmut Kohl.
The manufacturers of the WC ghost, Patentwert, say they are ready to direct their gadgets at the British market.
Their prototype English-speaking WC ghost says in an American drawl: "Don't you go wetting this floor cowboy, you never know who's behind you. So sit down, get your water pistol in the bowl where it belongs. Ha, ha, ha."
They also plan to copy the voices of Tony Blair and the Queen.
Category: Fall of Western Civilization
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There's a consumer report on La Femme, a nifty device that lets women pee standing up, at http://rhhardin.home.mindspring.com/johnkencut.fem.ram , proving that difficulties always come up, no matter how good the plan, when you deal with actual women.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at August 19, 2004 8:03 AMJust lave the seat down a couple of times...that ought to solve the problem real quick
Posted by: MMW at August 19, 2004 8:57 AMI can piss straight.
But if I am in the situation where I am led to believe I ain't gunna fhit what I shoot at, the shower gives you a large margin of error.
Posted by: DaveJ at August 19, 2004 9:33 AMLeaving the seat down worked when my sisters started pulling this cr*p. A little spray and pray is in order.
Rich
Posted by: Rich at August 19, 2004 11:06 AMThats just not right.
I can start sitting if I have to but I can't... CAN'T drain completely unless I'm standing.
Posted by: The New American Revolutionist at August 19, 2004 8:20 PMI have never gotten the whole argument anyway (I know the arguments about cleanliness - now I could go for an argument about cleaning up after yourself - but not for the actual argument for the position of the lid).
I can guarentee that this device will never find its way into my house!
Posted by: bogie at August 20, 2004 4:49 AMWhen I hear about this, I get a mental picture of a German drill sergeant being forced to show the recruits how you pee while you are in the field. )8-)
Posted by: markm at August 22, 2004 6:04 PMAnd, like New American, I can't completely drain sitting down.
As for the "cleanliness" argument, I definitely don't get this. I can aim. So can any man with at least one good hand and one good eye. But if I had some pressure built up and sat down, I rather expect the stream would go between the seat and the rim of the toilet and make a puddle on the floor.
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