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		<title>Tabuchi&#8217;s Toilets Take the Urinal Cake</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Branson, MO—It&#8217;s a contest to promote cleanliness in public restrooms, but the Shoji Tabuchi luxurious bathrooms feature amenities that would make Bacchus—Greek god of excess—blush. &#8220;The restrooms themselves are a showcase themselves,&#8221; said the theater&#8217;s Assistant Executive Assistant to the Executive Producer’s Assistant, John’da Leeky confusing herself. &#8220;Everytime I walk in there it&#8217;s (gasp) this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__cwZ-B43n6Q/SkRBa1HMQrI/AAAAAAAAAO4/M704S9fxeHQ/s1600-h/tabuchi+caption.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__cwZ-B43n6Q/SkRBa1HMQrI/AAAAAAAAAO4/M704S9fxeHQ/s320/tabuchi+caption.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351474186412638898" border="0" /></a><br />Branson, MO—It&#8217;s a contest to promote cleanliness in public restrooms, but the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoji_Tabuchi" title="Shoji Tabuchi" rel="wikipedia">Shoji Tabuchi</a> luxurious bathrooms feature amenities that would make Bacchus—Greek god of excess—blush.</p>
<p>&#8220;The restrooms themselves are a showcase themselves,&#8221; said the theater&#8217;s Assistant Executive Assistant to the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_producer" title="Executive producer" rel="wikipedia">Executive Producer</a>’s Assistant, John’da Leeky confusing herself.</p>
<p>&#8220;Everytime I walk in there it&#8217;s (gasp) this can&#8217;t be! What a waste of effin’ money!&#8221; says Jimmy Ilvine of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.0,-86.0&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=40.0,-86.0%20%28Indiana%29&amp;t=h" title="Indiana" rel="geolocation">Indiana</a>. “I could take this eagle’s beak sink spigot, sell it on <a class="zem_slink" href="http://ebay.com/" title="eBay" rel="homepage">eBay</a> and pay my mortgage for 3 years instead of enjoying this conspicuous defecation.”</p>
<p>&#8220;Yeah, talk about pissin’ your money away,&#8221; says Alicia Stark of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.9225,-94.3741666667&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=38.9225,-94.3741666667%20%28Lee%27s%20Summit%2C%20Missouri%29&amp;t=h" title="Lee's Summit, Missouri" rel="geolocation">Lee&#8217;s Summit</a>, Mo. as she wiped her nose with a <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_is_the_most_expensive_1934_ten_dollar_bill_worth">1934 $10 bill</a> pulled from a tissue case stocked with the uncirculated collector’s currency.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not walking into a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washroom" title="Washroom" rel="wikipedia">restroom</a>, it&#8217;s walking into a giant <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet" title="Toilet" rel="wikipedia">toilet bowl</a> where money is flushed away by the minute,&#8221; says Stark.</p>
<p>For the ladies: fresh flowers, crystal chandeliers, and a spritz of perfume made from freshly crushed <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faberg%C3%A9_egg" title="Fabergé egg" rel="wikipedia">Faberge eggs</a> by <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathroom_attendant" title="Bathroom attendant" rel="wikipedia">restroom attendant</a> Shirley.</p>
<p>For the men: lionhead sinks, magical wiper blades, iced urinals, and a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiard_table" title="Billiard table" rel="wikipedia">pool table</a>. Sometimes, the big man stops by for a game himself.</p>
<p>&#8220;Mr. Tabuchi likes to come up sometimes and play a game of pool with our guests,&#8221; says Leeky.</p>
<p>&#8220;Looked to me like he was hitting them balls pretty well &#8211; he&#8217;s handled a few before,&#8221; says Ilvine, who once witnessed a game, “handled a few cue balls, y’know, not my <a href="http://web.ics.purdue.edu/%7Essanty/cgi-bin/eightball.cgi">8-ball</a>, but his own stripes and solids….ah, come to think of it, a shuffle board table would be more appropriate in this particular location.”</p>
<p>If you’ve always heard but never witnessed the old saying “throwing money thrown down the drain” make sure you head down to Branson this weekend and visit this unique <a href="http://www.springfieldmo.org/web/">Ozarks</a> destination.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to vote, check out <a href="http://www.bestrestroom.com/">http://www.BestRestroom.com</a></p>
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