New uses for Old toys

A strange phenomenon is afoot in the bathroom (loo, jacks, toilet or whatever else you want to call it.) Possibly this 'technology' is sweeping the world but it's so bizarre and ingenious that I kind of doubt anyone else has thought of it yet. The bathrooms of Dublin have turned into a teenage girls bedroom circa 1972 and blacklights have been installed in most of the toilets in pubs and club around the city. These blacklights are not replacing the main overhead lights but have been installed inside each toilet stall blocking out all natural or incandescent light as soon as you close the door. This has the strange effect of making you feel as if you've just landed in your own disco box or as if you should light up a spliff and pull out your Jimmy Hendrix posters. This blacklight trend is popping up all over town and I'm starting to be surprised when I go into a public toilet and the lights aren't there. Why blacklights you might ask? Has the Dublin City Council been watching 'Dazed and Confused' one too many times? Are lava lamps the next natural step? This is where the strange genius comes in (and the sinister side of Dublin comes out.) Apparently, black lights are junkie repellent. Maybe the death of the blacklight was due to all the hippies moving on to hard drugs as it is impossible to find a vein under blacklights. Who figured this out, I don't know, probably some ex-junkie turned city-beaurocrat who used to hang out at psychedelic parties in the 70's... but whoever's selling these bad boys is making a fortune, the junkies are going to have to retire to the alleys and the rest of us are forced to see all the day-glo lint and green freckles on our bodies while squatting over the pub jacks. Unfortunately blacklights seem to block out those wet pee spots on the toilet seat as well. mmmm....