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In October of 1999, a couple of the museum bathrooms got clogged with too many graphics and overflowed. In order remedy the situation, I needed to move some pictures into a new bathroom. The thing that made this move so easy was that the overflowing bathrooms each had birthday cards in them. That is how the Birthday Potty came to be.
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The inside of this birthday card reads, "Hope your birthday brings a few surprises."
My brother, who gave this to me for my birthday, thought that the card's message needed some improvement, so he changed it to, "Hope we didn't scare the crap out of you!!" |
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You'll have to click on this one in order to read it. The inside reads, "See, there ARE worse things than having another birthday.
This is part of the Weiner Dog series of greeting cards, distributed by InterArt. |
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Try to solve the Birthday Brainteaser. Click the button below. You need to allow popups to launch the Birthday Brainteaser.
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Published by Fresh Apple cards, the inside reads "...'Cause you ain't gettin' s--t!"
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The most effective way to get your toilet squeaky clean under the rim is to throw a kitten in the bowl, close the lid, and keep it closed for 5 minutes. Your kitten will come out annoyed and filthy, but your toilet bowl will sparkle! |
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Here we see one of our living toilet brushes emerging from a job well done.
Designed by Cornerstone Productions and published by Recycled Paper Greetings, the inside reads, "Have a happy birthday or I'll jump!" |
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This one burns my butt! This uncredited work of art was acquired in November of 1998. The inside reads: It's your Birthday Potty! |
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You have to have a look inside this greeting card, published by American Greetings Carlton Cards, in order to see the toilet. Click on Scabs the Clown to open the card. |
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Message inside: "Hard to Believe you're gonna be hugging that thing in just a few short hours, isn't it? Happy 21st Birthday!"
From the schools of Fauves and Crapper, comes this Carlton Card. Artist uncredited. I'm guessing that it's a Matisse.
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A birthday card I received in October of 1998, the inside reads, "Hope somebody throws you a nice potty." Nobody did. The signature on the lower right hand corner of the card is "Holt." |
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