Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A Pictorial View of the Men's Room

Let me start off by saying, that the only reason I had my camera with me in the men’s room was because it was intentional.

Because believe it or not, I actually planned to walk around the city today and take pictures of the décor in men’s public restrooms for this post.

Now I can’t tell you WHICH public restroom this is, but let’s just say that it was located in a very nice store within Center City.

Also, please excuse the “blurriness” in two of these photos, but I took them in a hurry because I didn’t want to get caught and god forbid have anyone think I was some sort of FREAK taking pictures in the men’s room.

Now ladies, I don’t know how it is in women’s public restrooms, but the men’s rooms are usually FILTHY.

Filthy LOOKING and filthy SMELLING.

(sort of like a sanitation truck)

Let's begin our tour...

The first photo you see here is of the toilette. Notice the stream of toilet paper lying on the floor. This is something you see a great deal of in men’s rooms.

I often wonder why this is, other than the possibility that some men enjoy practicing their Olympic ribbon-dancing while they pee, by using the toilet paper. Fine gentlemen, PRACTICE…but could you please have the decency to FLUSH it after you’re done rehearsing, so that the next person doesn’t get the paper undoubtedly STUCK to their shoe and then carry it around all day looking like a total NERD; having people laugh at them.

Thank you!

I also find that somehow, a public restroom brings out the “narcissistic artist” in some men, because you see a awful lot of penis graffiti.

Let’s take a look at a few, shall we…

Here we have a lovely Monet of what seems to be either a penis missile or a giraffe-mobile. Notice how this creative artist added those few “action strokes” to the gonad area, to make it appear as though it was moving.

VERY talented.

I give this piece 5 Stars for being diverse.

Next, we have a striking Picasso, which seems to be a penis-gun with freckles.

Notice again, how this artist added the “action stokes” for movement.

(I guess this means that both these guys must be pretty “quick” in the pistol department)

I also spotted some writing above this piece, but couldn’t quite make out the language. Maybe genitalia hieroglyphics?

I give this piece 4 Stars, because I took one point off for copying.



I often wonder how this penis graffiti happens. I mean, do these men suddenly decide while taking a wee-wee, that they want to draw a picture of their manhood, and then whip out their Sharpie’s to show it off to the world?

And if that’s the case…I seriously think they need to make these drawings much BIGGER.

Because sorry to say gentlemen…you’re not very impressive.