Sunday Stealing: The Imaginary Meme, Part One

OK, Kohler has a very cool bathtub: the VibrAcoustic tub mashes up your tunes and makes waves while you soak. But c’mon… for fun, how can you beat the Japanese? These toilets sing, dance and even enable you to get interactive; turning the usually mundane task of relieving one’s self into an experience you want to share with the world.

Featured below are some of the most imaginative and awe inspiring johns in the world; all based in one country.

Getting Lippy

A fine example of how the Japanese never shy away from a good bit of toilet humour. These are the men’s urinals (unfortunately the women weren’t given an option quite as fun as this) and they’re certainly wee eye catching!

Holy Moly

If you’re the kind of person who feels guilty about the notion of peeing in public, then this set of enlightening urinals won’t help to take the pressure off. It does, however, make the experience a little more spiritual though – but we’re not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing in this context.

Robo-Pee

The Japanese nightclub, where this toilet is situated, plays off the country’s penchant for being technologically advanced. (Un)fortunately, the promising looking robotic arms and camera are fake, but the sheer imagination makes up for the defunct mechanics. The question is though; if it was real… would you trust it? The answer: No freaking way.

Creepy Clown

You’ll probably be wetting yourself out of fear after using this toilet. The creepy clown urinal actually has the nerve to bounce up and down, and even sing whilst you do your business – not for those who are prone to stage fright. This toilet (unsurprisingly) has actually become quite a tourist attraction in Japan – just a shame for the ladies, who’ll never actually get to marvel at this feat in technology.

Sega-fun

For the vast majority who get nostalgic about the retro video games of their youth, this toilet will bring back fine memories. Simply dubbed the ‘Toylet’, you control the character on the screen by aiming for the target located in the urinal – a highly addictive, yet brief, gaming experience. It’s hard to figure out whether this toilet encourages further drinking or building up bladder strength; as you’ll want to save up for every trip in order to beat the top scorer.

Super lazy boy

Ever feel a bit lazy? Too lazy to even put the toilet seat down? Well in Japan this issue isn’t a problem. The toilet featured in this video is actually pretty standard for many of the higher end hotels and, as you can expect, do all the hard work for you. Aside from the peeing bit, you won’t have to lift a finger.

And of course, women who want to use a urinal always have the options of choosing Stand2Pee.com.

This list of tomorrows toilets was compiled by the tech heads at Ladbrokes Bingo.

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All together now… durrrrr.

Being behind the wheel, whilst careening down the road at 83 miles per hour,  allows a lot of think time.

I’ve seen long-haul truckers:

• parallel park on the Champs de Elvis in Memphis
• drive three wide in Hurricane Culligan at 83 mph
• flirt with Glinda, eat meat and three, pass gas, all in less than the time it takes me to find my Jon and Kate Wilkes booth
• pick their teeth with a Bowie knife and not draw blood
• with tri-trailers do a reverse 180, release the middle trailer and hook back up to make a dual
• back in between two other trailers at 30 mph and stop within 2 inches of the dock

What’s up with the flashing of lights when they pass each other going 85 mph down the Interstate? Daytime, Nighttime, Anytime.

Flash, flash, flash.

Flash headlights when a trucker pulls into their lane, flash trailer lights after pulling in front of another trucker.

Are long haul truckers stricken with Alzheimer’s when they hit the Interstate Highways so they forget how long their rig is?

Does a long haul trucker’s mirror say “objects in mirror must flash before you turn right?”

Are Interstate truckers so hopped up on bennies that they need visual assistance to get back in line?

Do they think this is NASCAR and to turn right you need a spotter to indicate “clear low?”

They all have cell phones, why don’t they just call each other? They all have GP Esses, can’t they just plot the position of every truck in 1000 yards? Kinda like the voluntary air traffic control over the Hudson River?

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