A Sip of Conflict

Current Exploritorium exhibit MIND, you are the exhibit. At A Sip of Conflict, for example, I am drinking from a water fountain fashioned from a very real but unused toilet. The exhibit evokes emotion and creates a tension between mind body and spirit throughout. Well worth the visit!

Make it your own

Rival Toilets makes it easy to make your throne your own.

My Top 10

10. The Potty Putter

For the person who takes his time.

I know, it is silly, but a great ‘Dad’ gift. Stop the glassy eyed searching of the sweater isles and get him this, he’ll think you put some thought into it…

9. Toilet Light Flusher

For the Night Owl.

This made it in my top ten in not so much as it is a cool gift, but as it is really useful. Who doesn’t need this?

8. Organic Toiler Paper

For the Greenies.

I really like this idea even if it is only a decoration at this point. I would buy it if she would make reusable pieces. Save trees!

7. Toilet Paper that talks to you

For the passive agressive.

I would record, ‘Courtesy Flush!’ to be played at 30 second intervals interrupted occasionally by a whistled refrain of ‘Dock of the Bay.’

6. Sudoku!

For people who think they are really smart!

I find number games mildly painful, but it’s a  good gift for those who can add… to nine.

5. Pee and Poo

For those who support the EU.

I chose Pee and Poo because I really like that the design came from Sweden. I truly enjoy the Swedes’ off beat, charming, dry, no facial expression humor.

4. The Metal Sign

For the guest bathroom.

This is where you get to have fun! Unfortunately, this is all I could find for ‘toilet related.’ Would have liked an ‘Abandon all hope yea who enter here’ but it seems Dante hasn’t crossed over to Country Shabby Chic.

3. Decals. Gotta love ‘em.

For the artist.

If only I could design my own! Toilet Tatoos has a nice selection of traditional,and BoingBoing for some more, but if you are looking for something to make you smile, go to Etsy.

2. Toilet Monster

For anyone who’s still afraid of the toilet monster. (You know who you are)

Childhood fear, scary, unexpected. Encapsulates much of what we just don’t want to see when we lift the lid.

1. Sour Flush

For the sweet tooth

Made it to number one from the incredible amount of interest. I never had so many hits since this ‘candy’ post.

Potty Putter

I have decided to do a top 10 Best Toilet Gifts.

This is a sample of my list to come:

Potty Putter: “For that person who takes his time”

Don’t waste precious training time on the toilet! Get the Potty Putter that has everything you need for an exciting round of golf. Includes putting green, mini putter, flag stick and two golf balls.

You can buy it new from for $22.95 at golfun . Or used…um, on amazon for $19.

Toilet Toys

Pee and Poo

Silly, but I wish I would have thought of it first.

Must be Christmas shopping time as I can’t seem to get away from gift ideas….

Sour Flush

Each package of Sour Flush Toilet candy contains a plastic toilet filled with sour power candy and two plunger lollipops. Sweet.

Gross and funny at the same time… why not get yours now at OffBeat Treats?

You Don’t Know Squat

I’ve found a kindred spirit!

“We’re the weird ones for sitting down to poop, if you want to go by sheer numbers.”

Mark Sisson’s MarksDailyApple.

User Guide: Squat Toilets

Funny view on how to use a squat toilet by Brian Sack (Banterist). I can only say that after many years living in Spain, France, Italy, England and Germany and traveling to remote areas of Spain (the islands) most of the EU including  Greece and Turkey in addition to most of Eastern Europe, I have only once found this type of toilet. (Remote Southern France 1992) AND it far surpasses my current toilet troubles I am dealing with now in Northern California with the American “I hope to God it flushes!” toilet system. It backs up, overflows, and there’s commonplace need to call the city on a bi-yearly basis to fix the clogs!

life is like a roll of toilet paper

“I’ve learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it rolls”-Andy Rooney

Wednesday, October 7th is my 35th, and as I cannot personally be at O’Connell’s Pub on my birthday, I will attend virtually!

Please come in about 10 PM to eat some cake and have a drink on me to toast this milestone!
I’ll be on the bar..literally.

Cool Toilet Designs

This is exactly what I would love to do!