pain (and disgust) at the pump

June 11th, 2008 · 118 comments

just in case gas prices aren’t hurting you enough lately, tim from madison, wisconsin brings us this stomach-turning (yet impressively restrained) note from a petrol station somewhere en route to green bay.

gross.

meanwhile, tonya in oakland passes along a photo taken by a traveler brave/desperate enough to actual enter a gas station restroom somewhere in utah.

Gas Station Bathroom: If you feel the need to complain, cleaning supplies inside..

and finally, the kicker (from jim in columbia, s.c.): who would’ve guessed that germaphobia and gas-station employment aren’t mutually exclusive?

untitled 04.04.08

related: “if it wasn’t for the toilet, there would be no books”

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FILED UNDER: "customer service" · columbia · excessive underlining · germaphobia · south carolina · toilet · wisconsin


118 responses so far ↓

  • #1   zombieBlanco

    Wow. Totally stunned. Wisconsin is apparently nothing like I had envisioned.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 4:51 pm   rating: +1  

    • #1.1   marcopuffin

      Little House on the Prairie gone BAD

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:01 pm   rating: +3  

       
    • #1.2   unholyghost2003

      What DID you imagine Wisconsin to be like?

      Jun 12, 2008 at 7:12 am   rating: 0  

       
    • #1.3   karla

      Yeah - what did you expect? Wait, I know. You expected to use the porn BEFORE paying for it. Sorry, even Wisconsin has standards.

      And, to stick up for my new “home” state - only the first one is ours.

      ps - nice reference marcopuffin. Not many people remember they lived in the Big Woods first before moving to the prairie. (but I digress…)

      Jun 12, 2008 at 4:15 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #1.4   zombieBlanco

      actually…. I expected it to look a little like heaven. Everything would be green, except where it should be blue. And it would be munificently reigned over by Brett and Deanna. And there would be lots of free cheese samples.

      Jun 12, 2008 at 4:47 pm   rating: +5  

       
     
  • #2   Quite Contrary

    We need to add “pinking sheers” to the list of must haves for PAN’s. And to cut the paper into a circle. Brings a tear to my eye.

    Puts all our little passive aggressive little sorority girls/bitchy roommates/scrapbookers to shame. (If I knew how to create the links in this box, I would link to Cody, Sam/Katelyn, and the chick who did the scrapbooking extravaganza about driving on campus.)

    Jun 11, 2008 at 4:57 pm   rating: +6  

     
  • #3   Josh Maxwell

    Hello.

    I would like to put a link to your site on my blog roll if you want to do the same for mine. It would be a good way to build up both of our readerships.

    thank you.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:01 pm   rating: +2  

    • #3.1   andnowforsomethingtotally

      LAME!!!

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:04 pm   rating: +8  

       
    • #3.2   Sarah

      If you want a spot on the “blog roll” I suggest seeing Casey in Human Resources.

      THX,
      SANDRA

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:11 pm   rating: +50  

       
    • #3.3   Canthz_B

      An even better way would be to click on the link at the bottom of this page. FTR, I will NEVER visit your site.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:22 pm   rating: +4  

       
    • #3.4   Brian

      Good idea because the two sites’ themes are so similar.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 8:34 pm   rating: +3  

       
    • #3.5   claw71

      Josh:

      I would love to include you on my blogroll as long as you lose the picture of the dork on your site.

      Jun 12, 2008 at 8:45 am   rating: +6  

       
    • #3.6   Mishee

      Josh, I seriously don’t think that passiveaggressivenotes.com needs help with their readership…

      But that’s Kerry’s call…

      I love Kerry.

      Jun 12, 2008 at 9:08 am   rating: +1  

       
    • #3.7   the dawd

      This one time at band camp i started reading some blog that was ill marketed on PA; A little while later i zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzz ah that was nice, where was i?

