Happy World Toilet Day!

[Ohiogal]

World Toilet Day — that's today, Nov. 19 — is no joke. (Although clearly the German toilets pictured above have a sense of humor.)

This day in honor of the loo was created by Jack Sim, a Singapore entrepreneur who founded the World Toilet Organization in 2001. In 2013, it was declared an official U.N. day. The aim is to raise awareness about the need for more toilets. And there's a lot of need.

According to the World Health Organization, 2 billion people "still do not have basic sanitation facilities such as toilets or latrines." That's 300 million fewer people than last year, but it still works out to about 1 in 4 people without any kind of toilet at all.

The U.N. is calling for "adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all" by the year 2030.

More ....

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/11/19/780505167/toilet-signs-give-the-scoop-on-pee-and-poop

[SonofDonald]

1. Small world

I just got done cleaning my two bathrooms

Who'd a thunk?

Lol

[Ohiogal]

2. After reading that

1 in 4 people in the world don’t have access to any kind of toilet at all, I guess I shouldn’t complain about cleaning mine!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. What is a world toilet?

[PJMcK]

4. It's called Earth

Considering how humans are trashing the planet, I'd suggest that Earth is a World Toilet.

[Major Nikon]

5. ...

[smirkymonkey]

6. Sometimes, I think I would love to go back in time.

And then I think about the sanitation situation and think, maybe not. And I am suddenly very grateful for modern plumbing.