Look Who Has a Real Potty Mouth... AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The citizens of Amsterdam may now take counsel of talking toilets that expound on the perils of smoking or the futility of war and berate them on hygiene and cleanliness. The first such toilets, fitted with sensors to detect exactly what visitors do and to pass comment if appropriate, were installed in a central Amsterdam cafe Thursday. Creator Leonard van Munster, who sees the project as an artistic venture, will build more if the demand arises. "You might consider sitting down next time," the toilet told a male Reuters reporter politely in a female robot voice. The next user was told that "The last visitor did not take heed of basic rules of hygiene." Depending on circumstances, the toilet might remind you to wash your hands or ask you to lift the seat. "It could suddenly start coughing and warn you about the dangers of cigarettes, or name all the cool movie stars who smoke. It just depends what mood it's in," van Munster said referring to people who sneak off to secretly have a puff.

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Originally posted by Leah: oops...meant to post this in general interests, not politics and society...

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We can make this political. Are these toilets mentioned in the patriot act? :) I think I heard Ashcroft asking me about my views the last time I took a crap.

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"Я это понимаю на рациональном уровне, но не могу принять на эмоциональном" --Бизнесмен Борис Березовский

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Originally posted by Leah: oops...meant to post this in general interests, not politics and society...

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We can make this political. Are these toilets mentioned in the patriot act? :) I think I heard Ashcroft asking me about my views the last time I took a crap.

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Please don’t!! We have a bunch of people here who, by the way, never read the Patriot Act but due to their hate towards President Bush and wicked love for Barbara Streisand & Co., will try to prove everyone that if you read really hard between the lines, especially while spending Christmas in Cambodia, there is a place in the Patriot Act that says that someone will be asked about his or her political views (while boarding an airplane drunk like Kennedy). Please, people!! Ashcroft asked you shit (that is while you are on the toilet in the Amsterdam).

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I was being sarcastic. No normal person has read the patriot act - it is very long, vague, and subject to many interpretations. And it is very possible to disagree with any such legislation in principle, without being in Cambodia, without hating Bush, and without liking Kennedy. There is major opposition to the act from some conservative groups as well. But the main point is I was being sarcastic :) But if it ignites a debate, so be it :)

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Originally posted by Egor: ... I was being sarcastic :)

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I knew you were... :-D

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I like it.... It's better than to have a man in the bathroom , who offers his help.... like they do in Ritz Carlton.... The natives are restless. Падонки. Capt. James Cook, Sat. Feb. 13th 1779, aboard HMS Discovery.

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- Независимость - это когда в 20-й раз наступаешь на одни и те же грабли, а русские уже ни при чем....

Hehehe - that's soooo funny! Plus Amsterdam is the funkiest city in the world! One coffee-shop with such toilets - is just nothing, nice amusement, that's it. And stop being that "policial", damn it! I have a feeling that you can discuss EVERYTHING from a political point of view. Get a life. :o) It's beautiful. Есть женщины, которые хороши до безобразия. А также во время безобразия и после безобразия.