Sir, There's a Fly in My Urinal

Here's something from the "Urban Legend or Not?" files...

It seems the bathroom authorities at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport placed a picture of a housefly in the bowls of men's room urinals. This simple image gives gents a -- shall I say -- bulls-eye. The little insect ensures guys aim for the drain and keep off the floor. This supposedly saves time and money in restroom cleaning costs. The folks at TruthOrFiction.com contacted the airport, and the Netherlanders confirmed the claim. That's what I call dedication to journalism.

I actually saw one of these urinal flies in Schiphol Airport, and I just figured it was some plumbing company's odd logo. Also, if you wanted to know, their Musca domestica mind-trick worked on me.


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