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This is, apparently, a fully functional toilet-based case mod. No matter how you shake it though, these guys did a pretty sweet job on that toilet seat.

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There are some pictures of a new type of urinal floating around this week, supposedly urinals for shy men by Roca. The thing is, in the arrangement they are pictured, these are in fact worse, not better, for shy men.

Essentially, these appear to be corner urinals which do not need to be mounted in a corner. Thus when mounted in the middle of a wall, you are peeing at about a 45 degree angle to the wall. Which means that in a row of these, you aren’t looking at the wall, you are looking at the back or over the shoulder of somebody at the adjacent urinal.

The only way these urinals represent any kind of advance over standard urinals is if they are mounted in pairs, one facing left into a corner, and one facing right into a corner. Hopefully bathroom designers are aware of this fact, and employ these urinals appropriately - but I won’t be holding my breath.

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Lulu writes:

Hello, Dr. Sykes!

I could kiss you! I’ve been searching high and low for a guide to bathroom etiquette and I just learned of your organization, The International Center for Bathroom Etiquette. I hope you can help resolve a messy situation for my mother and her beloved pet Chihuahua, Señor Weasel,

In short, Señor Weasel refuses to tinkle or poop in the traditional locations for a Chihuahua. Instead, he insists on using the urinals and toilets in my mother’s Palm Beach residence. Although one would think mother would be pleased that Señor Weasel is doing his duty in a clean and orderly manner, mother is outraged that the $3,500 she spent on potty training lessons for Señor Weasel have resulted in an occasionally embarrassing dilemma for her male guests and suitors. (She recently divorced her fourth husband and is now on the prowl for her fifth mate.)

Can you provide bathroom etiquette for Chihuahuas? Do you think it’s unusual that Señor Weasel prefers urinals and toilets over the great outdoors? Have you heard of this type of behavior before?

Thank you for your time, Dr. Sykes. If you have any suggestions for Señor Weasel, we will all be exceptionally grateful.

All the best,
Lulu

Careful Lulu, I’m a married man! But seriously, Señor Weasel sounds like a pretty clever dog to me. Clearly it’s unusual behavior, but I have a hard time finding much wrong with a dog who likes to use a toilet! There’s quite a bit of information about toilet training cats, but not as much for our canine friends.

That said, I also understand why your mom is frustrated after spending $3500 trying to educate Señor Weasel without any success. I’ve got to say though, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If Señor Weasel isn’t going on the floor, staining the carpet or ruining the bedspreads, I say leave him be. Any man who’s going to have a long term relationship with your mother is going to need to grow to love Señor Weasel for all of his quirks.

Good luck!

You may have heard that San Diego had some pretty bad wildfires this year. What you may not know is that the ICBE now makes its headquarters in San Diego, and we were a part of the massive evacuation that took place last October. We’re all fine, but a lot of people lost their homes, and some even lost their lives. As a gesture on our part, we donated our entire October ad revenue ($53.36) to the American Red Cross. I know it’s not much, but every little bit helps.

Zach writes:

Is it proper for a women to drop off the toilet paper- after pee- that is tainted with period blood in the waste can or should she flush it down? in other words, what is the ideal place for the bloody or poopy toilet paper? at home.

I confirmed with at least one woman that you should definitely be flushing that toilet paper down the toilet, at home or out in public. I think the confusion may arise from the presence of special receptacles in public bathrooms, but these are designed for tampons, which cannot be flushed, not toilet paper, which flushes just fine.

About a year ago Roto Rooter held a contest where you could win a bathroom that was pimped out man-style. This time they’re back, but with a twist - a women’s powder room is up for grabs! So last year’s TiVo and Beer Fridge have been replaced by a whole wad of pink stuff.

Oh, and for all you men who aren’t interested in the contest, make sure to at least check out the site - it features (and this makes complete sense) the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders!

Check out the gear and enter the contest here

So I was using the urinal at work today, when I realized that the guy at the adjacent urinal (don’t worry - these have a very large partition between them) was brushing his teeth. At the urinal.

Is it just me, or is that a little gross?

I’m going to go on record here and say that it’s a breach of etiquette to be brushing your teeth at a urinal, or a regular toilet for that matter.

Britney Spears is a total mess these days, but we don’t really care about. All we care is that there are pictures of her going to the bathroom (not actually going, you sickos!). Apparently, to get to the bathroom, she needs to be guided by some weird, purple, plastic thing. Whatever.

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I got the following wonderful piece of spam the other day:

I am trying to link to other websites on the net that my viewers, from #####.com, might go to once they leave my site. I know your site: http://www.icbe.org/ deals with various recreational activities, and sine my viewers are pretty active; I think it might be a good idea to link to you.

#####.com gets a few 1000 visitors each day, so I think some of them will check out your website. When you have time let me know if mind me linking to you or not. Can you link to my site #####.com? I look forward to your reply.

The ICBE deals with various recreational activities? I kind of thought it dealt with going to the bathroom. In fact, I’d suggest that if you are engaging in any recreational activities while you are in the bathroom, it’s almost certainly a breach of proper etiquette. Sorry Senator Craig!

Bryan B. writes the following:

Dear Sir or Madam:
On Putting the seat down. . .

I’m very sorry but I must disagree on this point. I consider myself somewhat of an expert, having used the bathroom for most of my adult life and a significant portion of my childhood. Let me explain with a brief analogy:
At university, my roommate had an (illegal) toaster oven, which we would use to clandestinely prepare tasty snacks, such as muffins and bagels and the like. Once while he was out, I used it to cook a French bread pizza, which took longer than the average fare.
The next time he used it, he burned his muffins, and attempted to scold me. However, I had a proper defense, using his own major as a machinist against him: “Do you not check the settings on your equipment before attempting to operate it?”
He was disgruntled, but accepted the metaphor. The fact that the female of the species has a need for only setting of the equipment does not make that setting nominal. If I need it up, I lift it up. If I need it down, I put it down. Any woman who lives with a man for over a day should know to check position before use.
Personally, I wouldn’t sit my bare ass down on ANYTHING without giving it a look first; who knows to what horrors I might be exposing my delicate hairy bum–and likewise, dangling testicles are at least as vulnerable as participle.
Furthermore, I am completely unwilling to change my ways at this point in my life.
Good Day

Bryan makes a solid case here, but he seems to forget that we are talking about bathroom etiquette, and not bathroom science. The key here is not what makes the most logical sense in a world where every person takes great care to check the toilet before using it, but rather what is polite, courteous, and just plain nice to do. Women have enough of a raw deal in the bathroom what with the whole “can’t really pee while standing up” situation, so it’s the least that any man can do to leave the seat down when he’s done.

Also, we suspect (and hope) that Bryan has never shared a bathroom with a woman before.