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To: Natedog who wrote (7127)	7/7/1999 12:36:00 AM
From: Mr.Manners	Respond to of 12754

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To: Natedog who wrote (7127)	7/7/1999 6:23:00 PM
From: Mr.Manners	Respond to of 12754

Toilet Users In The Hot Seat? TOKYO (Rooters) - Users of Japan's high-tech toilets, which are equipped with heated seats and automated warm-water bidets, are being warned of possible dire consequences after fires were sparked by worn-out wiring on older models. These were the ones which Nasty Nathanc had been in charge of re-installing. ''If you see any sort of malfunction with them, you should get the toilet checked immediately and get it repaired,'' said DSGumbyo of the local Higashi Blue Flame Fire Department in Tokyo. At least four fires this year have been traced to older versions of the ''Washlet'' toilets, which often baffle foreigners with their plethora of buttons but are de rigueur for many Japanese households. No one, outside of one man in a pink tutu who blew up ("He blowed up good! He blowed up real good!" observers were heard to shout) has been injured so far. The toilets priced at $600 to $3,500 -- are so popular after two decades on the market that nearly 40 percent of households have one or more units. However, even more impressive is the fact that the person in charge of repair does not use one. "Ah gots no use fer the damn t'ings," muttered Nasty Nathanc outside his cardboard hovel, surrounded by empty TBird bottles, a popular American beverage. A spokesman for toilet maker Toto All Gone said not all older models were dangerous and the devices were good for about a decade of use. But he added that units should be replaced at the first sign of trouble. In other words, if you fill and spill, and make someone ill, get another.