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The Throne

When we were in Hong Kong a few months ago, we went to this dessert buffet, I think at a Hilton. While the buffet itself was excellent, with a great view of the harbour and selections ranging from fresh fruits to souffle, one thing I remembered was - the toilet.

In the stalls, I noted that there were ash trays, just above where the toilet paper might be. This for some reason gave me some strange imagery of a person, doing his business, and having a drag. The mental imagery amused me so much in fact, that after months without any sketches uploaded, I finally just put down the mental image on paper.


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At company Christmas parties we often have portable toilets rented from a company called Mobile Thrones. They’re quite superior - pictures on the walls, vase of flowers next to the sinks, I think even classical music playing all the time.

Isn’t there a Bond film (with Blofeld) that includes Bond climbing up the outside of a skyscraper and entering via Blofeld’s toilet that doubles as a command centre?

Posted by Bob Salmon on 23 August 2005 @ 2pm

Man is that a throw-back to a by-gone era. I remember seeing those as a kid in the late 70’s, early 80’s. (The ashtrays in the toilet, not men smoking on toilets) Then as people realized smoking will kill you and stricter anti-smoking laws came into place, the ashtrays disappeared. Do cars even have them in the backseat armrests anymore for kids to put their a.b.c. gum?

Posted by Ashley on 23 August 2005 @ 5pm

Just to pick a nit… you wrote, “where the toilet paper might be”. Are you saying there was just an ashtray and no toilet paper?!

Posted by Jay on 23 August 2005 @ 9pm

Haven’t you heard of the three sea shells, Jay? =)

Posted by Kevin Cheng on 24 August 2005 @ 4am

I’m not ready.

Posted by Jay on 24 August 2005 @ 10pm

You know, while on business in China a couple years ago, I was in a jon at the airport and someone was smoking in the stall next to me. To add to that, the floor tiles were somewhat reflective (although not perfectly, thank god), and each time he took a drag, I could see the end of his fag glow. It was kind of entertaining.

As for the placement of the ashtray, isn’t that just a toilet stall inferno waiting to happen? Can you imagine an entire roll of toilet paper going up in flames? Glorious.

Posted by Kevin on 30 August 2005 @ 10pm

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