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    Pardon the somewhat crude topic for this thread, but this is something that has bugged me for over a decade. Why aren't urinals used at private homes?

    The usual argument is that it is because only men can use it. Well, many homes have bidets. While men could technically use a bidet, I have never ever known one who did so. A bidet is a woman-only facility, yet it is acceptable to have one in the home. Why not a urinal? Sure it might take up too much space in most homes, but surely there are some residences that are large enough to have room for a urinal here and there, yet none do. Women always complain about men leaving the toilet seat up, yet they don't want us to have the solution.

    I demand equal bathroom rights! End the discrimination! Fight the system!


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    A bidet is a woman-only facility, yet it is acceptable to have one in the home
    I've never seen one of these before, as I've never been in a women's restroom....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teutonic Knight
    I've never seen one of these before, as I've never been in a women's restroom....
    They don't exist in public restrooms (that I am aware of) only in homes. Interesting that you've never seen one, all of my parents homes have had one, though they recently ripped theirs out when their redid the master bathroom a year ago.

    Here's what one looks like with proof of their use in private homes:



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    Yeah, interestingly enough I've never seen one in a private home before... just traditional toilets....

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    I have to admit I also rarely have seen bidets in private households (I usually "encounter" them in hotel rooms).

    As for the urinal - any man considering to urinate in our bathroom would be wise not to do so in a standing position (regardless whether he would use a urinal or the "classic" toilet) - lest he is going to draw the wrath of Mrs Clegane upon him (and mine as well if his aim sucks )
    Last edited by Ser Clegane; 10-19-2004 at 16:18.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
    As for the urinal - any man considering to urinate in our bathroom would be wise not to do so in a standing position (regardless whether he would use a urinal or the "classic" toilet) - lest he is going to draw the wrath of Mrs Clegane upon him (and mine as well if his aim sucks )
    Your wife makes you sit when you pee????


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    Quote Originally Posted by TinCow
    Your wife makes you sit when you pee????
    You bet she does

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    well....i guess i´m the only cool cat here that has a urinal at home


    I tell you...there´s nothing better for the first morning pee...when you´re still half asleep


    here´s a foto of the bad boy


    as for bidets....they are common in portuguese households.


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    Our architects in Italy are refusing not to install bidets in our bathrooms. So we're going to have to have them. Meh... we keep toilet rolls in them.
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    Unfortunatly I fall under the same category as Ser Clegane...

    Ronin's urinal looks soo inviting...it's calling out to me... :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thoros of Myr
    Unfortunatly I fall under the same category as Ser Clegane...
    It seems the mighty warriors of Westeros rather show their valor on the battlefield that at home

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronin
    well....i guess i´m the only cool cat here that has a urinal at home


    I tell you...there´s nothing better for the first morning pee...when you´re still half asleep


    here´s a foto of the bad boy


    as for bidets....they are common in portuguese households.


    ahh it´s good to rule

    You just happened to have a picture of your urinal handy on your HD?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teutonic Knight
    You just happened to have a picture of your urinal handy on your HD?

    lol...that´s not the actual one i have at home ....i found that photo online...but it´s the same model.
    Last edited by Ronin; 10-19-2004 at 18:26.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronin
    lol...that´s not the actual one i have at home ....i found that foto online...but it´s the same model.

    Oh! ROFL!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
    It seems the mighty warriors of Westeros rather show their valor on the battlefield that at home
    Where it counts!
    But I don't believe for a second that a Clegane squats to pee

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teutonic Knight
    You just happened to have a picture of your urinal handy on your HD?
    That would be a little creepy eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thoros of Myr
    That would be a little creepy eh?

    lool...more then just a little
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    Default Re: Urinals

    most home restrooms have a single-occupancy theme, and are small - so the inconvenience of having to operate a toilet is the price to pay for not having something else using up space in your bathroom.

    most public restrooms are built to service more than one person at a time; you can pack more people in at a line of urinals than toilets. i myself never liked the 'australian' style of using a trough.

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