You have a friend like me. You can't sit down to dinner, you can't go on a car ride, you can't go to a movie without it happening. I prefer whispering it in your ear, especially if we're in public.

"I have to go to the bathroom."

Next comes the apologizing.

"I am sorry, excuse me, thank you, sorry, excuse me, thank you," I say as I kick over your popcorn while your trying to enjoy the new Batman movie.

"You know, they make medication for that now," says the 7-year-old girl at the end of the aisle whose Gummi Bears are now stuck to the bottom of my sandals.

The upside to all of this silliness is that I've become the foremost expert on public restrooms in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. I know 'em all from the cob-web covered stinkholes at First Avenue to 200-feet long metal troughs at the Metrodome. I have in my life been forced to 'go' in some of the scariest places on earth.

Little did I know, thousands of other people around the world have this same bizarre fascination with public restrooms and have been writing about online for years!

So, for this week's Webmaster Wednesday, I shall point you to some of the best bathroom rating sites around the web:

Mizzpee: Considered by many to be the best public restroom search/rating system on the web. In fact, they have a special mobile version of the site so that if your in public and are in pinch, you can dial up a toilet on your iPhone.

The Bathroom Diaries: This site goes worldwide! They have a guide for how you should just a public restroom and each year give away a 'Golden Plunger' Award around the world.

Restroom Ratings: My personal favorite site on public restrooms. It's 'Restroom Rater' feature is very fast and easy to use, plus, it has pictures!

Stall Tales: Not as thorough and interactive as the aforementioned, however, the 'Stalls of Fame' and 'Stalls of Shame' features are worth clicking through.

What's your public restroom story? Come on, we've all got 'em. Click the 'Post a Comment' button below and share it with the world.

Sheletta.com Webmaster and Internet Guru Justin Piehowski helps the Internet make sense every Wednesday on Sheletta.com.