Blogs Feb 11, 2011 at 3:04 pm

Urinal of the Day: Pissed In Centralia

Dan Savage
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1
It looks like a fucking shrine.
Vince on February 11, 2011 at 3:10 PM Report this
2
these things are large enough to hold up to 4 men comfortably.
Josh Bomb on February 11, 2011 at 3:12 PM Report this
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Yep, that's what urinals used to look like way back in the olden days. They're mostly all gone by now.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on February 11, 2011 at 3:19 PM Report this
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Looks like something Ayn Rand would piss in.
Ziggity on February 11, 2011 at 3:20 PM Report this
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Yup, gotta go hit the ol' fountainhead.
Ophian on February 11, 2011 at 4:07 PM Report this
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See now, looks like either a small boy or a very tall man could both use these w/ no problems.
BEG on February 11, 2011 at 4:07 PM Report this
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@6 I too favor the floor length models for their egalitarian functionality.
Ophian on February 11, 2011 at 4:09 PM Report this
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Someone is into watersports, someone is into watersports, someone is into watersports, someone is into watersports, someone is into watersports!
raindrop on February 11, 2011 at 5:18 PM Report this
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Well, with a handle like "raindrop" it's really no wonder, now is it?
COMTE on February 11, 2011 at 5:22 PM Report this
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Yay Olympic Club! And I've pee'd in that UOTD - so Yay me!
mike in oly on February 11, 2011 at 5:53 PM Report this
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That is a marvel of design, and yet vile and disgusting at the same time. It's all art deco begging for bleach.
catballou on February 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM Report this
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@11:

As someone who's availed themselves of that urinal on several occasions, I think I can say with some degree of certainty that bleach just isn't going to do the job on this. In fact, I doubt anything short of stripping an re-enameling would take that stain out.
COMTE on February 11, 2011 at 6:45 PM Report this
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Dan,
Truly, your son must be proud. You are a great journalist.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:22 PM Report this
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Truly it is the King of all Urinals.
saxfanatic on February 11, 2011 at 7:44 PM Report this
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If you don't want to drive that far, Mulleady's in Magnolia also has a huge urinal.
adabsurdum on February 11, 2011 at 8:05 PM Report this
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thats about the prettiest urinal in centralia lol
on February 11, 2011 at 11:19 PM Report this
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It is the antique Wurlitzer jukebox of urinals!
mr pinky on February 12, 2011 at 10:25 AM Report this
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The Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub has the same urinals, albeit ... in better condition.
BD on February 12, 2011 at 10:53 AM Report this
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@8, Maybe it's this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv8YiFgzQ…
xxxSTEVExxx on February 12, 2011 at 11:50 PM Report this
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I realize I'm in the minority here, but I'd be delighted to never see another urinal picture. I read Savage over breakfast, usually, and the pictures are mildly disgusting, rather than being interesting or charming or sexy, variations in porcelain architecture notwithstanding.

Long ago, I worked as a cleaner at a golf club, and these pictures bring back less than happy memories of freezing cold mornings, the smell of Simple Green mixed with pee, and the utter futility of trying to actually clean one of those nasty things well enough to make it seem worthwhile.

Photo series of toilets just don't seem very cutting edge to me, sorry.
mran on February 13, 2011 at 1:54 PM Report this

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