The Watering Hole

Like we all didn’t think this is what the bidet was for at first.

(submitted by Steven)

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57 Responses to “The Watering Hole”

  1. Penny says:

    You don’t know how much I love the fact that his parents didn’t stop him but rather ran for the camera! Same stuff happens in my home…kid covers himself in perm marker, the camera comes out…kid ‘accidently’ paints the toilet…out comes the camera.

  2. Kerry says:

    Ha, yes I think it’s so they can embarrass their children by putting the photo in the paper on their 18th birthday…

  3. BroadwayBohemia says:

    Oh dear.

  4. HUH says:

    It isn’t for drinking? Damn!!!!

  5. Kate says:

    That was me on my first day in Europe after I moved here… and I moved here when I was 21… awkward.

  6. zib says:

    hey maybe the parents just wanted a toddler accessible drinking fountain in the bathroom. they might be documenting its first use. (btw pale green toilet paper ?)

  7. Abby says:

    For some reason I thought the kid was drunk and was throwing up on the bidet.

  8. StEpHaNiE says:

    I’m not sure which is more awkward — kid drinking out of bidet, or the 70’s decor…..

  9. lynne says:

    yuck…..why did they let this happen??

  10. Lily says:

    “And how much will I weigh if I drink THIS much?”

  11. Because preventing the child from drinking from the same spout used to clean fecal matter would just be silly.

  12. Blendin says:

    Otherwise known as a European Shower.

  13. Just my opinion says:

    No no no it’s just so wrong!

  14. Xtina says:

    Please tell me that’s not reclaimed water…please, please, please…

  15. Melba says:

    Have a nice bidet!

  16. WVBOBW says:

    Wonder if the dog was jealous?

  17. Sue says:

    Hello..this is Steven’s mom..that is a bidet in Spain,but we never used it for what one is usually used for. In fact,,most bidets the water shoots up ( to clean those areas,haha) ..well..this one came out just like a water fountain, and so that is why Steven went right for it.ha. It was clean water..the same water that came out of the sink. So relax everyone. As far as the decor..the tiles were white with brown trim & the floors were marble all throughout the apartment. It was very nice for when we were there in 1983-1986. Not sure why the photo shows light green toilet paper..it was white, that we bought on the AF base in Zaragoza. adios!

    • Kate says:

      I really hope that it was at least new housing! haha I cringe at the thought of it being an apartment someone else had lived in before you guys were there!

    • lovedoctormike says:

      C’mon and admit it! The kids’ in Spain, doin’ the tourist thing, had a little too much Sangria the night before…..

    • El Kev says:

      Leave it to the dude’s mom to ruin everyone’s fun.

    • El Kev says:

      I just now noticed. If it come out just like a water fountain, does that mean it comes out looking like a compound bow?

    • Gus says:

      Our son did the same thing in Italy. Also used it for a sink to wash his hands. We never used it as a bidet, so why not, it’s just water.

  18. MST says:

    Even the family dog is shaking his head in disbelief.

  19. Jeff9 says:

    A hand held bathroom bidet sprayer is so much better than a stand alone bidet or bidet seat and this is why:1. It’s less expensive (potentially allot less) 2. You can install in yourself = no plumber expense 3. It works better by providing more control of where the water spray goes and a greater volume of water flow. 4. It requires no electricity and there are few things that can go wrong with it. 5. It doesn’t take up any more space, many bathrooms don’t have room for a stand alone bidet. 6. You don’t have to get up and move from the toilet to the bidet(for the stand alones) which can be rather awkward at times to say the least.

  20. TJ says:

    Love the tile work… looks European…

  21. TJ says:

    Love the tile work… looks European…
    Sorry, forgot to add great post! Can’t wait to see your next post!

  22. DP says:

    Europe has really short drinking fountains…

  23. Larry N says:

    Anybody worked in a factory with the round stone hand washer with a foot pedal to control the water?We could be glad no camera was allowed in the mens room

  24. nite owl says:

    Awkward confession: this happened to me on my honeymoon……

  25. tee says:

    I forgot that in the 70’s parents let the little ones drink from the toilet. This newfangled fear of E.Coli has ruined that fun forever.

  26. El Kev says:

    A little known, and hidden until this point, photo of Crocodile Dundee as a baby.

  27. Jess says:

    i am digging the bathroom tile!

    • Sue says:

      It was dk. brown & white…not bad for being in a tiny village in Spain…here in the US the time was a dreadful gray followed with a peptol bismol toilet,sink & tub. It is gone finally. :o )

  28. Rondi says:

    Bidet = Bad-Day

  29. Regan says:

    Ha! I have pictures of my son when he was about 2 playing in a bidet. I used to use one as a Barbie fountain/swimming pool. But drinking out of one is even better. (eew)

  30. duduhrened says:

    Nice Post ! www

  31. renee says:

    Damn those mandatory water restrictions

  32. Krysia says:

    I used to think the bidet was for washing my feet. My sister and I would use it for that purpose, and also to soak some of our delicates. We only got access to a bidet once or twice a year when we’d go to Spain to visit our family, so it wasn’t until I was in middle school did I find out what it was REALLY used for!!

    But now that I know, I wish I had one here in the States. You’d never go back to toilet paper again.

  33. Sarah says:

    Haha! I thought it was a babybath…until i was 14….embarassing…i think yes

  34. Rick says:

    These pretzels are making me thirsty!

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