Hey guys, that woman you heard in the men's room is no lady. It's probably just an interactive urinal communicator -- and you're only crazy if you talk back.
Taking "targeted advertising" to a new extreme, Country Music Television is using a talking urinal drain cover to advertise its Oct. 29 special, "CMT Greatest Outlaws: The Dirty Dozen."
When a guy steps up to the urinal, he'll hear a sexy woman's voice cooing, "Don't miss 'Outlaws' on CMT. You seem to miss everything else!"
The motion-activated device, called a "Wizmark," lasts for more than 10,000 flushes and features flashing lights, alternating pictures and a 10-second voice recording.
"We're talking about a very captive audience," says CMT spokesman James Hitchcock. "And this is one way to grab a guy's undivided attention."
Be warned, ladies: A sit-down "Wizmark" will be available faster than you can say, "How about a little privacy?"
Perhaps urinal advertising isn't right for all products, but Molson beer in Canada recently entered into an agreement with Wizmark to advertise a new brew in bars and clubs.
"We think urinal ads have the potential to be great for public service announcements for drinking and driving or safe sex," says Wizmark President Richard Deutsch, who recently patented the device.
Wizmark not only delivers advertising, it replaces the soap puck found in urinals, acting as a deodorizer.
Future versions of the Wizmark may allow the urinal to be turned into a veritable shooting gallery, giving points to guys when they hit specified targets.
"That could be the next big competitive sport," says Deutsch, who is obviously flush with success.
"Beginning with early attempts at writing one's name in the snow, there has already been an element of recreation associated with urination for men."
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
The Urinal Game
This is my favourite one I've come across. This model is called "Kisses". It was designed by Dutch designer Meike van Schijndel.
The National Organisation of Women were offended by these new urinals. Virgin Atlantic Airways installed them in the Virgin Atlantic clubhouse at JFK Airport. They received angry phone calls from female customers and Virgin Atlantic Vice President John Riordan called The National Organisation of Women to apologize. Protestors to offence to the implication of oral sex. They based their protests on the claim that urinals were sexist.
This picture shows the last surviving street urinal on the boulevard Arago in Paris. Paris is famous for it's street urinals and up to 1990 they were a common sight on Parisian streets. In 1920 there were up to 1200 fully operational urinals in the city. The French referred to them as Verspaciennes. This name was derived from the Roman Emperor Vespasian who introduced a levy on urine. These Verspaciennes were renowned for their poor hygiene and foul smell. They have lagely been replaced by the superior Sanisettes.
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