Comments on: Babe, can we skip this museum?

By: Iain Barraclough

Iain Barraclough — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:19:35 +0000

I consider that there is a disturbingly intrinsic negativistic quality to the comments on this blog post - apart from the one by Jack Philips, who has hit the nail on the head. The New Shorter Oxford Dictionary has this on bidet: “A shallow oval basin used for washing esp. the genital and anal regions. L18.”
Reputedly invented by the Frenchman Marc-Antoine Jacoud, research shows the earliest written reference to the bidet is in 1710, in French literature. That the French should have been so far ahead of the rest of the world in personal hygiene - then and even now - is quite remarkable. Some people (not me, you understand) have wondered if it was this preoccupation of the French with their anal and genital cleanliness which may have contributed to their unfailingly losing so many wars.

By: Jack Philips

Jack Philips — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:45:37 +0000

Washing your arse with water after you crap is the only hygienic way to go. Dry wiping leaves a residue that allows bacteria or fungus to flourish. This results in skid marks, bullberries and stink-butt.

By: Shawn Hendricks

Shawn Hendricks — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:51:09 +0000

Mommy, this water fountain smells funny. I think the last guy who took a drink just had his beard trimmed.

By: Shawn Hendricks

Shawn Hendricks — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:47:22 +0000

What am I supposed to use for a towel, Guillaume?

By: Shawn Hendricks

Shawn Hendricks — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:46:23 +0000

You say potato, I say urinal.

By: John C Abell

John C Abell — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:30:34 +0000

So, if you re-arrange the letters in the artist’s name just a little bit, it would rhyme with “Bilge.”

Coincidence? You be the judge.

By: K

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:00:38 +0000

….not quite large enough to wash dishes in…

By: Robert Basler

Robert Basler — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:56:28 +0000

It occurs to me that it could also be a dental spit-sink for really short people, if we’re really looking for other uses…

By: Dee T

Dee T — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:29:33 +0000

Where I’m from, we call this a “BYE-DEBT” and we use it to wash our feet. My parents had one in their lake house for years. The dogs thought it was their own private water fountain.

That said, I got news for Mr. Weirdo in the photo - this AIN’T ART, Dude. I think you seriously don’t like women. Sell this to some other nutcase and get some THERAPY, okay honey?!!!