Gothamist: Electronic Public Toilet Humiliates Woman

robingee

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:13:07 -0500

Jeff, you come here to get the news? Guh?

NannyState

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:24:23 -0500

^You're comment #40, pal. You think gothamist's advertizers aren't saying "More poop stories!"? Shit works.

TheKlaus

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:41:59 -0500

Oh, I heard 143 different women shit their pants there yesterday, so it's totally cool to call out this incident because, hey, who's to know who the article is about right? COME ON Gothamist. Dig deeper for BETTER stories. I come here to get the news, not to hear about people shitting their pants. Isn't that what consumption junction is for? Integrity, gothamist.

WestVillageVintage

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:52:19 -0500

There's a toilet right across the street @ Wendy's. Actually if the SS line is too long you could get a burger and frosty there.

avatar77

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:24:27 -0500

Public toilet: 1 Old lady with the runs: 0

Barbj8

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:10:04 -0500

If you go into a Starbucks and stand at the door looking around the room for a second, sometimes the staff will tell you, "We don't have one. You'll have to go somewhere else", even if you aren't looking for a bathroom.

cucarachita

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:00:46 -0500

Poor girl. She probably ate something that wasn't quite right. It can happen. When you feel that urgently about pooping, you should really just go into a Starbucks and poop on their floor.

Spear_Chucker

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:43:46 -0500

Was she hot?

Nick S

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:38:26 -0500

you're a fucking loser.

subwayblogger

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:16:15 -0500

Ok, ok. I was the "witness" that made the post. One, the woman was never filmed/photographed, nor was their a name or description of her. So her identity is completely safe. I'm not the meanest person in the world. Two, yeah, it's REALLY wierd to post something like that, but I thought it was shocking enough that I had to share. Three, the cleaning. @Steven - It was cleaned up within minutes. Once it was finally my turn to go in, I came out to see the Cemusa (?) guy there to service the unit. I guess they come in and replace paper products etc. He pulled a garden hose out of a side door, and hosed the sidewalk down. Four, just be glad I didnt go into detail about the inside of the unit. Turns out, the cleaning cycle can only do so much.

smokedgouda

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:39:42 -0500

when ya gotta go...

rdsizzle

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:39:32 -0500

Perhaps George Costanza could have offered councel on the nearest and best facility....

ny_am

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:29:47 -0500

Ever thought that this woman may have a serious disease such as Crohn's disease or IBS? Or simply gotten food poisoning? Shame on you for making this into "news."

Shinobi Shaw

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:25:01 -0500

People, if you don't want this happening to you start training your body to go to the toilet either at night (when you're at home) or in the morning (before your shower). If you do this, you will avoid these types of incidents.

Anna_Merkin

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:07:46 -0500

I think he made it up. This is one of those meme's that's been created as a practical joke.

JRod5417

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:04:34 -0500

Every now and again, I read a comment that makes me wince in disgust. Congratulations Kojak at #21.

NannyState

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:02:58 -0500

Never leave home without having a deep,profound, and meaningful shit.

JenChungsBra

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:47:28 -0500

What an asswipe.

zodak

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:45:34 -0500

where was the other girl with the cup?

Kojak

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:37:54 -0500

Judging by the loose texture and off color of her feces, I'd say shes not eating right. Plus her sphincter may have been weakened by excessive 'intrusions'. Ladies, you need to take care of yourself.

lanciano

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:33:00 -0500

Um, filming of a pile of NYC sidewalk poo is proof of nothing. I'm sure at one point or another there's been shit smeared over every square foot of this this town. If this guy did witness this unfortunate occurrence and found it entertaining enough to blog about, I can only hope he finds himself in a similar situation someday.

aveB4life

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:19:10 -0500

vindingo has a public bathroom locator program for all you palm nerds.

Steven

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:18:34 -0500

I wonder how long it took before someone cleaned it up?

west side Michael

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:16:18 -0500

Home depot on 23rd street is another "free" toilet though of course we know nothing is free.

robingee

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:07:48 -0500

ew, who wants to see that? And who wouldn't believe him anyway? People crap themselves sometimes.

Kojak

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:07:11 -0500

She should've worn one of these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carpet_bomberz/115429145/

The Edge

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:01:57 -0500

He didn't actually film her doing the deed, but the aftermath.

jaycjay

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:00:51 -0500

He took a picture of the woman "crapping her shorts"? Uh... no. Having actually watched the video before commenting on it, I can state that he took a picture of it on the ground afterwards. She's not shown, and there's nothing that would identify her beyond his referring to her as "a thirty-year old woman."

fishfryin

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:58:05 -0500

there is a starbucks on i think 27th and 6th. i ran there during an episode at the bbq thing in the park this summer

Pharmer

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:51:50 -0500

Hmm. That's a bad place to be if you have to go. I don't recall if there was a Starbucks in that area.

triggerzer0

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:51:05 -0500

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19587389/ that's what did it

rcltrh

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:49:57 -0500

If she had just started babbling to herself then dropped her shorts right there and crapped on the lawn no-one would have thought anything anything different than the crazy homeless people. Heck she could have run onto a subway and done the same thing. I saw an old homeless guy crap right in the middle of the L a few months ago.

TheKlaus

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:49:19 -0500

This is sort of an embarrassing thing to be writing about, no? I'm pretty sure the women in question would have preferred this mortifying incident get as little exposure as possible.

hoodlum

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:46:35 -0500

There should be more public bathrooms. It's a cold cold place for you when you have to go. You walk by place after place with "bathroom for customers only". Where is the compassion? :-(

Sir Jimbob

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:43:16 -0500

own3d

JMH

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:43:07 -0500

He took a picture of the woman "crapping her shorts"? What an asshole.

plk779

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:42:39 -0500

Yeah, that really sounds like the kind of thing that needs to be spread all over the internet. People are jerks.

Jen Chung

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:42:34 -0500

Live Bait is right down the street! In case of emergency, just buy a soda and use the bathroom.

matty

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:37:12 -0500

poor lady :(