Dec 11th, 2008 · Many people go to the bathroom with their cell phones. And sometimes, the phone ends up answering the call of nature. "It happens quite often," says an official at Simplexity, an online wireless phone reseller.
Dec 10th, 2008 · Washington D.C. plans to party during inauguration week. For some reason, this plan has not met with unanimous approval. The city last week approved allowing bars to serve alcohol until 5 a.m from Jan 17 to Jan. 21. Two Senators involved with inauguration plans want the city to drop that idea. They say police already will be busy providing security for millions. Let's not even talk about whether there are enough bathrooms on the National Mall.
Nov 20th, 2008 · The international space station turns 10 this week, and NASA is celebrating with an upgrade of the orbiter's bedrooms and bathrooms.
Sep 29th, 2008 · People remembering Paul Newman include a reporter who once worked for a Connecticut newspaper. The managing editor got a call from a man claiming to be Paul Newman. She hung up at first, thinking it was a prank. But Newman really had a story idea. To cover that story, a reporter went to Newman's home. And he happened by a bathroom. Every sheet of toilet paper had a famous actor's face and the words, "Greetings from Robert Redford."
Jun 20th, 2008 · A publisher of bathroom readers — compilations of stories, poems, essays and funny quotes — came to Madison Square Park's public toilet in Manhattan, to give out free quarters and to promote the books for Bathroom Reading Month.
May 26th, 2008 · A minor league baseball team in St. Paul, Minn., has a twist on the bobblehead. The 2,500 fans at Sunday's game got a bobblefoot. It's a plastic model of a bathroom stall ... with a bobbling, tapping foot peeking out from under it. The team plays near the Twin Cities airport where Sen. Larry Craig was arrested in a sex sting. But they say it wasn't a reference to the wide stance — just honoring National Tap Dance Day.
Jan 16th, 2008 · IKEA doesn't just pick cute Scandinavian words for its products. There's actually a method to the madness. Bathroom fixtures are named after Scandinavian bodies of water. Bedding is named with words associated with sleep, comfort and cuddling. A popular rug is called "Ludde," which can mean fuzzy. Linguist Nanna Ericsson cracks the code.
Dec 11th, 2007 · A British man named David Leggat once took a survival course. But he may never have expected to use his training for this. He stepped into a men's bathroom. The door jammed. And then the handle fell off. The bathroom was at a lawn bowling club, hardly used this time of year. Which is why he was stuck in freezing temperatures for four days.