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Whilst we strive to raise the standard of this website, we've allowed ourselves just one more frivolous page.
And if you think the subject of toilets is just too silly to waste your valuable internet browsing time, well, it's you who clicked on the link to this page...
We all know that seven is a lucky number, and triple-seven is the goal of many gamblers worldwide.
Extending this goal target, and in a gallant attempt to keep the floor clean, targets marked '777' have been stuck on the inside of urinals in the public toilets on the Minatomirai subway line in Yokohama, Japan.
Go to Europe, and you'll see a picture of a fly stuck inside the urinals at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. (urinalfly.com)
During the 2006 World Cup, toilets in Hamburg were seen with little footballs within a goalmouth. (wee-goal.com)
These etchings are also seen in various other locations and further targets include bull's-eyes and rival team names.
And that's all we have to say about public toilets.
If you have more information about this topic, please DO NOT write to us. There are other websites specialising in urinal art and we're happy to leave further research to them!
This page was uploaded, just to show the diverse usage of the so-called lucky number seven.
a little story about some software engineers in the toilet
Three Apple engineers and three Microsoft engineers are travelling by train to a conference. At the station, the each of the three Microsoft guys buy their ticket and watch as the three Apple engineers buy only a single ticket between them. "How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a Microsoft employee. "Watch... and learn." replies an Apple engineer.
They all board the train. The Microsoft guys take their respective seats but all three Apple engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train departs, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The Microsoft guys see this and agree it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, they decide to copy the Apple engineers on the return trip and save some money. When they get to the station, they buy just one single ticket between them for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Apple engineers don't buy a ticket at all! "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed Microsoft employee. "Watch... and learn." replies an Apple engineer.
When they board the train the three Microsoft guys cram themselves into a restroom and the three Apple Engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterwards, one of the Apple engineers leaves the restroom and walks over to the restroom where the Microsoft guys are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."