"Talking Toilets" Will Counsel Citizens

[matcom]

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The citizens of Amsterdam may now take counsel of talking toilets that expound on the perils of smoking or the futility of war and berate them on hygiene and cleanliness.

The first such toilets, fitted with sensors to detect exactly what visitors do and to pass comment if appropriate, were installed in a central Amsterdam cafe Thursday. Creator Leonard van Munster, who sees the project as an artistic venture, will build more if the demand arises.

"You might consider sitting down next time," the toilet told a male Reuters reporter politely in a female robot voice. The next user was told that "The last visitor did not take heed of basic rules of hygiene."

Depending on circumstances, the toilet might remind you to wash your hands or ask you to lift the seat.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=1&u=/nm/20040827/od_nm/dutch_toilets_dc

[demnan]

1. Gawd!!!!

Can't even go to the can anymore without being nagged!

[GOPisEvil]

2. "Mix in a salad, tubby!" "Oooof, you're heavy!"

Oh yeah...this will go over REAL well...

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. "Hey, can a brotha get some lysol in here!"

oh yeah, this will go over very well :D

[GOPisEvil]

4. "You might want to come back later."

"The person who used this previously left a MASSIVE stink bomb."

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING! INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING! ALERT! ALERT!

[guitar man]

6. Talking toilets, nothing new

Don't we already have one or two of those in the white house?

[underpants]

7. Great! This a-hole likes getting a Running Start on me!

Hilarious cross thread reference from earlier. Whoo boy was that clever. :thumbsup: for ME!

[DinahMoeHum]

8. "Don't forget to wipe your ass, folks!"

:evilgrin: