One of the few subjects the two of us disagree on wholeheartedly is germs: Lo has never met a public toilet she didn't squat over, and Em, well, she'll squat over a gas station loo, but if it's in a powder room in a nice restaurant, she'll probably rest her weary quads and sit. But whether you're a lifelong squatter like Lo or just a gas-station one like Em, you'll appreciate the sentiment behind the Shenis. It's a 12-inch, hollow, gold (or black) fake penis that lets the fairer sex pee standing up, whether that's at a urinal, on a camping trip, or writing your name in the snow...

The lovely ladies of Jezebel roof-tested the product and it actually seems to work, though you'd probably need to practice a bit first to avoid getting pee on your shoes (then again, the same goes for little boys when they're learning to pee through theirs). So...would you...could you?