So, I walked into the Lady's Room last week.....

Copy cat, but really happened.

It didn't register at first; posh hotel, nobody else was in there.

the absence of urinals did not register at first...

Sitting in a stall I noticed a box next to the toilet dispenser.

It had a spring loaded trap door, and a symbol that looked like a cigar with smoke coming from the tip.

I was puzzled... why would they have a special ashtray for cigars, and...

isn't smoking prohibited in public places?

I pondered this as I sat there...

:hurts:

When I left the stall it finally registered....


Oh, my God! no Urinals!


I must be in....



the Lady's Room!!!!!!!





:yoiks:

but I didn't realize it till I came out. As I came out, there were a couple teenaged girls about to enter. I looked at them, looked back at the door, my jaw dropped and my eyes got wide as I said "OMG!" Luckily, they thought it was funny and no one else noticed.

You are far from alone, sweetie!

A good friend of mine told me, that as he and his wife were returning home from a driving vacation...

They stopped to eat someplace, and he went into the rest room...

He was exhausted, and didn't notice the sign on the door...

He did sort of wonder about the lack of urinals, but went ahead anyway...

He used the stall (door open!) to pee...

And a lady came in while he was!

She burst out laughing and told him he'd made her night!

He was amazed and got out of there...

So it happens to the best of you!

:hug:

At least I can still remember them; that's a plus.

:hi:

At least the girls laughed, and didn't freak out.

Which reminds me, I was out at a restaurant one night, and went to use the restroom. I walked in (and yes, it WAS the women's restroom this time), and there was a guy in there, on his hands and knees, looking under the stall doors!

I backtracked really fast and told the seating hostess. I understand people accidentally using the wrong bathroom, but there was something definitely creepy about that man!

Plus there was another dude walking behind me not paying attention, just going that way and we both walked in there. The girls thought it was funny and we both got the hell out.

I'd be chopped to bits by lasers.

I'm still not convinced it wouldn't happen. Maybe the lasers in the one you walked into were broken.

it also explains the burn marks on my butt!

We wimmens have NO tolerance for that!

Contrary to Freud's opinion.

Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo, California

very late at night, nobody else there.

The urinal is a waterfall over a stone wall that falls into the, uh, peeing area which is the size and shape of a fireplace, only with tile in it instead of brick. No picture does it justice, but here it is. You have to see it to experience it.

It is activated by a motion sensor, too.





this one I didn't see is even more outrageous.

http://www.urinal.net/madonna/

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The following email was sent to the offices of Urinal Dot Net:

Have your heard about the urinals at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California? The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce is proud of them and considers them a tourist attraction for the city.

This is the front view of the urinal. Note the black square on the left side wall. It's a light sensor that activates a waterfall down the front of the urinal structure when a person stands at the urinal.

Here's the excerpt from the brochure: MEN'S ROOM AT MADONNA INN:

"A trip to San Luis Obispo wouldn't be complete without visiting the men's room at the Madonna Inn. As crazy as it sounds, this room is a popular stop for both men and women. Unfortunately, if you're a man and need to use this for it's original purpose, be prepared to be interrupted by giggling women with cameras. Madonna Inn is a motel with each room having its own theme (like the caveman room). There is also a restaurant, wine cellar, and a few shops in the main building. Mrs. Madonna loved the color pink which you'll see everywhere but luckily they haven't repainted in awhile so it's not as fluorescent as it once was. Once you enter the main building, go down the staircase at the right. This will take you to the wine cellar, and pay phone in the Flintstones-like rock cave. The men's restroom is to the left. Here you'll find the attraction... a urinal that looks like a waterfall which is activated when you break a beam of light. Yep, that's it!"

This is a view of the waterfall in action.

In this picture you can see the reflector mounted on the opposite urinal wall from the sensor. This urinal can accommodate two people.





Watch this movie to see the waterfall urinal being activated

The above picture of another urinal at the Madonna Inn was sent in by an independent contributor. He writes: "A recent vacation down California's Central Coast brought me to the famous Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. After several iced teas at the lunch counter, it was necessary to visit the restroom and while I wanted to visit the world-famous urinal there, time was of the essence and I discovered another restroom closer to my position and headed down the stairs. Well, you can imagine my surprise when I went through the door and found a towering Copper Trough Urinal complete with waterwheel!! It was incredible. The electronic eye beam was present and when activated, the water wheel on the upper left began turning and splashing water down into the trough. (Quite a find, I'm sure you'd agree!!). The design certainly evokes the romance of the Old West. In fact, the whole men's room had an Old West ambiance as the sink faucets were actually pumps like you'd find on a well and the doors to the stalls were the types you'd find at the entrance of a saloon."

The above photograph of the same fixture was taken by a member of the Urinal Dot Net staff in 2004.