TOILETING

ONE THING THAT I DON’T DO since becoming an ostomy patient: sit on toilets. Over the years of my belly bag life, I have perfected the fine art of taking a dump standing up. Back in the beginning, as I recall now, I used to be nervous, when in a public restroom stall, about the possibility of someone noticing that the position of my feet seemed odd. But that eventually ceased to concern me. My aversion to sitting on a public toilet seat certainly helped eradicate my unease. It is easy, then, for me to scoff at the latest pricey item up for auction on November 18 in New York: a gold toilet. The starting price is said to be about $10 million, based on the 101.2 kilograms (223 pounds) of gold used to make it. What sort of warped human being would bid on such a dreadful symbol of excess?

That's interesting!

A solid gold toilet was recently stolen in the UK. I wonder if this is the same one?

I can think of someone who would bid on one!

Some people think their poop doesn't stink.

If it is the same one, I'd say the original owner got cleaned out! jb

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You know who would buy this.. 😏

Straight to the White House ballroom 😃 only the most important donors $$$ can use!

I haven't sat down to do business on these for a few years either. Likewise, I have made slight breakthroughs standing at the loo with others in the next stall. Typically, I would peek in and leave. The last time, I decided to anyway! Granted, I'm way more confident knowing I'm not going to stink the place out now that the M9 is doing so well.

Exactly where my mind went!

Terry

🤣😂

An Indian princely state was expecting a visit from the British Governor and his wife during the days of the British Raj. They didn't have flushing toilets, so they stationed a man on the roof who, as soon as her ladyship was finished, poured water in a bucket down the drain to clean up. In another state, the Viceroy and Vicereine arrived on a state visit. Her Highness loved the color pink, so they colored the toilet paper pink as well, in addition to everything pink in their bedroom. She was later heard to remark that she had turned pink in many parts. It was the custom that if a British dignitary's wife admired any jewel worn by a prince, it was to be gifted to them. Many priceless jewels were transferred in observance of that custom. The Kohinoor diamond in the Queen's crown, one of the largest and most priceless diamonds in the world, came from the collection of a local prince. Best wishes.

...while others don't have a pot to piss in.

Probably someone from Dubai will be the highest bidder. The Gold Souk there has 10 tons of the stuff, and 40% of the world's gold trade passes through it. An item similar to the one illustrated here goes for $1.7 million. It also has the world's highest skyline. Maybe there is a relationship between the two. I have been to a very remote area where you have to use what they call a 'Thunder Box' or go enjoy the scenery outside. The largest private gold holding in the world is by Indian households—25.88 tons. Add Pakistan and Bangladesh to it, and it will exceed 50 tons; they were the same country once. Amazing, consider the poverty that also prevails there.