Thursday, January 13, 2011

How a Canadian publication just scared off tourists from using the Mars 2112 bathrooms

A Vancouver-based online publication recently unleashed a listicle titled "Passport to the world's 12 best and worst bar bathrooms."

Hmm, I can think of some lousy shitters in the East Village... you know, I love Mars Bar ... Hey, look — the Mars Bar toilets made the list! ... and, oh... Oops!


HA, HA, HA... Anyway, some good out of it: The publication used Goggla's photos with it!
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  1. esquared™January 13, 2011 at 9:53 AM

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  2. glammaJanuary 13, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    hahahahaha! i once took a closeup of the one of the left and it is the screensaver on my cellphone. over the last two years i try to photograph these truly outstanding east village bathrooms. pure f*cking art that i absolutely love. maybe one day i'll have a coffeetable book!

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  3. Marty WombacherJanuary 13, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    I guess they don't have fact checkers in Vancouver! Heelarious!

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  4. marjorieJanuary 13, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    I think this is the best laugh I'll have all week. Goggla, I hope they paid you. xoxo

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    their confusion between Mars 2112, a Times Square tourist trap/theme restaurant and Mars Bar is just too funny!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Oh and you know there's a great cheesecake restaurant called Junior's near Fulton St in Lower Manhattan. Dohncha kno! You betcha!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    Random, but there is a coffee table book chronicling various bathrooms in NYC in production. They used my photos of CBGB's bathroom.

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  8. WBJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Excuse me, bartender? Where are the other 34,850 square feet?

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  9. Laura Goggin PhotographyJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    I've never actually seen the bathrooms at Mars 2112, but maybe they really do look like this.

    Maybe we could take over 2112 and make it the 'new' Mars. Graffiti and fly paper, anyone?

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  10. EV GrieveJanuary 13, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    I feel like such a jackass now for getting that Mars 2112 tattoo!

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  11. dmbreamJanuary 14, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    @Grieve

    Ha!

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