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A’s Player Picks Potty As Best Part of Japan Trip
Published 3/27/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Emil Brown of the Oakland A’s was asked what was his favorite part about the 2008 Opening Day trip to Tokyo. The food? The nightlife? The weird things sold in vending machines ? Brown flushed all those choices away when he gave his definitive answer: “ The toilets are the best .” Jeff Passan of YAHOO SPORTS reports how Japan’s sanitary technology made a lasting impression on Brown and some of his Oak-town teammates. Sure, it was nice that Brown hit a three-run homer and was named MVP of the A’s 5-1 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. But nothing could compare to the sensation Emil felt when he went to take … care of business: For nearly a week, ...

China Has Addressed Our Pooping Needs [2008 Olympics]
Published 3/27/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
... Meanwhile, in Japan, toilet technology is light years ahead of that in China. The Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics came home from their two-game series in Tokyo raving about the toilets. They practically could talk of nothing else. Said Oakland's Emil Brown: ...