Toilet Roast

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:22:00 +0000

Well, heres the long awaited second installment the BHS disabled collection...however it was snapped entirely thanks to circumstances beyond my control! I was nearly found photographing the urinals in the mens so through sheer embarrassment i dashed out forgetting i actually needed to spend a penny. First escape door on the left was this real machine of a toilet, yes kids - the disabled toilet. The amazingness of it's vastness in size can only matched by the sheer number of options given for which you can throw dirty things away, first of the foot operated lady bin (sorry James, no video's of it in motion :D ) Then the full sized unisex bin that seems unisex until you look closely...i mean - it's got a skirt on!! And frankly no daddy bin should let his little bins go out dressed like that.

Moving back to planet earth, this one had all the usual disabled related trinkets ie: lots of strange bars. No lock though...one can only assume your meant to sit down and hold the door shut by jamming your wheelchair under the handle or exerting considerable force with your walking stick from afar. A walking stick, touch wood (hehe), i don't have. Which made this an unsuitable toilet for my still pressing problem of actually needing to use one - next stop John Lewis...

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:11:00 +0000

Sent in from our Menorcian corespondent "Madre", here we have the perfect example of badly planned toilet building.
Situated in Canclementa, Menorca, this unisex toilet is used by patrons of a stable that has been converted into a bar. It is quite an elitist toilet as you can only get in if you wiegh around 2 and a half stones.

The toilet paper dispenser is about three thousand light years away from the toilet itself, leading me to beleive that woman built this bar toilet, bearing in mind that we usualy hover in public.

Please do not ask me how Madre managed to get this terribly alarming bowl shot...as it worries me imensely..somebody clean that pan...ARGH!

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:50:00 +0000

Two weeks ago, I went to this restaurant with my coworkers in Chia-yi City in Taiwan. I found this elegant toilet for women. There are two choices in this toilet as you can tell. I like the idea of hanging some orchids on the wall and the fact that it is very clean in this loo.Have a look at the fourth photo. The light and the ornaments above the sink outside the loo is gorgeous. By the way, PM of Mikeham told me that it's World Toilet Day today. More than 2.6 billion people elsewhere in the world don't have toilets. Hence,we shouldn't take our toilets for granted.

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:21:00 +0000

Amazing innit. I found this one in the public loo's beneath Great Portland Street underground station, and frankly we've become firm friends recently - it's got me out of a few sticky wickets. The decor...well you don't get more 70's than those tiles but then the toilets are really well kept, by most standards anyway so i can only assume they're well loved by us patrons. Another wall mounted siphon (thanks James lol) with a good chain - i'm still a big fan of that. It's so much more gratifying than those button push things.I really don't think i'd like to come here when it's dark outside though...

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:17:00 +0000

I spotted this toilet in a restaurant of Tainan City in Taiwan.I like the colour scheme of the loo---ocean blue, it's the same with the eye colour of my favourite man on earth. The restaurant owner put the men and the women's toilet together to spare some space. However, it's not a brilliant idea since people have to queue for the loo.

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:44:00 +0000

I found this frankly shabby looking lav in a pub called The Crooked Billet in Clapton, a few weeks ago now. There was of course, no toilet roll...and i do remember slipping in there and nearly hitting the urinals head on. There's not a great deal to say...as you can probably see! The tank was up high and wall mounted - a design classic of the highest order in my book. They just don't make them like they used too (especially not with the wonderous crustations that thing had formed!!)...but the bog was a little newer so exitement levels leveled off rather quickly. Yes, i was THAT in awe of a wall mounted tank.
Anywho, the pint was flat and the locals weird, and luckily i need never go there again. Give me an amen to that....

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:54:00 +0000

This reader submission toilet was sent in by James, and Boy Oh Boy does it sound good. lets see what he has to say about the bog, situated in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

"Here is an automatic self cleaning toilet, they cost 10p to use and they are worth it as they are never vandlised the seat is always clean, and there is paper and soap! They tend to lock me in some times but they are very useful if you need to sit on the seat. They only allow 15-20 minutes usage time. This one was 20 minutes and the other smaller one somewhere is 15 minutes. I'll get a shot of it later. They also talk and tell you what to do if you press a button"
Upon reading this I feel envious. I always wished that a toilet would talk to me some day, and maybe tell me how pretty I looked sat opon them, oh well, maybe in some other life :D

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:34:00 +0000

This 100 year old Roca toilet pan was sent in by "Madre" (My mum) From Menorca, Baleric Islands.
This is the second home for this toilet, as its first residence was knocked down long ago.
Situated outside of the house, the damp environment of this toilet attracts many a visitor..including one long term visit from a 100 year old snail who likes to hang out just under the toilet seat. I bet he thinks it is delicious under there, yummyscrum :D
Despite being 100 years or more old, the toilet is in amazing working order, which could be down to the fact that it is rarely used.

