A former colleague of ours once waxed poetic about what he called the wow of poo, a.k.a. his "mischievous" habit of barging in on his girlfriends when they were on the pot. To him, it was the ultimate in intimacy because, in this sex positive era, it was the only time he saw these women truly embarrassed. We're guessing that his girlfriends would probably have rather just spooned on the couch in the name of intimacy instead. Because at what point does intimacy become a roommate-esque familiarity? (And we all know what familiarity breeds.) Intimacy is nice and all, but we've always believed that leaving something to the imagination is key to wanting to jump your partner's bones on a long-term basis. Which we suppose means that we're not exactly the target audience for the latest in bathroom innovations: a two-seater toilet system (it's 3 of 7 in the "Wackiest Bath Products" feature):

Environmentalism has never been so intimate as with the TwoDaLoo, billed as the world's first simultaneous-flush two-seater toilet. The side-by-siders can be emptied individually or in a single 2.6-gallon-saving flush. With a 'privacy wall' and LCD television and iPod docking station add-ons, couples (and, perhaps, just good friends) will enjoy doing double duty for Planet Earth.

Oh yeah, and this intimacy aid will set you back $1,400. Just think how much couples therapy that would buy! Or better yet, your own apartment down the road so you could remind yourselves what it means to preserve a little a mystery in a relationship. Because do you really need to know whether your partner always wipes front to back?