Tuesday, November 21

Random squee.

Random things excite me, and having public bathrooms complete with flat-screen TVs, a fireplace, a mini-dance floor certainly fits. Oh, and did I mention it's in Times Square? Even better!

The crossroads of New York City straphangers and hoards of international travelers will now have a place to "go." An estimated 300,000 flushes are anticipated through the holiday season. (I have no idea what that means in terms of people, but I'm sure there's some mathematical explanation.)

Why is this squeeworthy? Well, it's certainly not because it's a bathroom.

I'm sure lots of people have been finding ways to go about their business (wow, I'm doing really well with this bathroom pun thing!) before the arrival of these pimped out restrooms, but the fact that someone thought to do something so extravagant, and not just install a bunch of sketchy Porta-Potties under the guise of a marketing ploy for bathroom tissue is pretty cool.

I do think it's missing a karaoke machine and a roller rink, but perhaps this will open doors for new concepts in big cities. Like...giant ball pits. Or...a ginormous free lemonade stand.

If you think of something better, let us know.