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I'm not the only person who thinks that the dad in that picture looks really creepy? He seems to be having a perverse pleasure in watching the dog rip away the towel from his naked son.
I'm not the only person who thinks that the dad in that picture looks really creepy? He seems to be having a perverse pleasure in watching the dog rip away the towel from his naked son.
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I'm confused by this post.
You talk about how it's a great way to increase the value of your home, but then you sarcastically add points like \"everyone needs their own bathroom, after all, right?\" and \"heaven forbid we have to walk downstairs to do our business.\"
So, you can add one to your home to increase its value, but doing so is a sign of over-decadence and laziness?
One cannot have too many. Nice to have a spare when one is out of commission or under repair.
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@davere: was this particular house in pittsburgh? i visited a few friends down there & came across the abomination that is known locally as a \"pittsburgh toilet\". it's common incarnation is a toilet in the corner of the basement - no walls, no sink, no stall, just a toilet.
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Makes sense, everyone poops.
@rmz: I think Consumerist is just pointing out the irrationality behind the increase in value. It may increase the value of the house significantly, but the reason it does is kinda silly.
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Add a bathroom if there's only one for sure. Nothing sucks more than going to look at a place to rent and finding out it's three bedroom one bath.
It's a bunch of nonsense to say that the real estate market is in the toilet. Just because the never-before-seen growth and increase is slowing down (not even stopping, especially not going backwards) it does not mean that the market is in the toilet.
This entire \"mortgage collapse\" is a scare created by the media and by lenders who want you to refinance with them. The only people feeling the credit pinch are those who weren't credit-worthy to start with. Middle-class Americans can still walk into a bank today and get great rates (~6.5%) if they can afford to pay a down payment (people who can't afford down payments shouldn't be buying houses!).
This isn't a vent on Consumerist - they were making a pun with their wordplay - but still....
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\"You'll thank me when this whole family gets the flu at the same time!\"
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That's it. I'm adding 5 more bathrooms to my townhouse. Now it will be worth twice as much. Granted, I'll have to get rid of one of the bedrooms to do this, but who wouldn't want a one bedroom, 8.5 bath townhouse?
@bonzombiekitty: i think so too. especially since I just noticed that what you see is his reflection in the mirror.
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we have a Pittsburgh Toilet in our garage in Florida. It's walled in though, so we use the space as box storage.
My house already have six bathrooms. Do I need to add more?
@mac-phisto: I'm upset that it exists, I'm upset that I now know about it, and I feel bad for the fair citizens of Pittsburgh, who's city's name is associated with this thing.
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@Pupator: Yep when I got laid off from my mortgage company job in April it was all just a plot, no a conspiracy...a C O N SPIRACY I tell you.
@stubblyhead: Especially when you consider the reflection of the mirror. From the dad's point of view, he's able to get a very \"nice\" view of his son via the mirror.
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@joebloe: You may want to stop worrying about a seventh bathroom and think about taking a course on grammar.
Well now I know what it is called. I have a \"Pittsburgh toilet\" in my basement, next to a shower that is nothing more than a curtain and a drain. Very icky. But, when the only bathroom in the house is taken and a family member has an emergency, the toilet does get used. No one is willing to step in the shower, which the previous owners actually used. Ewww!
I hope to turn the existing plumbing into a real bathroom someday & create a finished basement.
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My four bedroom house has four baths and a half bath. I'm thinking it'll actually ADD VALUE to my house if I *remove* a bathroom.
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I think Dad trained Skippy to fetch Billy's towel. A win/win: Skippy gets the Milkbone and Billy simply gets the bone.
Either that, or Billy's the seducer, flashing any of Dad's pals when they leave the poker table. The little scamp.
Either way, nice to see upstanding Republican families represented here. Haven't had so much deconstructing fun since I read a Batman & Robin comic.
Oh, wait. Is the graphic of Wayne Manor? Bat-dog, is that YOU?
(the mirror cuts it off, but Dad's not wearing any pants)
PS: awesome picture - the inspired wretch that found it deserves a medal.
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However, don't just add a toilet to the utility room next to the hot water heater.
A house I looked at tried to pass that as a \"half bathroom.\"
I guess, in theory, it is. But yeah, no thanks.