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It's the arts! 20:Jubilee

The picture is taken from "Pineapple express", but resembles the IWCRP headquarters on this glorious day.

'Tis a joyous occation. We are celebrating the 20th "It's the Arts!" post, and we empty our vaults.
All the pictures sent to us by the film studios in order for us to promote their films in the most eficcient way possible are hereby publicated.
Unfortunately, the studios have not always labeled the pictures properly, so some are in the unknown soldier category. Please, feel free to leave a comment identifying the WCs in question; the usual $10.000 reward will of course be given to whoever is able to make a positive identification.

1. Strategies to avoid the bodily fluids of strangers

1.1: Covering the toilet seat

The imprisoned mormon bigamist Roman Grant, played by Harry Dean Stanton in the third season of Big Love, is here demonstrating a well-known trick, namely covering the seat with toilet paper. However, while most people use several sheets and just spread them arbitrarily around as thick as they find necessary, notice how mr. Grant has used only one long, undivided piece of TP. A nice touch.

1.2: Manoeuvring the toilet seat

1.2.1 : Kicking up the toilet seat.

Robert Downey Jr. avoids touching the potentially filthy seat by using his shoe-clad left foot as an instrument in the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. A similar technique is used by Gael García Bernal when visiting Diego Luna's house (or was it the other way around?) in Y tu mamá también. A variation over the same theme is found in The Sopranos when Tony kicks the flushing handle on the urinal.

1.2.2: The wrong way

Sir Ben Kingsley is seen fondeling, almost carressing the toilet seat in this scene from The Wackness. Shortly after filming this, he lost all his hair.

1.2.3: Risks of kicking up the toilet seat

This unknown soldieresse has evidently suffered an accident upon trying to lift the seat to an upright position, or perhaps while lowering the seat after some gentleman forgot to do it. What we can learn from this is:

• Always wear shoes. If there's a possibility that there may be water on the seat, there may be considerable amounts on the floor as well. Bathroom floors are slippery when wet.

• If the situation is out of control, call a professional. Do not try to handle a difficult seat on your own.

1.3: Putting something in the bowl

1.3.1: The correct way

Normally, toilet paper is a natural choice of object to put in the bowl in order to avoid unpleasant splashing. But why not try something new for a change? In this picture from We Own the Night, we can see that drug related objects appear to work just fine. And no trees will have to be cut down!

1.3.2: The wrong way

Not every object is suitable. As one can learn from watching Futurama, putting an alien in the bowl is not always successful. On a general basis, we can say that aliens tend to splash a lot themselves, thus annulling the intended positive effect. Furthermore, an important side effect is that you are likely to be eaten or at least probed if putting aliens in the WC.
And that, of course, is the reason why most modern WCs come with warnings against it.

1.4: Staying out

Keeping a safe distance from the WC is always the best way to avoid WC related fluids of strangers. Michael Palin shows us how in this picture taken from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

2. Famous Toilets

2.1: Insanitarium

Glass doors and combined WC/ living room/ bedroom. Very modern and fancy. Notice how he has placed a pillow in front of the WC, so that he will not smash his head open should he fall asleep while doing his thing.

2.2: College

The IWCRP team of film analysts has not yet been able to watch this film, but judging from the poster and the screenshot, it's one hell of a classic. Let's just hope that the natural protagonist (the WC) is not reduced to an instrument for cheap laughs, as happens too often in this genre.

2.3: The Simpsons

2.4: The Machinist A very slim Christian Bale is trying to take the attention away from the film's natural hero, who is here seen shining in the background. The film is very dostoyevskyish; crime and punishment has obviously been an inspiration.

2.5: Let's go to Prison

A silly film, this one. But by giving the concept of toilet wine a lot of attention, it probably contributes to give WCs a higher status in the upper strata of society.

3. Unknown Soldiers

3.1

O horrible confusion! Albeit both the bathtub and the WC are made of porcelain, their user manuals are quite distinct! Confuse the two, and you shall experience hell on earth!

Update: This scene is from Superbad.

3.2

Update: Far from being an unknown soldier, this is the WC from Rob Zombie's masterpiece The Devil's Rejects. At least according to the extraordinary IWCRP council.

3.3

This one is difficult, even for our expert panel.

3.4

3.5

Update: This one is from the film Charlie Bartlett.

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Update:
1. I think this looks like Steve Carrell.
2. The only Steve Carrell movie I've seen lately is "Get Smart"
3. "Get Smart" is not particularly hostile towards the simpler forms of humour, which should mean that there may have appeared a WC or two in the film.
4. The person on the picture is wearing a white shirt and a brown jacket, same as Steve Carrell in this pic from Get Smart at imdb.com: