December 4, 2005
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SUNDAY GOOD NEWS
First week of December and time to come up with some creative new Xmas present ideas. What could be better than the Swash High Tech Toilet Seat? Coming to your neighborhood and bathroom soon (depending on how spendy your neighborhood is), this invention has been made by the Japanese and common in Europe for 20 years but is just now catching on here (through a firm called Brondell) because it includes a “bidet” feature that’s a new concept to us Americanos. And that, in case this isn’t more than you cared to know, is a warm water spray that sprays your butt and then air dries it afterwards. Plus: the toilet seat is heated. Now that I’d pay big bucks for on these winter days when I’ve just waked up and have to sit on that ice cold throne half asleep. Oh, and the lid doesn’t bang down, it slowly lowers. And the seat is anti-bacterial. And all for a mere $469 or $599 on current sales and depending on which model you choose. I’d run right out and get one this minute if I didn’t have a few hundred other items I had to spend that money on first, but if I get lucky enough this coming year maybe I’ll save up. I think my butt deserves it.
Deep Thought: “I’m not sure it’s good to think back to my childhood memories, because I end up feeling happy and sad at the same time, and that gives me a weird “neutral” feeling.”
Today I am grateful for: That I didn’t live at the time of the Black Death
Guess the Movie: “You’re the first man in five years who didn’t tell me I look like Veronica Lake inside of a minute.” Answer: LA Confidential, 1997.
Winner: strawberry14.
Iraq ex-PM says survives assassination in mosque
By Khaled Farhan
NAJAF, Iraq, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Iraq’s former prime minister Iyad Allawi said gunmen tried to assassinate him in Shi’ite Islam’s holiest shrine on Sunday, forcing him to cut short an election campaign visit pursued by an angry mob.
“It appeared to be an assassination attempt,” the secular Shi’ite said on his return to Baghdad from the holy city of Najaf. (Rest of article here.)
Comments (15)
hhahaha its like a bah-day(haha i have no idea how it is spelled).
those freak me out though. what if they’re too presurized. it would sting. and that would be bad. really bad.
LA Confidential.
I have one! It’s awesome! You control the pressure so it never stings. Total hygiene – that’s what it’s about ;p
I think Ozzy Ozbourne’s wife has one of these.
I want one. That will definitely have to go on my “probably never get it” wish list.
LA Confidential wins! Good job.
interesting news…
Yup the perfect gift for someone who has everything. Dear heart we write about what we need to write about. When things are too painful we often feel nuetral about it. Keep writing just write what comes. You are strong enough to face anything that you can write. Love to you, Judi
i’d like to electric bagel slicer, too, please. does that come in magenta?
Sounds good but as any machine can malfunction this one may have sinister potential…..Mia Lucia
I have such mixed feelings about that toilet seat. It’d take a hell of a lot to get used to such a contraption.
I had to go toilet shopping recently (building a house) and we saw these. I just wonder about people who are that focused on their toilets.
the movie is “LA Confidential” said by Kim Basinger. the bidet looks cool.
omigod, my dream toilet. why are americans so slow to realize the coolness of such gadgets???
I might like that cleaning jet of water but not for that price.