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News & ArtsWednesday, September 28, 2011
??!! Holy Shit!
Posted by Charles Mudede on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM
WaPo:
After a toilet exploded at a General Services Administration building, sending a female employee to the hospital with serious injuries, the bathrooms were declared off limits.
After the explosion, an internal memo was issued:
“DO NOT flush toilets or use any domestic water... Due to a mechanical failure, there is high air pressure in the domestic water system that resulted in damage to toilets.”What do I fear more than an exploding toilet? A rat in the toilet bowl.
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That happened at Mutual of Omaha when I worked there back in the 70's. That one injured a really nice older lady, but she had a really good sense of humor about it.
2
Snakes can crawl up through the pipes, too. A bite on the nethers would be horrible. Also, you'd be afraid to sit on toilets after that.
3
You know what's the worst? Thinking about this comment thread late at night when I stumble downstairs to pee and have to face the toilet in the dark or risk turning on the light and waking up my sleeping toddler in the adjacent room.
4
Invest in a small flashlight, TVDinner. I've got 'em all over the house. They're cheap, and can come in really handy.
5
A bomb in the bowl! Terrorists at work Charles! :)
Yeah, I've heard of critters appearing in toilet bowls. But, bombs? Not so much. It would appear to be a mechanical or water pressure problem. Still, quite scary.
Yeah, I've heard of critters appearing in toilet bowls. But, bombs? Not so much. It would appear to be a mechanical or water pressure problem. Still, quite scary.
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I beg to differ. Snakes, rats, who gives a fuck. The worst imaginable thing to find in a toilet is what I found recently in an Oregon rest area: someone else's shit ALL OVER EVERYTHING including the seat. And I was in dire need. I think I used a hundred alcohol travel wipes afterwards. God. Fuck you, Oregon!
This story reminds me a little of the recent one about the lady in PA who was photographed lighting the water coming out of her kitchen tap on fire.
This story reminds me a little of the recent one about the lady in PA who was photographed lighting the water coming out of her kitchen tap on fire.
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@3,
I like using a nightlight in the bathroom. It provides just enough light so I can see what I'm doing without having to sear my eyeballs by flipping the lightswitch.
I like using a nightlight in the bathroom. It provides just enough light so I can see what I'm doing without having to sear my eyeballs by flipping the lightswitch.
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Explosions! Rats?! Snakes!?! I am going on the chocolate and cheese diet after hearing about all of this - no way I'm going to do anything that requires sitting down on a toilet.
This is like what Jaws did for swimming in the ocean or what Children of the Corn did for cornfields.
This is like what Jaws did for swimming in the ocean or what Children of the Corn did for cornfields.
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@3: Don't worry. If there's a rat in your toilet, you can hear it splashing around (no need for lights on)
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I'm with @2, toilet snake trumps toilet rat. Hell, the snake could eat the rat if they happened to emerge at the same time.
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