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According to the founder of the World Toilet Organization, the reason people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene is that it isn’t cool. He may have a point.
Television and movies show us what’s cool, and they don’t show toilets. Sure, Fonzie frequently checked out his hair in the bathroom, but you just saw a mirror.
All of this could have been different if the toilet lobby had gotten into product placement early on.
Imagine the coolest characters in movie history. What if…
- Dirty Harry emerged from the men’s room to blast the punks, waddling with his trousers around his ankles…
- The last line in the immortal “Casablanca” was, “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Stop a sec, I gotta wizz…”
- In “The Great Escape,” Steve McQueen escaped the Nazis by pulling his motorcycle into a rest stop and slipping into a men’s room stall.
- The iconic quote was: “Bond, James Bond. You got a crapper I can use?”
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Above: Actors Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet slide down a large inflatable toilet slide for the premiere of the animated feature “Flushed Away” in New York City in a 2006 file photo. REUTERS/ Lucas Jackson
Below: The actual bathroom of the late actor Roddy MacDowell is on display at the Hollywood History Museum in a 2001 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
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Leslie (Don’t call me Shirley) Nielson takes a marathon pee in The Naked Gun.Anti Spam Word is Move.
And who can forget the toilet and bodily function references in the Austin Powers movies? And the shower scenes? Porky’s, Psycho, American History X, and the list goes on and on. I dunno Blog Guy, they may be reaching (for the roll, possibly?) on this one.
“Frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a crap..”.The word was VANP.S.Was it REALLY invented by a guy named “Crapper”?They don’t have those in Titicaca – they have trees.
If Britain’s Prince Charles was voted the Coolest Leader Dude, shouldn’t his picture be on the wall above the throne – or better yet, a picture of him setting on his throne?
Blog Guy, for the longest time I couldn’t decide whether you were British or American. You used a shibboleth in this article and I’ll claim my five pounds now.
Perpugilliam, I will tolerate being called many things, but not British. I’ve just reread the piece three times, and see no sign of a shibboreth….
Okay, Bill and Dave, the operative word here is COOL, something which few people would apply to either the Leslie Nielson character or to Austin Powers. And yes, there are thousands of shower and bathtub scenes, but that hardly counts toward making toilets seem cool.
Nice one, Lonnie. Not to take anything away from you, but I actually thought of using exactly that one, but I think I’ve been over-using crap lately. Somewhere I’m sure somebody is keeping track, probably while wearing a white hat, and if I go over my limit I’m in deep s—.
“waddling with his PANTS around his ankles.” No red-blooded American like Clint Eastwood would EVER be caught saying a word like trousers. Especially in this context. I should know because I am an anglophile and that is even worse than being British.
Busted! Very well spotted. You’re right, and this exchange from Dirty Harry supports you. However, it still don’t make me British:Harry Callahan: What are you going to do with those?Doctor: Going to cut your pants off.Harry Callahan: No. I’ll take them off…
Hmm. Very well. But be aware that I shall be looking for out for others including “whilst” “pear-shaped,” “hotting up” and “My dear friend Prince Charles who has has promised me a peerage and a white hat when he becomes king.”
It’s an honour just to know you read my blog; so many of my other readers have gone missing…
Sorry to contradict you, Robert, but don’t you think the toilet scene in Pulp Fiction is pretty cool?
Yes I do, Larry, but one cool scene can only do so much.
“Actors Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet slide down a large inflatable toilet slide …”Um, okay?Also, Blog Guy, I’ve just realised that your initials are RB. Do you know how many boys named RB I’ve been in love with over the years? I’m not sure if I can keep coming back here anymore. Any chance you could, I don’t know, change your name or something?
Well just think of me as BG, for Blog Guy, or BB, for Bob Basler, or Ned Kelly, or something….
BB – OMG! You’re BIG BROTHER! I KNEW IT! The White Hat Conspiracy has just been a cover for your covert operation as Big Brother all this time.
Nice one LMR! And in I’m sure what is a mere coincidence, the anti-spam word is “toast”. White hats, big brother, crappers, Karzai in a second term. That’s it, I’m increasing my meds…
Love is in the toilet roll… ahem ahem….
How about BM?You’ll have figure out for yourselves what it stands for.
Barry Manilow? BM? Coincidence?
Just what is the story with Barry Manilow?? I sooo dont get it!
Barry Manilow, white hats… the pressure is getting a bit too extreme for me in this blog. I need to increase my dosage now, big time!