re: Vache Folle’s observation about toilets in the 3rd World: I’m thinking a decent part of it (beyond cost, that is) is that they haven’t embraced the American cultural tendency to treat taking a shit like a mini-vacation at times. Hence, no real need for seats.
I wholeheartedly approve of the Crapper Retreat, btw. If you’re gonna be there awhile, might as well be comfortable.
Some of my greatest ideas have been formulated on the toilet. Thanks to the Blackberry, I can now publish those ideas while on the shitter.