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:19:00 +0000

Our second reader submission, and first reader submitted bog. I'm almost tearful...like our baby is growing up. But hey, on the plus side, James, a HUGE fan of toilets has given us two finds from his very own house! We start with the upstairs, a brandless little number but wow, a tidy little number! I especially like the 'hook' loo roll holder mounted on some very well grouted tiles. A taiwanese style bin too the right flank give's it a furnished feel. James inflicted a few wounds on her though, the flush handle on the side snapped thanks to heavy usage. Calm down on those curries!!
His downstairs toilet...well what a treat!! We not only get a greenish gloss but my own personal favorite feature - the wooden toilet seat! Our first photo captures her in her full majestic best, flushing freely at full pelt. Doing what she was crafted to do! As we pan out we see all the ammenities within head height (ever been on the bog while puking in the sink? I have!). However, the high toilet roll could perhaps cause injury the very same way! James prefers this one to the upstairs...i aire on the side of agreement, do you? Remember he's not only an imperial leather guy, he has some serious toilet videos, and now a blog! Visit them all, thanks James, you're a lucky man having two great loo's, albeit one slightly better than the other!

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:25:00 +0000

I went to this lovely tea&coffee shop in my town to get a cup of Mocha coffee. This shop is very chic and clean . The shop owner and the girl who works part-time there are the nicest people I've ever met. They are the kind of people who would never hide a secret. If you ask them something, they will fill you in with all the details;even including how to make coffee and tea drinks. :O:O I also took some photos of the decor of that shop. Instead of attaching decor photos here, I'll put them on my blog (soon!I think..). Back to the topic haha. I love the flushing buttons of their toilet and the idea of putting ground coffee in a tray to keep your toilet smell good. They give out those used ground coffee beans for free. Maybe I should take some home next time I go there. One weird thing about this toilet is the ceiling is blooming high. :O

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:39:00 +0000

I think this one surely takes the vilest toilet of the month award. This 'ol pan complete with art deco(ish) tank can be found in 'a workshop' in Clapton, north east London. It shows just what can be achieved by men when there are no women about. We need women lol I was shocked to see a taiwanese style bin in the corner, complete with filthy paper just oozing out of it like an elephants condom. Then there's the floor......need i say more? The wood covers what can only be a watery hole underneath as when you stand on it loads and i mean loads of water will shoot from the sides. I'm heading for malaria!

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:56:00 +0000

This toilet was found besides the car park that belongs to the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. It's unsuitable for those who suffer from claustrophobia. Still,it's handy when you have a call of nature. I love the idea they put a painting of a lady wearing traditional clothes in ancient China outside of the loo to indicate"the lady's room".(Have a look at the second photo) If you enlarge the first photo,you will see another painting they put outside"the gentleman's room".

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:17:00 +0000

My nan loves BHS. I dont know why cause it really is the most terrible of stores, and the toilet was even more terrible than the notion of having to even walk in there. I did not use this toilet cause of its matrix style scariness, yet my nan loved it. There were wires and cables hanging out of most of the ceiling, which looked as if it had been pissed on by a thousand rats. Oh yes my nan loved it. The sanitary box that you can see there, I swear it shuffled toward me, but then I didnt eat any chocolate all day so who knows? I did not mention this to my nan, cause she loved it, yes, she did. I would be very wary of BHS toilets, all you BHS lovers out there, you have been warned :D

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:41:00 +0000

Now, i had to think long and hard whether to send this vision of the almost ecumenical kind to Sharla Hulsey over at God Sightings. I decided against it. I followed the light all the way down the road to galilee from Victoria to the outskirts of Bethlehem. The Ebury houses this little number. How, no one knows, but clearly the cocaine sniffing twits of Chelsea (check out that ledge!!) deserve an eye from the sky.

The establishment itself was utterly appalling, gucci and fendi types everywhere - needless to say I didn't fit in! The bar staff found it hard to comprehend I wanted a scotch without fruit juice, a cocktail umbrella and crushed ice shoved into it. Weird for a pub that only used to serve wrens blood and jaguars ear lobes for the averge chelsea supporting neaderthal to indulge themselves with. Okay okay...

The toilet handled beautifully!

