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For times like these, you need the P-Mate I hope this Web site is fake. I hope the product is fake. It’s called the P-Mate, and it’s a device that “enables women to pee neatly while standing upright.” At first, this may seem to herald a new era in human history, comparable to the invention of the wheel. But they need some help with the marketing. The site is a hodgepodge of scare tactics (see photo), unappealing how-to-use photographs and testimonials that are just gross. Besides, take it from me, there’s nothing really all that great about peeing standing up. You’re liable to pee on your shoes, or in the case of P-Mate’s mascot, on your flares. —Posted by David Kiefaber

March 30, 2007 in Kiefaber | Permalink

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Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, this is likely not a joke. I have seen similar items for sale. Pilots use them for long flights. Not commercial airline pilots, but small aircraft pilots.

Posted by: fortyver | Mar 30, 2007 11:51:27 AM

Yeah, but REAL pilots use a diaper.

Posted by: Dan | Mar 30, 2007 12:41:42 PM

This is real. These aren't the only guys in the urine funnel game.

Have you never heard of the Magic Cone?!

Check it: magic-cone.com/animation1.htm

Posted by: Von K | Mar 30, 2007 1:04:15 PM

i saw a demonstration of one of these products at a mirah concert. oh yes. live. in-person. saw it with my own eyes.

it was a little unnecessary.

Posted by: cr | Mar 31, 2007 9:55:55 AM

These were handed out free at the Electric Picnic Music Festival in Ireland last summer where queues for the loo can take a while!

Posted by: John Henry Donovan | Mar 31, 2007 5:19:59 PM

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