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To Discourage Public Urination, Australian City Introduces Open-Air Urinal
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsAfter a city official described its urine-soaked streets as a "disgusting mess," open-air urinals are being introduced into the downtown area of Sydney, Australia, to discourage drunks from peeing in public. The al fresco toilets, also seen in some European and Canadian cities, are aimed at stopping people from urinating on residential doorways, in bank ATM lobbies and on the streets. Sydney's center apparently is so plagued by public urination that the local council claims it faces a yearly clean-up bill of $7 million, and it's desperate to stem the tide. City of Sydney Sydney, ...
Man Lines Front Lawn With Toilets in Protest
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsThere may be more than a dozen toilets on his front lawn, but David Linscott will not sit down. The Kittery, Maine, plumbing contractor has lined his property with 17 commodes of varying shapes and sizes as an act of protest against his town's decision to make additions to the middle school across the street from his home. "Originally, it was intended to be a pretty obvious political statement toward the town," Linscott told Foster's Daily Democrat. Renovations were made to Kittery's Shapleigh Middle School after a nearby elementary school was shut down. Linscott says the subsequent road ...
Public Restroom to Reopen as Sandwich Shop
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsBoston's "Pink Palace" once served as a restroom. Now it will serve sandwiches. City officials announced Wednesday that the 1920s Gothic structure on Boston Common best known as an unused men's lavatory has been leased to become a restaurant. Earl of Sandwich, a Florida-based chain, signed a 15-year-contract to convert the structure into a takeout joint, scheduled to open later this year or early next year following renovations, the Boston Globe reports. David L Ryan, Boston Globe / Landov On Boston Common, the "Pink Palace" is a former men's restroom that will be turned into an ...
214 Arrested at Rio's Carnival in 'Zero Tolerance for Pissing' Campaign
By not in system - AOL NewsRio de Janeiro's famed Carnival celebration is all about letting loose -- but this year, revelers are being told to hold it in. Police reportedly arrested 214 people on charges of public urination at Carnival celebrations last weekend in an effort being called the "Zero Tolerance for Pissing" campaign. "We are going to constantly fight those urinating in the street," said Alex Costa, the official in charge of public order, according to an Agence France-Presse report posted on MyFoxNY.com. The crackdown on public urination comes after officials installed portable toilets at Carnival hot ...
Cops: Bank Robber Caught After Taking Multiple Bathroom Breaks
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsFor this alleged outlaw, it's straight from the outhouse to the big house. Police in Florida say they were able to apprehend a bank robbery suspect when he took two bathroom breaks immediately after allegedly sticking up a Bank of America in Ocala on Feb. 25. While responding to a call about a bank robbery, a detective spotted a man who matched the suspect's description stepping out of a portable toilet directly across the street from the scene of the crime, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. ...
Hotel Introduces Superstrong Toilets, Able to Flush Golf Balls
By David Moye - AOL NewsMost people considering a hotel look at amenities such as swimming pools, spa services and gourmet restaurants -- not the power of the toilets. However, a clogged-up toilet is the sort of thing that people talk about on the, er, back end, according to Richard Senechal, the senior vice president of facilities for Loews Hotels. "Guests want a reliable toilet," he told AOL News. "You don't hear about that on the front end, but if there is a problem, you hear about it." Apparently, clogged toilets are enough of a problem at hotels that Loews tried to eliminate any problems customers ...
Sega Brings Gaming to the Bathroom With Urine-Controlled Video Game
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsSome people say wasting time on video games is a way to flush your life down the toilet. In Japan, those people would be right. Sega has just broken the seal on a new style of gaming that brings the action to the bathroom. The gaming company is planning to install above public urinals Toylets that allow restroom users to play four mini-games controlled by their own urine. Sega There's streaming video -- and then there are streaming video games. Sega says it will outfit some urinals in Japan with a gaming system called a Toylet that's controlled by a player's urine. Male commuters ...
Elvis Makeover: How to Become an Amateur Impersonator
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsA lot of people claim Elvis Presley is still alive, so why not give the people what they want? Saturday will mark what would've been Elvis' 76th birthday, and there will be a whole lotta shakin' going on at various events around the world in celebration of the King's life. In Seattle, Elvis wannabes are lining up for the 14th annual Seattle Invitationals for a talent show that crowns the city's best impersonator. But what, exactly, does it take to be a truly beloved Elvis "tribute artist" in today's world? Courtesy of Marlow Harris "Fat Elvis" Jim Dever is a regular hunk a hunk ...
Cops: Man Fired Gun While on Toilet
By Ben Muessig - AOL News
(Dec. 1) -- A Wisconsin man has given new definition to the phrase "pot shot." Police say Dustin Sippel, 25, was sitting on his toilet late Monday when he fired a bullet through his bathroom floor and into a neighbor's apartment. When a downstairs neighbor confronted Sippel about the incident, the suspect allegedly wouldn't admit that he had entered the commode locked and loaded, investigators told SheboyganPress.com. ...
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