Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
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Tantalus Toilet Paper Dispenser

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A loo roll holder which is equipped with an infrared proximity sensor - whenever a hand is extended to grasp the paper, it promptly rewinds into the holder. Once the hand is removed, the paper cautiously re-emerges.
8th of 7, Oct 19 2009

Retractable Loo Paper Holder Retractable_20Loo_20Paper_20Holder
Prior Art. This idea is merely a response to [kaz]'s profferd Bun. [8th of 7, Oct 19 2009]

Make the whole bathroom evil. evil_20laugh_20activated_20hand_20dryer
And with Ian's suggestion, it could "taunt" as well. [blissmiss, Oct 19 2009]

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       Evil. Utterly evil.   

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Jinbish, Oct 19 2009
  

       You are a sick man, [8th].   

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wagster, Oct 19 2009
  

       Have the evil laugh hand dryer thingy, and we got a {{{realllll bathroom}}}. Not for the faint of heart. Guaranteed to scare the shit outta ya. Good for the constipated.
blissmiss, Oct 19 2009
  

       You could add a washbasin that emitted a deep, Satanic chuckle when the plug is pulled. Some washbasins almost do this already, so it can't be that difficult to engineer.   

       <Waits for someone to post Evil Bathroom Of Doom idea>
8th of 7, Oct 19 2009
  

       Plagiarism is the spice of life.
8th of 7, Oct 19 2009
  

       Your bun has arrived [+]
kaz, Oct 19 2009
  

       Oooh ... pastry !
8th of 7, Oct 19 2009
  

       {+} Thats just plain cruel. What do you do whenyou really need it?
Rmac, Oct 20 2009
  

       I'm waiting for a Mobius bog roll.
RayfordSteele, Oct 20 2009
  

       Would that not get a bit icky quite quickly?
kaz, Oct 20 2009
  

       No, because although it has only one surface, that surface is effectively infinite - so it never runs out.
8th of 7, Oct 20 2009
  

       But when youtear off the sheetyou used, won't you break the strip, causing it become again a rather short long piece of paper? if you leave it on, then it will start to smell.
Rmac, Oct 20 2009
  

       That is pretty much what I was going to say, although with slightly less spaces than I had planned.
kaz, Oct 20 2009
  

       If you tear the roll just right, you simply get a longer mobius strip.
RayfordSteele, Oct 23 2009
  
      
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