Talking Toilet Orders Men to Sit Down - Democratic Underground

Champ

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Thu May-20-04 07:41 AM
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Talking Toilet Orders Men to Sit Down

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German inventor who developed a gadget that berates men if they try to use the toilet standing up has sold more than 1.6 million devices, his business manager said on Tuesday.

German women fed up with a man with a poor aim can turn to the ghost-shaped gadget, which lurks under the toilet rim and, if the seat is lifted, declares in a stern female tone:

"Hello, what are you up to then? Put the seat back down right away, you are definitely not to pee standing up ... you will make a right mess..."

Alex Benkhardt, 46, invented the "WC Ghost" and its creators are in negotiations to market it in Britain, Canada and Italy.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=1&u=/nm/20040520/od_nm/odd_germany_toilet_dc

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trotsky

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Thu May-20-04 07:43 AM
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1. Uhhh....

Hearing a "stern female voice" if I'm in midstream is going to CAUSE me to make a mess, not prevent one!

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demnan

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Thu May-20-04 07:43 AM
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2. This is definately worthy of Matcom news

I like it!

Hey we are the women and we will take over your bathroom habits!

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GOPisEvil

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Thu May-20-04 07:44 AM
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3. Instead of asking men not to act as men,

how about a disembodied voice that gently reminds you to clean up?

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Frodo

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Thu May-20-04 07:57 AM
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6. Or perhaps

Reminding women to put the seat back down if he forgot to?

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Don_G

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Thu May-20-04 07:45 AM
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4. And I Thought The New Talking Cars Were Bad

Now it's potties. Sheesh!

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BlondieK143

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Thu May-20-04 07:46 AM
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5. It's probably one of those old lady voices too.

hahahahahahahahaha

you poor fellas!

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Nihil

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Thu May-20-04 08:10 AM
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7. So there would appear to be two responses ...

... (apart from the WTF?<splash> one)

1) Men stop raising the seat (guaranteed drips).

2) Device mysteriously "slips" into toilet and is flushed away.

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