      Jun 12, 2008 at 12:45 pm   rating: 0  

       
     
  • #4   zombieBlanco

    What’s with the Equus asinus hatred coming out of South Carolina? Can’t we all just get along?

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:02 pm   rating: +3  

     
  • #5   Morning Sunshine

    Sometimes the funniest things in life are found on a piece of paper.

    http://englishfail.wordpress.com

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:07 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #6   Sarah

    Well, I guess we now know the reason for Dave’s inexplicably high toilet paper usage.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:08 pm   rating: +10  

     
  • #7   Canthz_B

    …And there followed a parade of mooning flu sufferers the likes of which the world had never before seen…

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:10 pm   rating: +7  

     
  • #8   Canthz_B

    Since you feel no need to clean your restrooms, turn around.
    The mop handle is inside!

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:13 pm   rating: +3  

     
  • #9   tk.

    This reminds me of a sign outside of a Dari-Mart in Eugene, OR:

    “Sorry”, no customer restroom!

    I’m gonna guess that they weren’t very sorry at all.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:21 pm   rating: +1  

    • #9.1   Canthz_B

      I was once told by a video rental store that they had no restroom. I had to go really bad and knew employees did not hold it for 8 hours. I went into the adult section (behind the saloon doors, you know?) and relieved myself in a way that the aduldt videos were not intended to relieve me!

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:27 pm   rating: +3  

       
    • #9.2   Mark

      Oh, there exists an adult video about relieving yourself in any of MANY conceivable ways!

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:32 pm   rating: +3  

       
    • #9.3   Canthz_B

      I’ll have to take your word on that.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:35 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #9.4   KittyKat

      List of places to “go” before I die:

      Health club showers, check.
      Post office trash can, check.
      Womens “ladies” room, check.
      Elevator, check.
      Adult video section, check.

      Still trying to figure out how to get into the Oval Office.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:41 pm   rating: +14  

       
    • #9.5   Mishee

      and the fitting rooms at JC Penny’s stay safe?

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:49 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #9.6   KittyKat

      Damn, I knew I was leaving something out!

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:51 pm   rating: 0  

       
     
  • #10   Nathaniel

    I guess somebody watched Clerks.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:31 pm   rating: +1  

     
  • #11   KittyKat

    No flu germs, please, but bring your crabs right on in. They’ll feel right at home in our filty bathroom.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:38 pm   rating: +9  

     
  • #12   Mishee

    But I can still do my drugs in here right? Ok, cool.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:40 pm   rating: +14  

    • #12.1   KittyKat

      No smoking, but doing lines is OK.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:42 pm   rating: +3  

       
     
  • #13   Canthz_B

    OMG, They don’t mind if you jerk off in their restroom as long as you buy the magazine!
    Visa, Mast(urbation) Card and Discover (yourself) Card accepted here! :-P

    Jun 11, 2008 at 5:52 pm   rating: +19  

    • #13.1   Mishee

      Just keep your hands to yourself when you go in CB, and remember… that’s NOT hair gel!

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:55 pm   rating: +2  

       
    • #13.2   KittyKat

      Puts a whole new spin on buying the cow and getting the milk for free, huh?

      Jun 11, 2008 at 5:58 pm   rating: +3  

       
    • #13.3   Canthz_B

      I think the way it works best is if one keeps one’s hands to one’s self! :-P

      Jun 11, 2008 at 6:09 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #13.4   Mishee

      CB - doing that is also the problem though!!! :D

      Jun 11, 2008 at 6:11 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #13.5   Canthz_B

      Not if you buy the right magazine! :twisted:

      Jun 11, 2008 at 6:18 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #13.6   wright

      I’m guessing a fair amount of the hair in that Wisconsin sink is palm related…

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:25 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #13.7   ErikaBlare

      I guess this is a “pay before you pump” policy.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 8:10 pm   rating: +65  

       
    • #13.8   Mishee

      Well, I hope that Wisconsin is a “self serve” state!

