Time Magazine On VP Bathrooms: “Ludicrous, Mildly Disgusting”
Most males at Penn unknowingly have an intimate relationship with Michael Zinman. Zinman, you’ll recall, is the Penn alum who selflessly donated Rosengarten’s urinals a few years back. And while we like to thank him for the relief we experience oh-so-often, Time seems to frown on Mr. Zinman:
Imagine a restroom stall, or even an entire men’s room, on the campus of your alma mater being named in your honor.
WE ARE SO INTRIGUED. TELL US MORE!
Well, for just a few thousand dollars, that ludicrous and mildly disgusting dream can now come true. Colleges and universities, including the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Pennsylvania and even Harvard Law School have named restroom stalls and walls after alumni and benefactors in exchange for generous donations to the university.
Ludicrous? Disgusting? Thanks for pooping all over Zinman’s urinal dreams, Time. Do you feel better about yourself now?
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By Hmm on February 8, 2012 at 3:29 pm
There’s a cheaper way to do that. It involves a marker…
Perhaps Zinman made his donation in honor of where he began his calligraphy career…
Yo! The weirdest part is that Zinman ISN’T an alum. Check the DP article:
http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2005/02/an_ode_to_the_commode
And he got NINETEEN poet laureates to send him poems in honor of the urinals!
[On the Zinman Urinals] Marble pissoir on the wall, beautiful and functional, you give mankind relief and edify the man who sees with his eternal eye the truth of all art and philosophy:We’re born; we die. And in between, we pee. — Marilyn Nelson, Connecticut
[Urinary Tract] Sometimes, I think I’m pumping floodwater up through the soles of my bare feet — K.W. Brewer, Utah
[Untitled] The ladies sit ladylike when they go. We stand like men and let it flow. — Jim Irons, Idaho
[My Sincere Appreciation] Michael Z. has this belief: “When a guy must seek relief, all the fixtures should be new sparkling clean and sterile too.