Apparently the toilet on the international space station has packed up after a loud thudding noise - must have been a good curry
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05...s_asu_failure/
In space, there is no gravity to take over so the loo works by suction. Maybe the proverbial stuff hit the fan
I'm surprised this doesn't seem to have been covered so far - some of you punmeisters are really slacking 