{"id":386,"date":"2003-07-29T19:04:09","date_gmt":"2003-07-29T17:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.multiplicity.dk\/?p=386"},"modified":"2003-07-29T19:04:09","modified_gmt":"2003-07-29T17:04:09","slug":"german-toilets-what-i-it-with-those-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krag.be\/index.php\/2003\/07\/29\/german-toilets-what-i-it-with-those-things\/","title":{"rendered":"German Toilets: What i it with those things\u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"German Toilets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spies.com\/~scott\/misc\/toilet.htm\">German Toilets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having spent many a summer in Austria, and living next door to Germany, I&#8217;m one of many who&#8217;s spent a not insignificant amount of brain-cycles wondering what the deal is with those useless toilets.  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