mike gets the last word in this exchange.
related: this is getting so meta
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“that shit is disrespectful”
May 20th, 2007 · 33 comments
EMAIL THIS POST TO A PAL!
FILED UNDER: bathroom · baton rouge · meta · piss · roommates · toilet
33 responses so far ↓
#1 Alice
Is it passive-aggressive if you’ve asked a person multiple times to leave the toilet seat down and they continually forget so you leave a note asking them to “Please remember to put the toilet seat down.” and then post it above and next to the toilet?
May 21, 2007 at 7:44 pm rating: 0
#2 OG K
No, you’re just an idiot.
Be creative. With a note like that, I’d piss all over.
May 22, 2007 at 1:25 am rating: +1
#3 Nicolas Papaconstantinou
What is the obsession with toilet seats being down, anyway?
It’s far more convenient for a good chunk of the population if it’s up as a default position, but you don’t tend to find people bitching about that!
Although I guess I just did… sigh.
May 22, 2007 at 8:05 am rating: 0
#4 rajjbbot
jesus! don’t piss on the seat! put the seat down! stop fucking other women!
nag nag nag nag nag.
that’s not how you get babies, you know.
May 22, 2007 at 9:19 am rating: +2
#5 VJL
I’ve actually been contemplating writing ‘clean-your-piss-off-the-seat’ in the BOWL of our staff toilet - in permanent ink. Might give the men something to aim at, anyhow.
May 22, 2007 at 11:22 am rating: +1
#6 Debutantejaim
If you shake it more than twice you’re just playing with yourself.
May 22, 2007 at 12:27 pm rating: 0
#7 Symian
Surely the most sensible (economical/lazy?) position is to leave it however it was when you finished…no up/down decision to make.
But logic like that doesn’t win arguments over the toilet seat in my experience.
May 22, 2007 at 5:24 pm rating: 0
#8 keith
Mmm… I live with two other gay men and the issue has been delt with sans argument. Although we’re all male, the seat and lid are kept down ’cause it looks better… all of our bathrooms are Fabulous! and the sight of an unlidded toilet is just nasty…
May 22, 2007 at 6:22 pm rating: +4
#9 Call Me Passive-Aggressive Again, and I’m Gonna Write a VERY ANGRY Note! - from The Zero Boss by Jay Andrew Allen
[...] favorite are the dueling notes left on the toilet. [...]
May 22, 2007 at 8:14 pm rating: 0
#10 Pie
Um, the guy’s name is KREGG? That is not a name.
May 22, 2007 at 10:48 pm rating: +1
#11 giantmecha » Blog Archive » that shit
[...] is disrespectful [...]
May 22, 2007 at 10:59 pm rating: 0
#12 Another line I'm stealing « A Pedestrian View
[...] May 23rd, 2007 at 12:24 am (Oh Snap!) “And honestly, stop it w/the passive aggressive notes and walk-by accusations: ‘That shit is disrespectful.’” [...]
May 23, 2007 at 1:25 am rating: 0
#13 not an expert
Compare the handwriting. I think this is more of an example of MPD (multiple personality disorder) or a cry for attention.
Just sayin’.
May 23, 2007 at 7:15 pm rating: 0
#14 nikki
this made me cry. it was so funny.
May 23, 2007 at 9:32 pm rating: 0
#15 george
I wish my wife would stop leaving the seat DOWN.
May 25, 2007 at 12:34 pm rating: 0
#16 four legs good, two legs bad « passive-aggressive notes from roommates, neighbors, coworkers and strangers
[...] May 29th, 2007 · No Comments i empathize with the note-leaver here, but after reading apt. 10’s response, i can’t help but side the defendant– especially after melissa in omaha revealed that this particular neighbor posts notes like this quite frequently. because really, that shit is disrespectful. [...]
May 29, 2007 at 1:44 pm rating: 0
#17 psipsina
You leave the seat down because you leave the lid down. You leave the lid down because if you don’t, the dog drinks out of the toilet. You don’t want the dog to drink out of the toilet because he kisses you on the mouth.
Really, how much simpler could it be?
May 29, 2007 at 4:39 pm rating: 0
#18 psipsina
Another way to look at the seat up/seat down argument - it’s easier to leave every cabinet in your house open after you use it, but do you?
Oh, maybe you do.
May 29, 2007 at 4:41 pm rating: 0
#19 Sophie on the Sofa
Seems trite but when I work in the kitchen I definitely have every cabinet and drawer open and there are many advantages. Try it. It works in the bathroom and bedroom as well.
May 29, 2007 at 6:40 pm rating: 0
#20 Sophie on the Sofa
Leave your doors open and then you don’t have to fumble for keys. Learn to trust other people and maybe they’ll become more trustworthy.
May 29, 2007 at 6:41 pm rating: 0
#21 Joseph
I agree with Pie…I would normally have sympathy for the initial note-leaver on this issue, but anybody who spells his name “Kregg” loses points for pretentiousness.
I have to side with Mike on this one.
Jun 3, 2007 at 2:50 pm rating: 0
#22 SPQR
Ok, although this argument has never worked in reality, the theory is:
1. The current user’s responsibility is to adjust the seat to whatever position is needed for the task at hand. When finished, it is not necessary to modify the seat position. Best for single user or same sex user configurations.
2. Alternative for m/f shared configurations: The male user must always put the seat down when finished. However, to be fair, the female user must always raise it when she is done.
I don’t see why this doesn’t fly… and the female argument of going to the bathroom in the middle of the night without turning the light on just doesn’t hold water… See, at some point when every guy was around 4 or 5 years old, we once sat down on a toilet when the seat was up… Once! Now we look. Every time. You should too.
That is all.
Jun 4, 2007 at 12:00 pm rating: 0
#23 oh, the irony
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Dec 4, 2007 at 1:27 pm rating: 0
#24 self-referential sunday: ceci n’est pas une note passif-agressif
[...] “that shit is disrespectful” digg_skin = ‘compact’; reddit! stumble it! function [...]
Jan 20, 2008 at 7:39 pm rating: 0
#25 Deiter
Piss is actually sterile. However disgusting it may be, it’s relatively safe. (Some fools actually drink the stuff.) On the other hand, poop on the seat is a health hazard and worthy not just of a passive-aggressive note but also an aggressive act of, er, aggression, say like, leaving a turd on the offender’s pillow. Well, unless they’re horribly sick or diseased then you might need to forgive the poor bastard. Or, if they’re over 80 years old. If that’s the case then you kind of have to expect it.
Feb 4, 2008 at 6:51 am rating: 0
#26 Mike Paahana
jus like my gf aslways bitching bout da toilet
Mar 22, 2008 at 8:41 pm rating: 0
#27 ave
humourous really calling her note passive aggressive and then writing a passive aggressive one himself bit hypocriticial what a match made in the toilet bowl.
Apr 22, 2008 at 5:12 pm rating: 0
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