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The Song Challenge:   Yes, Virginia, There Really Is A Pot O' Gold! -- (HONG KONG, China) A Hong Kong jeweler has opened his doors to what is possibly the world's most glamorous convenience -- a glittering golden bathroom complete with two 24-carat solid gold toilets.   Having learned in school that Lenin had wanted to make gold toilets for the Russian people, Lam Sai-wing says he had long dreamed of creating the ultimate in lavish loos. Now the owner of a successful jewelers, Lam has finally turned his ideal dream into a $4.9 million reality.  Replete with gold wash basins, toilet brushes, toilet paper holders, mirrors, chandeliers and even wall tiles and doors made of solid gold, the 45-year old businessman calls his creation "a combination of my thoughts and ideals".    Inside the ceiling of the "ancient Roman-style" washroom is encrusted with ruby, sapphire, emerald and amber.  However, visitors to Lam's luxury lavatory will find that it is open only to an exclusive few.   Potential users will have to spend at least HK$1,000 (U.S.$138) on jewelry for the privilege to relieve themselves amid the finery.   The restroom was not to everyone's taste though.  "It's too wasteful, said one visitor.   Others who had the opportunity to make a dazzling deposit were more appreciative of the marketing concept behind the convenience.   Wang Xifeng, a visitor from mainland China, said she appreciated Lenin's vision and Lam's realization of it.  "It's a good selling point," she said with a smile.  "It's a dream come true."   For a peek at the pot, click here!


The Golden Loo by Dharmabum

I was invited to a party
Down in Hong Kong China
The house was quite elaborate
I have seen nothing fina.

The hostess was a gracious gal
Too generous to describe
The whiskey poured the champagne flowed
And I started to imbibe.

My mama always told me
Stay away from demon rum
But Mamas voice did quickly fade
As I started having fun.

Now what goes in it must come out
Soon I felt the nature call
I knew the time had come to find
That little room down the hall

I walked into that dark room
And I fondled for the light
To my surprise it hurt my eyes
Twas so shiny & so bright.

(Chorus):
The golden loo
The golden loo
It it a wonderous thing
You'll pee just like the president
And crap just like a king.

The party went on all night long
I can't remember leaving
I woke up in a stupor
And my stomach felt like heaving.

Now I can't find my car keys
My wallet or left shoe
My recollection is quite faded
All but for that golden loo.

Now I've got myself a quandry
Resulting from intoxication
I've lost my ticket to Aruba
For a peaceful weeks vacation.

So I set out to searching
What else was I to do
I knocked on every door in town
To find that golden loo.

(Chorus):
The golden loo
The golden loo
The stories I've been told
But there it was in front of me
A crapper made of gold.

I spent hours walking
Searching street by street
My knuckles raw from knocking
And blisters on my feet.

Alas, I banged that knocker
A man came to the door
I told of my dilemma
And what I was searching for.

He listened quite intently
To the story that I told
Of how I could only recall
A toilet made of gold.

Of my car keys & my wallet
And my airfare to Aruba
He turned & said "Hey Dear I found"
"The guy that crapped into your tuba".

(Chorus):
The golden loo
The golden loo
A treasure to behold
You'll feel just like an Emperor
On a crapper made of gold.

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