bathrooms

Indoor plumbing is certainly one of the most important advances in modern civilization. So much so in fact, that Tokyo's Science Museum has decided that it was important enough to have an entire exhibit dedicated to the commode, the throne, the porcelain God or any other name you may have for it. Okay, I can accept the potential "artistry" of a toilet, but in a science museum?

Bathrooms can be pretty nasty places, especially when there are tons of people going in and out all day. But hey, we've gotta face the fact that not everyone has superb hygiene, right?

She made her bladder gladder, but her wallet sadder.

We spend so much time doing the pee pee dance and hoping that the homeless person who's locked himself in the Starbucks bathroom hasn't died that it's nice to take a moment every now and then and remind ourselves that this isn't the way things are everywhere. Here are nine of the coolest bathrooms we could find (store one away in your happy place for safekeeping).

The bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house, and not just because of germs. Slips and falls on wet surfaces have been found to be one of the leading causes of accidental deaths in the U.S., and bathrooms are the most common places that these accidents take place.

Finally, I get to write about one of my favorite subjects. Filthy, Public Restrooms. In particular, filthy, public restrooms...in Victoria, The best/worst. The funniest/saddest. In General, the public restroom is the embodiment of the dualistic nature of all that is human. What? Sorry if I got a little deep on you there. What I mean, is that you love them for the very same reasons you hate them. Ever smelled something so foul in a public restroom, that all you can do is laugh hysterically? I have. Ever seen something so shockingly vile in a restroom, that you had to take a picture so people would believe you? Yep, me too. The top five filthiest restrooms in Victoria is a personal list of mine. I'm sure I'm leaving several off though. So feel free to respond and either debunk my list or add to it. Give me a personal experience, relating to a filthy, public restroom here in our fair burg. So without pointing fingers, here's my list: