We’ve got this Gäste-WC (visitor’s restroom) in our apartment that’s just begging to be decorated.

Now, I’m not one to invest any effort in the undertaking, nor (God-forbid) put up dolphins and starfish and leave shells laying around to collect dust!

But you’ve got to love these in-wall toilets they have here in Germany!

That big ol’ flush lever just stares at you, looking so much like a shiny, modern-day, 3D, gummi-bear, jelly-bean, computer-user-interface button!

Just look at all that surface area begging to be decorated!!

And the “UI button and toilet” theme just screams for sarcasm, potty humor, and hours of creative fun!

A few ideas that swirled around in my head:

• As inauguration day approaches, I could imagine a nice shot of Dubbya gracing the [ Outgoing ] button
• Or maybe something crass like: [ Please Feed the Rats ]
  
• Perhaps just shoot for simplicity and elegance:
  

Well I spent a cold Sunday installing the Windows 7 Beta 1 on a virtual PC image. That freed-up 45 minutes to ponder how much Windows Vista has stunk.

And 45 minutes was plenty of time to formulate an idea for our little water-closet, print it, cut it out, and paste it into action: