This article was taken from The Guardian Weekend magazine (issue dated 13 June 2020, page 34). Article and picture (c) The Guardian. Standup comedian and writer Athena Kugblenu, 38, talks brilliant jokes and bladder weakness As a comedian, it would be an absolute honour for someone to walk up to me after a gig and…
Category: In The News
In The News: Ladies shun unisex MoD loos
There has been a tendency for companies and organisations to introduce gender-neutral toilets without thinking about the consequences. This article was found in the Sunday People newspaper (UK), Dec 29th 2019. Cash-strapped defence chiefs spent almost 15,000 on “gender-neutral” toilets- but female staff are refusing to use them because they are “too smelly”. Top brass…
In The News: UK porn block plan scrapped
The UK government announced earlier today that the controversial porn-block plans have been scrapped after a series of delays. The BBC reports: The government has dropped a plan to use strict age verification checks to stop under-18s viewing porn online. It said the policy, which was initially set to launch in April 2018, would “not…
In The News: The penny drops: at last, a urinal for women at festivals
This article appeared in The Guardian newspaper. Architects behind Lapee say pink spiral design could end gender toilet inequality. It’s the great injustice of festival life. While men don’t have to think twice about it, for women the question of when and where to pee is always there. Do you brave a long queue and…
In The News: How Often Should You Wee Every Day?
This was from an article in the Metro UK freesheet (online 1st June 2019). By Almara Abgarian The recommendation for how much you should drink is usually said to be about eight glasses per day. However, what’s less spoken about is how often we should go to the toilet or – more specifically – pee….
In The News: Flicky leaks: when should you pee during long films?
This article is from The Guardian newspaper (2nd May 2019), which is in praise of Runpee, one of our favourite websites. Avengers: Endgame is three hours long- a test for those with weak bladders. We meet the man who knows when to dash for the loos without missing any crucial action. When the three-hour running…
In The News: The Bathroom on turning 18 and web censorship in the UK
Here’s some good news, and some bad news. The good news is that on May 1st, The Bathroom website will turn eighteen- yes, eighteen! That means we are adult enough to access ourselves (!). We’ve come a long way from our early Flash-powered days back in 2001 to our now WordPress-maintained website. We’ve linked to…
In The News: “I asked my partner to wee on me, and now she thinks I’m disgusting!”
This article was found in the Sexual Healing column in The Guardian newspaper on April 2nd 2019. A cautionary tale on how you should tell your partner about your sexual fetish. In bold, a person below explains his situation. The reply further down appears in italics. “I never tried urine play before, but I’m curious…
In The News: “Too scared to use an electric loo…”
This article (or at least the first half of it which was relevant) appeared in the London Evening Standard newspaper on March 26th 2019 (Page 15). Too scared to use an electric loo- that’s just one embarrassment of living with claustrophobia by Laura Weir So there I was, standing nervously outside and electric loo on…
In The News: Football star’s WEE joke
This article was seen in Daily Star Sunday (UK) newspaper (Page 13). Footy legend Ian Wright has owned up to some foul play- he used to secretly wee on his team-mates in the showers as a prank. The Match of the Day (TV programme) pundit confessed that fellow Arsenal stars like Dennis Bergkamp and Ray…