Some Toilet Humour
1. "Exploding toilet leads to lawsuit"
< http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1498923,00.html >
"A man who says he was severely burned when a portable toilet exploded
after he sat down and lit a cigarette is suing a general contractor and
a coal company, accusing them of negligence"
2. "Residents told to batten down toilets"
< http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1372385.htm >
"The authority is cleaning the sewerage mains with high pressure jets.
During a similar operation about three years ago, the process caused raw
sewage to explode out of a toilet at a house in King George Avenue
coating the walls, floors and ceiling"
3. "Court official sues after toilet breaks under him"
< http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-4-2004_pg9_3 >
"'I was sitting on the toilet bowl and the next thing you know, it exploded.
I was on the floor, on top of a pile of broken porcelain, in a puddle of
water and filth'... He now goes to physical therapy and a chiropractor,
and stretches every morning for 20 minutes before going to work. 'It's a
pain in the ass to do all this stuff,' he said"
4. "Toilet traps man's neck in Frankley" [expired link]
< http://ruberyvillage.co.uk/news/article/render.asp?include=1185.asp >
"Paul Sanders was fixing a disabled toilet in Frankley on Thursday at around
1015 BST when his leg flipped a switch causing his neck to become wedged in
a motorised section of the device"
5. "Cop accidentally shoots man while on loo"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1366410.html >
"An off-duty policeman's gun went off twice as he pulled down his pants to
use the toilet, injuring a man"
6. "Restaurant uses toilet bowl theme"
< http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2005/06/03/1069598-ap.html >
"Taiwanese restaurateur Eric Wang has given new meaning to the traditional
revellers' cry of bottoms up"
7. "Gas station bathroom offers royal touch"
< http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-03-16-luxury-loo_x.htm >
"As Paul Moghadan puts it, a good toilette is good for the bottom line. A
chandelier, faux travertine walls, silver columns and a marble counter
adorn the bathroom at his Chevron gas station in West Covina, some 20
miles east of Los Angeles"