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:10:00 +0000

Quite a clinical looking bog here, and rightly so as it is located in the University Hospital Of Wales, Heath Park. Greatly impressive was this toilet roll dispenser, that lets you pull the bog roll through the middle of the unit...most hygenic ! However the sewage flooding (see attention sign) they've had is most non hygenic, making this hospital toilet quite a balanced visit from a Karma point of view.

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:08:00 +0000

Well, it's green again! This lav in classic pose was found in the Clarendon Pub, Pimlico. Now, i'll be honest with you all - the police tape wasn't actually there. Unfortunately it seem's someone had a bigger back side then this poor pan could keep in check and they left a slight brown smear up the back. Naturally, the uncensored version can be found here!

Slightly more fortunate, well for those following after anyway, I'd had just enough scotch to make clearing it my aim. And clear it I did, with gusto. I think you can all work out just how. Anyway! The toilet itself was pretty standard, a few too many pipes perhaps but in it's favour it was a good old Armitage Shanks. The toilet roll dispenser was a bit 'Brixton' considering how poncy the pub is, but again, great caliber tiling. Nothing here to bring me back though.

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:11:00 +0000

Its just when British Telecom cant possibly be even greater wankers than they have been already, that they really excel themselves, bringing me to discover such monstrosities as THIS, in Cardiff's citizen advice bureaux.

YES ...I had to use it
YES...it was degrading
YES...there was piss all over the seat and
YES...its lucky I hovered

There was also a large yellow puddle on the floor.

The sink looked like it had been used to prepare someones food in, making hygene a big issue for me today.

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:22:00 +0000

This toilet is inside the National Palace Museum. They put a no-photography sign in the treasure rooms. Hence,I can't show you guys all the treasures I saw in the museum. At least,I can introduce this bog to you.I love the tiles on the wall.The way they wrapped the bin with plastic bag made me giggle.lol.

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:29:00 +0000

I return once more, these offerings are from the Blue Jade Thai restaurant situated in the now gentrified Pimlico area of London.

The main point I feel I must make is that the door was a right bugger! It folded in half, locked me in, locked me out - you're lucky to get a clear photo I was shaking in terror that badly. Also a hell of a lot of space behind that tank...makes you wonder why?

Anywho, the meal was lovely - even the "pork and prawn golden balls" (aka far more poetically: Toong Thong).

Toilet paper content was high, cleanliness supreme! These were good lavatory examples. Rejoice.

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:41:00 +0000

This toilet was found inside my sister's flat in Taipei haha and she agrees to put her bog on our blog.YAY! The toilet is dead clean because my sister is a bit of a neat freak.

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:50:00 +0000

"Rose House" is a very famous tea house chain in Taiwan which is known for its English tea. The owner,a Taiwanese, of this tea house is good at oil paintings. You can see his paintings in the shop as well as the loo. It's very posh toilet. Nice light,nice smell,nice painting and nice bog!!! hahaha

noreply@blogger.com (Junny) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:09:00 +0000

I took lots of bog photos as I have promised.haha. The first I'm gonna present is the public toilet inside Banciao Train Station in Taipei. There are 2 types of bogs inside this loo. Have a look.

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:33:00 +0000

This dull example of British plumbing was found in Marks & Spencer, Cardinal Place SW1. It was never going to catch my imagination, mainly because I had to queue for it. In before me was a 90 year old frenchman complete with beret and arrogance to speak to me in french, so naturally I never considered actual usage.

Not a great deal one can say about this, paper content looked adequate - as well as on the floor. Can't say i'm feeling the colour scheme but that's M&S for you. Best thing about it? Well that would be coming out grinning with the queue wondering just what the hell i'd got up to in there.

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:28:00 +0000

Finaly ! I found a toilet that does not smell like piss! Located at a doctors surgery in the misdemeanor rich area of Grangetown, Cardiff, this toilets issues were more visual than scent based. Paint is flaked all over the floor and toilet seat, maning that there is no debate on wether to hover or not, and the toilet brush looked like it had been there a good 52 years. The worst part about this toilet was the hand dryer area, which seemed to have some kind of yellow backsplash sprayed all over the wall near where you dryed your hands.

mirourlookingback@googlemail.com (Chkn) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:33:00 +0000

The most degrading toilet visit ive made so far, this politically correct bog was spotted at Cardiff magistrates court. It is laden with a non working flush, many disability handles and buttons, and some rather second hand toilet paper. One did not indulge in usage of this bog for fear of never being the same again, and due to the facts that the toilet seat was up mysteriously by itself, and a man had left the cubicle to the right on my arrival.