modern 'toilets' are large flushable porcelain bowls <br />which catch waste from both your and my exit holes. <br />i'm used to white ones with large flush-water tank. <br />a hidden pipe carries off stuff that often does smell rank. <br /> <br />some in japan were quite different……with no way to sit! <br />i'm glad i found 'my style' when t'was time to shit. <br />and if from toilet-paper usage you're leaning, <br />some toilets have the choice of an in-bowl shower, for cleaning. <br /> <br />toilet seats are sometimes colored, or cushioned, or even heated; <br />for me, more important (at times) is JUST to be SEATED! <br /> <br />toilets have changed since they were just holes in the ground. <br />i hope, when i 'need' a toilet, one's always around! <br /> <br /> <br />(4-4-2010)<br /><br />Bri Edwards<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-a-commode-or-a-poem-about-toilets-short-humor/