Men - Have you noticed flies in the urinals in public places?

[csziggy]

This goes under "Things found while looking up other things."

Schiphol Airport's Urinal Flies

We should first make it clear that the title is not a statement. Visitors to Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, will be there intending to engage with air-bound objects, but porcelain lavatory fittings will not be among them.

For 'flies' is a plural noun, and the flies in question are pictures of those winged insects which have been etched on to the urinals in the gentlemen's restrooms. Each wall-mounted utensil has one small urine-drenched fly, jauntily perched near the drain holes.

Fly Zone

Yet, this is not a piece of art. The flies are there because they are cost-effective. After they were installed, spillage, and hence cleaning effort, reduced by 80%. Give a man a fly to aim at and he'll concentrate on the job in hand, so to speak. He will be less likely to let his mind and his sense of direction wander.

More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A63804477

Ok, interesting but since I found it on the BBC's Hitcher Guide to the Galaxy site, I was not sure I believed it. Besides


So here we go:

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/u/urinal.htm

[petronius]

1. I've seen that in a bunch of places - it seems common in hotels where we

have conferences, for instance. I seem to recall seeing other images besides flies - little sea shells for example.

Of course, I really resent sophomoric attempts to manipulate me, so I make a point of peeing on the wall whenever I see those things... :)

[BlueJazz]

4. LOL!...I'm with you...From now on I'm gonna' piss all over the walls.

Maybe even piss in the sinks. :)

[UTUSN]

2. Yes, and I pity/wonder how *I* got to be at the top of the food chain and all. n/t

[Lasher]

3. I once saw a little rubber mat that was made to put in the bottom of urinals.

It was a picture of George Bush.

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. The only fly I take note of at the urinal...

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...and I focus on making sure I rezip it before going back out into the public eye.
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Successful more often than not, too!!!!!
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MiddleFingerMomMom woulda been so proud.
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[Old Troop]

6. Damn. I thought they were chocolates right next to the big breath mint

[lunatica]

7. LOL!