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Old Feb 10, 2012, 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by Rebelyell
To the best of my knowledge they weren't holding elections inside the toilet stalls, but you never know.
If the restroom fees were collected by individuals, there is a chance that some discriminatory practices could be in play - that is, "forgetting" to charge the white customers by certain staff.

That was the issue with poll taxes during the Jim Crow era. True, everyone could vote by law, but in effect, the taxes prohibited a specific group of people.
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 11:25 am
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Originally Posted by flying_owl
If the restroom fees were collected by individuals, there is a chance that some discriminatory practices could be in play - that is, "forgetting" to charge the white customers by certain staff.

That was the issue with poll taxes during the Jim Crow era. True, everyone could vote by law, but in effect, the taxes prohibited a specific group of people.
The dime was not collected by individuals. There was a little slot on the door and you put the dime and and turned the handle. The whole thing was based on the notion that blacks on average have less money than whites and therefore pay toilets are discriminatory, which I think is ridiculous.

When the first casino opened in Mississippi they had a two-hour wait to get in and charged a $10 admission fee to help keep down the crowds (and make more money). The local NAACP repeatedly objected on the grounds that poor people were being denied their constitutional right to gamble. I kid you not!
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 12:03 pm
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Originally Posted by PTravel
Well, damn, if that isn't the most useful website since seatguru! Thanks, goalie! If only they had an android app.
Actually there is ...

https://market.android.com/details?i...dG9yc3F1YXQiXQ..

The reviews are mixed. I haven't loaded it.
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 12:44 pm
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Originally Posted by cheltzel
Actually there is ...

https://market.android.com/details?i...dG9yc3F1YXQiXQ..

The reviews are mixed. I haven't loaded it.
Thanks! I've just downloaded it. I'll let you know how it . . . uh . . . works out.
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 1:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Rebelyell
The dime was not collected by individuals. There was a little slot on the door and you put the dime and and turned the handle. The whole thing was based on the notion that blacks on average have less money than whites and therefore pay toilets are discriminatory, which I think is ridiculous.

When the first casino opened in Mississippi they had a two-hour wait to get in and charged a $10 admission fee to help keep down the crowds (and make more money). The local NAACP repeatedly objected on the grounds that poor people were being denied their constitutional right to gamble. I kid you not!
In that case then, I have no idea what the NAACP is thinking. If anything, it sounds like they are oppressing their own cause by furthering the notion that blacks make less money. Are parking meters now unconstitutional?
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 3:54 pm
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God no. I'm a guy, I've used some of the most indescribable bathrooms imaginable and as what I'm doing is rather gross, I'm not paying money for a nicer bathroom.
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 6:01 pm
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I'll pay more for more legroom in coach (like E+ on UA) but I would not pay for a premium toilet. Well, OK, maybe a little... no more than a dollar.

I'm in the airplane seat for a couple of hours or so but in the toilet for just a few minutes. $1 for a premium toilet and $50 for a premium coach seat, sure, but not $25 for a premium toilet. That is seriously overpriced.
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 8:10 pm
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Originally Posted by CMK10
God no. I'm a guy, I've used some of the most indescribable bathrooms imaginable and as what I'm doing is rather gross, I'm not paying money for a nicer bathroom.
Frankly, when you're a guy, the world is your bathroom.
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Old Feb 10, 2012, 11:36 pm
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Originally Posted by Science Goy
Frankly, when you're a guy, the world is your bathroom.
Ew.
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Old Feb 11, 2012, 7:49 am
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Originally Posted by Science Goy
Frankly, when you're a guy, the world is your bathroom.
Damn right, doubly so if I've been drinking
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Old Feb 11, 2012, 7:27 pm
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I was on a 777 with handicap accessible toilets. It was about 50% bigger than the sardine cans they try to fit you into.
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Old Feb 11, 2012, 7:56 pm
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Originally Posted by PTravel
Thanks! I've just downloaded it. I'll let you know how it . . . uh . . . works out.
I was going to download it when I started my travel later in the year. Let me know if the GPS interface is as lame as the reviews seem to indicate.
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Old Feb 11, 2012, 8:25 pm
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It's just a khazi ffs, you go in do your business and go out again.
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Old Feb 12, 2012, 7:14 am
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Originally Posted by saneman
Would you pay for premium toilets
Nope, not even a little bit.

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