Urinal Fly

While I was in Europe, in the bathrooms I saw many urinal flies. Not real ones, mind you, but decals of flies affixed to the inside of urinals. I did a quick Google search and found urinalfly.com, one of the companies that manufactures them. They claim: "Keeps Bathrooms up to 85% cleaner." The idea is that the fly is placed in a specific spot on the urinal surface so as to reduce "spillage" - which, in my experience, is more difficult than it sounds, because there are many varieties of urinal shapes, each with its own fluid acoustic signature. The urinalfly.com urinal fly even comes with instructions about how to position the fly for "maximum effectiveness."

I don't know what's so compelling about pissing on a fly - it seems a little cruel and, well, unpleasant if it were a real fly, and the urine-soaked real fly flew down your pant leg - but at least it's something to do. It is a bit of a shock seeing a bunch of flies in all the urinals as you walk in the restroom, but it soon gives way to laughter. I had seen these maybe once or twice before in America, but I saw them several places in Europe. In fact, I saw them in all three countries that we visited: Swizterland, Turkey, and Holland.

I wonder if there's a market for a urinal bee?

Speaking of urinals, I had a weird dream about one the other night. I had to go to the bathroom, but when I entered the restroom I discovered that there was something inside the urinal. Not a fly this time, but an electrical socket. Complete with faceplate and everything, embedded right there in the urinal. Two vacant faces, mocking me.

So I had to go pretty bad, but I was faced with the dilemma, should I go ahead and do it and risk a rather painful and probably fatal electrocution? I woke up soon after.

Weird dream.

Speaking of dreams, my buddy Rob has recently started a cool dream blog, in which he has cataloged and shared many of his dreams. Rob has some seriously weird dreams. I'm also very pleased and honored to have guest starred in one of them.