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...Fish have lives and feelings too." CAROL LIAN, co-organizer of the Singapore International Fish Show, explaining why unwanted pet fish were put up for adoption in an attempt to spare them from being flushed down the toilet...
Henry I. Stern sat on Saddam Hussein’s toilet. The college senior won’t stop talking about his time in Iraq, but he’s not all that excited about the gritty realities of war. He’d rather tell about his adventures cavorting with the United States Special Forces—“SF’s” for those familiar with military jargon—hence the porcelain...
...learn lingo like "the 10-and-5 rule" (you look at hotel guests when they're 10 ft. away and greet them at 5). The execs descend the work ladder until we get to the money shot: the boss scrubbing a frying pan or a toilet. ("Some of our guests miss," a housekeeper warns Tisch as he tackles a commode...
...argument doesn’t fair so well in describing why “all of us” think that public urination or even sex in public should be illegal. His argument could be logically extended to say that since we urinate in a toilet, we might as well urinate in other people’s drinks at a restaurant. Does the gesture seem unwanted? If so, perhaps this can be used to explain to Buttigieg as to why the Super Bowl nipple fest was offensive to some: it was an unwanted and offensive sight...
...years? The concept has far-reaching implications. "Did you know that almost two-thirds of all people enter nursing homes because of falls and incontinence?" asks Dishman, his mind whirling, "and about 80% of incontinence cases could be solved with timed voiding [that is, encouraging someone to use the toilet before a problem occurs]. The big question"--the question Dishman is hoping to answer--"is, How do you design intelligent reminders that don't embarrass people and that help them live better lives...