# Are the "pee holes" in the urinals in your town shaped like a penis? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 5, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-pee-holes-in-the-urinals-in-your-town-shaped-like-a-penis/173096 "2003-05-05T01:13:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-pee-holes-in-the-urinals-in-your-town-shaped-like-a-penis/173096/21 "2003-05-06T15:21:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*On some urinals I saw in Holland, there was a perfect image of a housefly in the glaze (in Delft Blue) - I think this is supposed to give you something to aim at. \*\* Yup, they were first introduced at Schiphol Airport in the late 80’s, IIRC. Research showed that if a guy has something to aim for, he’ll make less of a mess of the bathroom. At a couple of million travelers a year, that stuff adds up, so it makes sense. [Here’s a page with pictures of the Fly Urinal.](http://maddog.weblogs.com/stories/storyReader%2468) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-pee-holes-in-the-urinals-in-your-town-shaped-like-a-penis/173096/22 "2003-05-06T19:49:42Z")
All I have to say is that as far back as I can remember, I’ve always thought it would be cool to have a urinal in the bedroom right next to my bed. As long as you don’t fall out of bed much, it could be damned convenient. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-pee-holes-in-the-urinals-in-your-town-shaped-like-a-penis/173096.md?page=1)