A Day in the Life of a Daycare Toilet

Of all the things I expected to see at the county fair, a toilet decorating contest was not one of them.  If only I had known about this earlier, I would have saved Toilet Week on this blog for the end of August.  The people who decorated the toilets for this contest came up with some toilet-related gags that I hadn’t come across before.

The entry to the right was my favorite, called “A Day in the Life of a Daycare Toilet.”  Every one of the items glued to this toilet has been at one time or another flushed down the toilet by a toddler.

Another remarkable entry was based on the Starship Enterprise, from Star Trek.  It was called “The Captain’s Log.”  Ah, yes, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Seeing all these elaborately decorated toilets brought two thoughts to mind.

The first thought was how they remind me of art cars, which I have seen several times in parades and at the American Visionary Art Museum.  Seeing an art car always makes me wish I had a way to make my own.  But I don’t have a garage, so it seems impractical.

The second thought is that I am about to renovate my bathroom, which means I will have an old toilet that would probably be going to a landfill, unless I found something creative to do with it.  This could make next year’s Toilet Week very interesting.

See all the toilet entries on Flickr

See other photos from the fair on Flickr

Zipper sandwich

This pouch looks just like a sandwich, unless you get close enough to notice the zippers across the top of both slices of bread.  I thought it would be fun to put my Metro SmartTrip card in it.

Using the sandwich at a Metro fare gate

As you can see, it looks like I’m using a sandwich to get in and out of the Washington subway system.

I also used it to get out of the Metro parking lot, although it’s hard to tell from this photo.  But I liked the photo so much, I’m posting it anyway.  I want to thank Bob for taking these pictures of me, which put him at risk of looking almost as ridiculous as I did.

Using the sandwich to get out of the Metro parking lot

I bought this pouch at Franklin’s Restaurant, Brewery, and General Store in Hyattsville, Maryland.  I highly recommend visiting Franklin’s.  They have many tacky treasures in their store, and lots of fun toys as well.  After shopping, you can have a brew and some good food.  If you can’t get to Hyattsville, many online stores sell the zippered sandwich, under the name “Yummypockets,” which come in taco, pizza slice, and chocolate chip cookie shapes as well.