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[SoCalDem]

Ice-cream shaped like faeces is ready to be served at the Modern Toilet diner in the Shilin district in Taipei November 9, 2007. All 100 seats in the crowded diner are made from toilet bowls, not chairs. Sink faucets and gender-coded "WC" signs appear throughout the three-storey facility, one of 12 in an island-wide chain of eateries with a toilet theme. Picture taken November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)


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Taipei diner attracts clients with toilet humor

By Ralph Jennings Tue Nov 13, 4:38 PM ET

TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - This Taipei restaurant might consider it a compliment to be called an outhouse as the Modern Toilet diner is one of chain of themed eateries appealing to largely young clientele with a toilet humor.


All 100 seats in the crowded diner are made from toilet bowls, not chairs. Sink faucets and gender-coded "WC" signs appear throughout the three-storey facility, one of 12 in an island-wide chain of eateries with a toilet theme.

Customers eat from mini plastic toilet bowls. They wipe their hands and mouths using toilet rolls hung above their tables, which may be glass-topped jumbo bathtubs.

"Most customers will bring their cameras in because the place is quite special," said Yang Chung-chi, a manager at the restaurant in north Taipei.

Owner Wang Tzi-wei opened his first Modern Toilet in 2004 after being inspired by a Japanese cartoon featuring restroom images and the toilet themes run through the food and drinks menus.

Modern Toilet draws on people ages 15 to 35, especially students from the three universities near Yang's facilities because they're "easily excited," Yang said. He said older people just wouldn't get it.

"It's really unusual, so special that it doesn't gross me out," said Betty Tsai, 16, a Taipei high school sophomore trying Modern Toilet for the first time on a friend's recommendation.

But for a few customers, the toilet humor is too much.

"My son thought it was disgusting and didn't know if he could finish his food," said Taipei mother Lin Li-ju.

Managers say the restaurant's popularity shows that Taipei customers, who have a choice of theme-eateries that resemble jailhouses and hospitals, appreciate creative dining.

"In the evenings, we easily fill up," Yang said. "Our headquarters is still looking at expansion."

(Editing by Miral Fahmy)

[chelsea0011]

1. Why do I have no appetite?

[zabet]

2. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase...

"Eat shit".
:puke:

[SoCalDem]

17. You might wonder what the actual restrooms look like

[malaise]

3. Bwaaaaaaaaaah

This takes 'full of shit' to a new level :rofl:

[babylonsister]

4. Snort!

:rofl: Can't...stop...laughing! I heard or read about this novel restaurant recently, but love your, er, position!

[SoCalDem]

7. There's a special seating area for the "wide stance" folks

and if you want a napkin, you have to "scootch" it with your foot, and bend down to pick it up off the floor..

[babylonsister]

9. You're killin' me here!

:rofl: Straight to my funny bone!

[SoCalDem]

11. If you need your waitress... tap your foot 3 times..

:rofl:

[librechik]

5. "special achievement in graphics" for the "gag" photos

love the juxtaposition. I was expecting something else. But maybe not!

:rofl:

[SteppingRazor]

6. Can someone PLEASE explain to me the Japanese obsession with shit?

[SoCalDem]

8. Those people eat RAW FISH...eeeeeeels.. octopusessss.. . fish fish fish

rice rice rice...tofu tofu tofu.. it's short step to this sort of restaurant..

and yes they DO love their toilets :)

[babylonsister]

12. And teeny, tiny toilets they are! nt

[karlrschneider]

13. Did Japan up and buy Taiwan while I wasn't looking?

...

[SoCalDem]

15. Nope.. they won it in a

CRAP game :rofl:

[karlrschneider]

16. ROFL!

Good one. :D

[mmonk]

10. Pretty crappy if you ask me.

[SteppingRazor]

14. I disagree. I think it's the shit.

[C_U_L8R]

18. What the poop ????

that is some sick shit right there.