Hum Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 In an effort to cut down on drunken driving, the state is distributing the totally awesome named Interactive Urinal Communicators to some bars, restaurants and other drinkaterias in Wayne, Bay, Ottawa and Delta counties. Yup, talking urinal cakes. :huh: Four hundred of the cakes will be distributed to 200 eateries prior to July Fourth, said Anne Readette, spokeswoman for the Office of Highway Safety Planning, a division of the Michigan State Police. "We're doing this to draw attention to Fourth of July drunk driving enforcement," Readette said. "We want people to be safe and make responsible decisions." No joke: The company behind the product is Wizmark, a Crownsville, Md., outfit that bills itself as the only company in the world to produce interactive urinal cakes. Some sing and flash lights. (Please resist the urge to envision a cake screaming: "I'm melting, I'm melting.") Actually the cakes offer a message that is short, sweet and entirely nonjudgmental: "Listen up. That's right, I'm talking to you. Had a few drinks? Maybe a few too many? "Then do yourself and everyone else a favor: Call a sober friend or a cab. Oh, and don't forget to wash your hands." :huh: In a way the cakes, which are activate by motion and not moisture, are a brilliant move due to "Guy Rules," the unwritten but unalterable codes that guide men's social behavior for every event in life. Really, really high on the list is that dudes never, ever look or talk to the guy on either side of the urinal. Guys are limited to looking down or staring straight ahead (never up, if you're really hammered you might fall over backward, which would break another important GR.) The state also took into account that the last stop most guys make before leaving a bar is to the men's room. The cakes run about $21 each, last for about three months (man, that is a lot of rain) with the tab picked up by federal traffic safety funds. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 > The cakes run about $21 each, last for about three months (man, that is a lot of rain) with the tab picked up by federal traffic safety funds.source Yup - you Federal tax dollars at work. Makes ya' feel all warm & fuzzy :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 You can't even take a whiz in peace these days. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 This works all well and good until someone hacks into them or advertisers start using them... Imagine - hearing the following: "is that all you got?" "Would you like some car insurance?" "Don't forget to Flush." or worse ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 "This Warning is brought to you by Coca Cola! Stay Refreshed!" - Don't drink and drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvllsvm Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 At $21 a piece, that's $8400 of taxes that's put towards annoying people as they pee for the next three months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 ^ What might it cost if someone wrecks ? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 This works all well and good until someone hacks into them or advertisers start using them... Imagine - hearing the following: "is that all you got?" "Would you like some car insurance?" "Don't forget to Flush." or worse ..... I'd take "Don't forget to flush" and "Wash your hands you nasty S.O.B.!" any day. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokthraka Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I'd take "Don't forget to flush" and "Wash your hands you nasty S.O.B.!" any day. :p Don't forget to bring a towel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Miller Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I'd probably start swearing at it, and I'm not even the angry drunk type. :laugh: Also, I think more men look up when we pee, unless we're actually using a toilet which requires a bit more aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Angel Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 This would strike me as being more creepy and offputting than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I'd take "Don't forget to flush" and "Wash your hands you nasty S.O.B.!" any day. :p And then you have the prankster-- "Oh it is so tiny -- Look everyone...." "Oh look tiny is back." that is the or worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 I'd get my cake programmed to say, "My, don't you have a big one ... " :p redvamp128 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 And then you have the prankster-- "Oh it is so tiny -- Look everyone...." "Oh look tiny is back." that is the or worse I'd get my cake programmed to say, "My, don't you have a big one ... " :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted July 1, 2012 Member Share Posted July 1, 2012 What a waste of money. I've never met a drunk that would listen to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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