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Monday, April 4, 2011

At Large Urinals of the Day: From Swank to Rank in Under an Hour

Posted by on Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:23 PM

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One minute I was taking a leak at the Beverly Hill Hotel—marble partitions! gold fixtures! cloth towels!—and less than an hour later I was taking a leak in the dingiest public toilet in LA: the men's room at the Alaska Airline terminal at LAX.

 

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Kat 1
Uh, that's really tragic and everything...should we be worried about your apparently frequent urination?
Posted by Kat http://www.utopiatenation.com/blog on April 4, 2011 at 4:29 PM
aardvark 2
maybe your camera doesnt capture the detail. looks about the same. seriously those bev hotel pissers are pedestrian.
Posted by aardvark on April 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Andy_Squirrel 3
I'm sure the airport bathrooms are significantly cleaner than say your average pub or subway sandwich chain
Posted by Andy_Squirrel on April 4, 2011 at 4:31 PM
heywhatsit!? 4
This is Kohler vs. American Standard. I put my trust in Kohler.
Posted by heywhatsit!? on April 4, 2011 at 4:34 PM
Matt Hickey 5
I, too, have pissed in the Beverly Hills hotel's pissers. That was one of the best nights of my life.


I mean, for other reasons. Not for pissing in a swank hotel.

Posted by Matt Hickey http://www.matthickey.com on April 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM
seandr 6
I think "Bathroom Graffito of the Day" would be more interesting.
Posted by seandr on April 4, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 7

Marcel Duchamp comes to SLOG.
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on April 4, 2011 at 4:44 PM
8
I, too, am worried about Dan's frequent urination. Has the busy schedule driven you to the bottle?
Posted by Zuulabelle http://www.mellophant.com on April 4, 2011 at 4:44 PM
9
Less "Gross" and more "uninteresting."

Unless it's a pic of those killer piss-troughs at a stadium.
Posted by Extuno on April 4, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Lurleen 10
Maybe for variety you could also photograph the expressions on the faces of the guys watching some Seattle hayseed photographing urinals. Unless this is a common manly passtime, in which case I guess you could photograph their knowing and appreciative nods.
Posted by Lurleen on April 4, 2011 at 4:51 PM
gloomy gus 11
Lurleen, we should call it a "manly pisstime", we Seattle hayseeds lurking with our iPhones at the urinals of the world as we domestic-jet hither and yon.
Posted by gloomy gus on April 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM
Will in Seattle 12
Obviously someone needs to do a coffee table book called "Urinals of the Northwest" similar to the SLOG Happy book "Espresso Stands of the Northwest" that I picked up.

I recommend not including toilets, just urinals, cause toilets are just too gross.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on April 4, 2011 at 5:27 PM
CATSPAW666 13
There are much, much dingier public toilets in LA.
Posted by CATSPAW666 on April 4, 2011 at 5:51 PM
raku 14
I voted gross but only because I think sexist reporting is gross. You should balance your coverage with "tampon dispenser of the day."
Posted by raku on April 4, 2011 at 6:09 PM
15
But such lovely pink urinal cakes! And to think I was bracing myself for something like this:
http://www.fugly.com/pictures/10744/trai…
Posted by Anastasia Beaverhausen on April 4, 2011 at 6:22 PM
despicable me 16
I don't think the Alaska urinals look that bad considering how many thousands more people would use them regularly in comparison to the B.H. Hotel urinals.
Posted by despicable me on April 4, 2011 at 7:03 PM
17
Unless the next few pictures contain Larry Craig blowing you next to the urinals, don't post anymore.
Posted by Pazzie on April 4, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Karlheinz Arschbomber 18
Vince Lombardi Rest Area, near Exit 16W on the New Jersey Turnpike. By the time you park, pass all the football memorabilia, and get your fly opened, pissing isn't everything: it's the ONLY thing.
Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arschbombe on April 4, 2011 at 8:13 PM
TreGibbs 19
Sorry - I missed the pic of the hypocritical, "family values", republican senator cruising for hot, stinky, urine-soaked GAY SEX in these pics. Did you photoshop the republican senator (s) out of the pics??? Please explain...
Posted by TreGibbs on April 4, 2011 at 8:47 PM
internet_jen 20
uninteresting.
Posted by internet_jen on April 4, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Bauhaus I 21
You can always count on about a 1/2" of water on the floor of any men's room at LAX. I should have know better but once I was in a hurry there and left a paper shopping bag on the floor for maybe 45 seconds while I was, um, busy with something else. About two minutes after I left the loo, the bottom of the bag fell out and I was chasing little edibles from Fauchon all over the airport.

Why are so many unattended men's rooms always so fucking wet?
Posted by Bauhaus I on April 4, 2011 at 8:57 PM
memorex 22
There HAVE to be worse toilets than that somewhere in LA.
Posted by memorex on April 4, 2011 at 9:19 PM
Karlheinz Arschbomber 23
Bauhaus @21: Apparently you've never seen travellers, especially overseas travellers of the genre that get special attention by the TSA, bathing themselves at airport lavatory sinks. That's likely the source of the offending damp.
Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arschbombe on April 4, 2011 at 9:20 PM
24
I vote neither. It's not gross, but it is starting to get old. Find a new meme.
Posted by I have always been... east coaster on April 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Canuck 25
@21 Ew, ew, ew! That's horrible! Don't you guys have those little flippy shelves on which to put your shopping bags?
Posted by Canuck on April 4, 2011 at 10:22 PM
kk in seattle 26
Fer cryin' out loud, Dan, get a Board Room membership. It's a no-brainer for anyone that travels as much as you do and needs to be on line before and after flights to spend a couple bucks to be in a business-friendly environment.
Posted by kk in seattle on April 5, 2011 at 12:21 AM
27
I had a 10-hour layover in that terminal. *shudder* Snap away, Dan!
Posted by PEM on April 5, 2011 at 11:44 AM
28
I know there has to be nastier ones in LA... but will I regret seeing it?
Posted by Rova on April 5, 2011 at 3:33 PM
29
These posts aren't gross, they're just friggin' boring.
Posted by Zac on April 5, 2011 at 4:10 PM
30
Why is it that airport bathrooms are among the grossest I've ever had to use?
Posted by Hoyt Clagwell on April 5, 2011 at 6:38 PM

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