      Jun 11, 2008 at 9:00 pm   rating: +7  

       
     
  • #14   Canthz_B

    Dirty restroom complaints.
    This is why your gas station attendant is cranky.
    That and having a job just above ditch-digger.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 6:15 pm   rating: +1  

     
  • #15   Erik

    Someone should write a passive-aggressive response on the wall of the Utah gas station:
    “Cleanliness has an L in it, and 7REE is not a word.”

    Jun 11, 2008 at 6:25 pm   rating: 0  

    • #15.1   Canthz_B

      Actually “Cleanliness” has two ‘L’s, just like “Knowledgeable”. ;-)

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:18 pm   rating: +4  

       
    • #15.2   freedomcows007

      And here I thought that ‘cleaniness’ was next to ‘Godiness’…

      Jun 11, 2008 at 8:55 pm   rating: +11  

       
     
  • #16   Canthz_B

    Pardon me Miss, if I purchase this Massive Mammaries of Madison magazine will you clean up what John Hancock writes on your walls?

    Jun 11, 2008 at 6:43 pm   rating: +7  

    • #16.1   Mishee

      “hancock”

      Jun 11, 2008 at 6:48 pm   rating: +2  

       
    • #16.2   KittyKat

      I think that’s what the decoration towels are for.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:00 pm   rating: +5  

       
    • #16.3   Quite Contrary

      Or Sam’s bed while she is away….

      Jun 11, 2008 at 11:00 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #16.4   bellabeastie

      But don’t forget to rinse first and clean that damn sink!

      THX

      SANDRA

      Jun 11, 2008 at 11:18 pm   rating: +3  

       
     
  • #17   marcopuffin

    The first one is poetry. The suggestive look of the life size model. The understated, yet yuckily apt message. The circular ad for Copenhagen something at bottom left saying, “it satisfies” (evidently). Whoever wrote this has class.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 6:45 pm   rating: +5  

    • #17.1   Canthz_B

      Copenhagen is chewing tobacco.
      It satisfies the need for mouth, throat and stomach cancer.

      Jun 11, 2008 at 6:54 pm   rating: +2  

       
    • #17.2   marcopuffin

      dirty mastication …

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:04 pm   rating: +7  

       
    • #17.3   Canthz_B

      I can almost dig my teeth into that one, marcopuffin! :-)

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:24 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #17.4   marcopuffin

      don’t forget to floss :twisted:

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:29 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #17.5   Canthz_B

      Do NASCAR and floss mix?
      I think not if you look at the grills of the spectators instead of those on the cars! LOL

      Jun 11, 2008 at 7:53 pm   rating: 0  

       
     
  • #18   Canthz_B

    South Carolinians are unique in that they pass influenza infection by fart.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 6:50 pm   rating: +8  

     
  • #19   KittyKat

    If I pay Casey in Human Resources $5, can I get a hat with my nudie magazine?

    Jun 11, 2008 at 6:59 pm   rating: +3  

     
  • #20   se

    I don’t understand. If you have the flu, why would they want you to come in with your ass out? Is someone going to give you a flu shot?

    Jun 11, 2008 at 7:45 pm   rating: +18  

    • #20.1   Canthz_B

      That or a Scarlet Letter!

      Jun 11, 2008 at 8:04 pm   rating: +1  

       
     
  • #21   ErikaBlare

    And for the love of god, can’t you even make it to your CAR before wanking off to your stroke mag? It seems to me as though the fly paper on the ceiling, overflowing toilets, and yelling “Occupied!” when people knock on the door might just spoil the mood.

    Jun 11, 2008 at 8:32 pm   rating: +18  

    • #21.1   marcopuffin

      Perhaps a harried wank is all the more exciting

      Jun 12, 2008 at 5:36 am   rating: +6  

       
     
  • #22   kristen

    Oh…I’ve peed in that Utah potty box…it’s nasty nasty bad…ew…gross…I need to go take a shower….

    Jun 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm   rating: +1