There's a museum for everything!

Check out The Toilet Museum.
And example of a link I found on the site:

Queenstown, New Zealand Hotel Unzips Eye-opening New Loo
2005-10-18 Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel and the Sofitel Melbourne often attract visitors from around the world who want to visit a loo with a spectacular view. Now Queenstown's newest hotel, Sofitel Queenstown, is joining that prestigious list with the most eye-opening male toilet of them all.
The second floor men's toilet, which services the complex's restaurants including Bezu and Fatz Cat, has been tastefully and aesthetically designed by the complex's developers Cam Marsh and Mark Perriam of Perron, and Brett Taylor of Group CDA. It features six unique individual 'stands' manufactured by Three Sixty Limited in Auckland.
But it's not the tasteful design or subtle lighting that has tongues wagging in the New Zealand resort town.
It is the six-metre long backdrop of life-size photographs featuring local models in varying poses directly behind each of the six stands - each with a full view of the action.
One has a tape measure out, one a pair of binoculars, another has a camera, a fourth is peering over her glasses and so the list goes on.
Queenstown photographer Sheena Haywood shot the images of models from local agency Ican -- after Auckland model agencies turned down the job when they heard where the images were going to be placed.
'We had a lot of fun with the shoot, made all the better for the fact that there weren't any men there when we did it,' said Sheena.
Queenstown Signs made up the huge posters which are protected (naturally enough) by a backlit glass wall, and there are plans to change the images on a regular basis.
'We were casting around for ideas with our Auckland creative agency Ideology to do something a bit different in the men's room when we hit on this,' said Perron Marketing Manager Peter Dallimore.
'The wall has only been in place for just over a fortnight and we've already had some very funny feedback. It's used by guests or visitors to restaurants and bars within the Sofitel complex.
'One guy said it was a bit disconcerting to be 'going about his business' and to have so many pairs of eyes watching him, a bit like the Mona Lisa effect. Others have called it 'hilarious' or say it makes them feel like going to the gym.'
Flush with success, Sofitel General Manager Mark Wilkinson said the men's 'loo art' had been a great talking point.
'It emulates the 'signature toilets' of some great hotel complexes around the world such as those in Hong Kong's Peninsula hotel, and the 35th floor toilets with an amazing wrap-around view in the Sofitel Melbourne.
'It's just a bit of fun and there have been big queues outside ever since word got out. We plan to change the look on a regular basis.'
Mr Wilkinson said he was now under pressure from those of the female persuasion to decorate the neighbouring women's toilets with something equally eye-catching.
'Christmas is coming so watch this space!' he said.

talking urinals???

I can't imagine what I'd think if I was going to the bathroom and the toilet started talking to me.
I wonder what men think of this!!! Some woman's voice coming at them when they are standing at the urinal taking a leak... lol

Wizmark's Interactive Urinal Communicator.

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As a one-of-a-kind, fully functional interactive device, Wizmark can talk, sing, or flash a string of lights around a promotional message when greeting a "visitor". The large anti-glare, water-proof viewing screen is strategically located just above the drain to ensure guaranteed viewing without interruptions. Using the elements of surprise and humor in a truly unique location will allow Wizmark, in combination with your ad, to make a lasting impression on every male that sees it.
...

Apparently these things have been around for a while, and are being used for advertising as well as for sending messages to people, such as fighting DUI. They have been and are being used by several companies and in quite a few places.

In New Mexico
... "Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks?" a female voice says a few seconds after an approaching male sets off a motion sensor in the device. "It's time to call a cab or ask a sober friend for a ride home."The message is a way to reach one group that is a target of state safety campaigns, Transportation Department spokesman S.U. Mahesh said. Men commit about three times as many drunken-driving infractions as women.
The devices are manufactured by a New York-based company called Healthquest Technologies Inc., which also sells a product for women's restrooms that flashes messages on a screen affixed to the stall door.The urinal version, called a Wizmark Interactive Urinal Communicator, was invented by Richard Deutsch, who says there's no other device like it on the market. Public awareness campaigns in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Australia have used the devices, as have commercial advertisers. "The idea is based on the concept that there is no more captive audience than a guy standing at a urinal," Deutsch said. "You can't look right and you can't look left; you've got to look at the ad."
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TEXT OF THE NEW CAMPAIGN
Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks? Then listen up. Think you've had one too many? Then it time to call a cab or ask a sober friend for a ride hope. It sure is safer and a hell of a lot cheaper than a DWI. Make the smart choice tonight. Don't drink and drive. Remember, your future is in your hand.
[The New Mexican]

I highlighted that last line for a reason: it is just too funny to ignore.

In New York
... When guys leave a bar, the bathroom is usually the first place they visit before they go to their cars. And now, when men step up to the urinal at participating pubs, they'll hear this public service announcement as they relieve themselves:
"Hey, you! Yeah, you! Having a few drinks? Then, listen up! Think you've had one too many? Maybe it's time to call a cab or call a sober friend for a ride home. It's sure safer and a hell of a lot cheaper than a DWI! Make the smart choice tonight. Don't drink and drive!" ... [ABC News]

he turned himself in!!!

Urinal thief comes clean
A British man caught on camera stealing a urinal from a pub gave himself up to police after media reports of his antics attracted global attention, detectives said Tuesday.
The 42-year-old man carefully removed the toilet from the bathrooms of the Royal Oak Pub in Southampton, on the English south coast, stuffed it into a rucksack and walked out.
Last week officers released photos of the bizarre theft, which was captured on closed circuit television, and reports of the crime appeared around the world from as far afield as India, Australia and China, Hampshire Police said.
The man handed himself and the urinal over to police, saying he had taken it as a "souvenir."
Detectives decided to let him off with an "official caution" after interviewing him.

Who would do this???

Police hunt pub urinal thief
British police said Friday they were hunting a man who stole a urinal from a pub toilet.
The suspect walked into the Royal Oak pub in Southampton, on the English south coast, ordered half a pint of beer and then made several visits to the men's toilet.
There he carefully removed a white urinal from the wall, stuffed it into a rucksack and was captured on closed circuit television walking out with the bulging sack on his back.
"He made a very, very expert job of dismantling it from the wall and turning the water off. A very professional job," landlord Alan Dreja said in a video posted on the Southampton Daily Echo newspaper's Web site.
A police spokesman said the thief may have been a tradesman.
"One of the theories is the guy is some sort of cut-price plumber who is going round and stealing parts to order," he said.

what an invention!!!

Is this to help them improve their aim???Wee Goals for male soccer/football fans.
It's basically a little mat that is placed in the urinal.
You can even pay to put an advertisement on the mat.
What'll they think of next???
[posted December 3rd on somewhere in the world]

kindergarten bathroom III

making sure the kids brush their teeth after lunch
first floor kids bathroom
Wooil Kindergarten, Seoul, South Korea
[taken 2006-03]

kindergarten bathroom II

third floor/roof kids bathroom
Yes, it is outside. As a result, it is generally not used in the winter, or when it is raining. Then, the third floor class kids run down to use the second floor bathroom.
Wooil Kindergarten, Seoul, South Korea
[taken 2006-03]

kindergarten bathroom

co-ed, with kid-sized everything
second floor kids bathroom

Wooil Kindergarten, Seoul, South Korea

[taken 2006-12-21]

planter

Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea

[taken 2006-12-31]