“Let me preface this by saying that the ladies’ room at work is quite clean,” writes Angie in Stamford, Connecticut. “I’m not saying it’s where I eat my lunch, but it’s a very satisfactory restroom.”
It was something of a surprise, then, Angie says, when this sign appeared on each of the walls and stall doors.
In particular, Angie would like to draw your attention to the lower left-hand portion of the sign. “There are several lessons to be learned here,” she says, “perhaps most importantly that one should spray one’s corpses prior to placing them in the ladies’ room.”
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157 responses so far ↓
#1
zchamu
Yeah, that was after a big mexican dinner. Sorry.
Sep 25, 2008 at 8:51 pm rating: 8
#2
anglophile
If this is Courtesy 101, I think a better slogan would have been “Eliminates Bathroom Odors 101%”
Sep 25, 2008 at 8:53 pm rating: 5
#3
Quite Contrary
Having lived with the former Mr. QC for longer than I care to remember, I can tell you that nothing, and I mean nothing, eliminates bathroom odors 100%.
Sep 25, 2008 at 8:54 pm rating: 28
#4
Quite Contrary
If Courtesty 101, an introductory course, teaches you to spray after spraying (if you will), what does Courtesy 401 teach you? How to refrain from ever having to use a restroom so you will never run the risk of offending anybody anywhere at anytime?
Sep 25, 2008 at 8:59 pm rating: 19
#5
Wade
My only suggestion: Keep your toothbrush covered.
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:02 pm rating: 26
#6
eureeka
To spray is to admit that you have a lingering aroma! I don’t even let my poo drop when there are other people in the bathroom, much less publicly accept responsibility for the smell and spray it.
Besides, the note poster should be thankful the smell is the only thing she has to experience. Come back when the Mad Bomber joins the company.
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:04 pm rating: 21
#7
morpho aurora
if the ladies are “handling” their business, wouldn’t it be smarter to put up a sign reminding them to wash their hands?
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:09 pm rating: 56
#8
anglophile
I’m thinking this is some new, edgy viral-marketing campaign by Lysol. Coming soon to a workplace (and blog!) near you.
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:14 pm rating: 8
#9
Eric B.
I thought Courtesy 101 was the courtesy flush?
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:25 pm rating: 17
#10
sf_iris
I wonder if the lingering odor was from that jerk who hadn’t washed his hair _ever_. (If he’s a jerk, it stands to reason that he’d have no problem using the ladies’ room.)
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:56 pm rating: 1
#11
bean
Well thank god I never said I was a fuckin lady.
That’ s why we call it the women’s restroom where I’m from.
Sep 25, 2008 at 10:39 pm rating: 11
#12
Ghosty
Nobody is going to write the obligatory “X was fucking delicious”?
Sep 25, 2008 at 10:39 pm rating: 2
#13
0falcon8
yeah, ladies. whether you’re sitting there with your skirt down around your ankles droppin’ a deuce, taking the browns to the super bowl, dropping the kids off at the pool, or stocking the lake with brown trout, you should be considerate to others and spray!
Sep 25, 2008 at 10:48 pm rating: 6
#14
Claire
I have consulted various on-line etiquette books in regards to “spraying the ladies room”. They each remain oddly mute about this.
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:04 pm rating: 8
#15
Claire
I would frankly be more concerned about the physical and psychological aspects of a lady who “sprays” the bathroom. Is the note writer suggesting that ladies behave a bit like cats spraying their territory?
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:06 pm rating: 5
#16
Troy McClure
A lady who lived in Connecticut
Knew all about work bathroom etiquette.
“If you poo and fart,”
She says with clipart,
“Lysol can be used for offsetting it.”
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:10 pm rating: 113
#17
Canthz_B
I had a cat once that sprayed. That added to odors though.
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:14 pm rating: 12
#18
Claire
CB, did you introduce the cat to Courtesy 101?
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:16 pm rating: 3
#19
Claire
We did have one woman who worked in our company and brought all these candles. She lit them in the ladies room every day. She said it for “atmosphere” but it made our loo look like you might have your fortune told while having that “private moment”. Or you were going to experience a miracle.
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:31 pm rating: 12
#20
bellabeastie
On another *note* -
Just how “Ladylike and Classy” is it to leave a co-worker obviously stricken by your gaseous outpouring prone on the floor whilst you go blithely about the rest of your day?
She better pray the spray wakes her up or else she’s got some “esplainin’ to do”..
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:51 pm rating: 2
#21
bellabeastie
P.S. psst…who is the pinchy-nosed guy…upper right?….. shhh. sorta scary.
Zombie Stench Patrol?
Sep 26, 2008 at 12:03 am rating: 1
#22
Kitanne
Yay! Now I can pee and suffer an asthma attack at the same time! Your oh so incredibly polite monsoon of overly fragranced chemicals has really improved my bathroom experience! You, madam or possibly sir (although that would be creepy), should receive the most wondrous of awards.
Hopefully it will be heavy. And someone will throw it at your head.
Sep 26, 2008 at 12:31 am rating: 23
#23
Canthz_B
But, but, I kind of like lingering lingerie aromas!
Sep 26, 2008 at 1:25 am rating: 1
#24
Canthz_B
This is what happens when Judith Martin is forced to moonlight.
Sep 26, 2008 at 1:34 am rating: 3
#25
secondsout
The ladies room at Angie’s work is where they handle business? I guess all the women at Angie’s office are toilet maids.
Sep 26, 2008 at 3:52 am rating: 2
#26
secondsout
Eliminate bathroom odors 100%? What if I just happen to be proud of the way my dumps smell? To some degree, it’s a nostalgia thing. Reminds me of RB’s mom.
Sep 26, 2008 at 3:54 am rating: 1
#27
amy d
This looks like a magazine ad for Lysol from the 70′s.
Sep 26, 2008 at 6:58 am rating: 2
#28
Elisa
Anyone who uses the word “classy” just isn’t.
Sep 26, 2008 at 7:09 am rating: 3
#29
Goldie
So what I’m getting out of this sign is that guys shouldn’t spray*, unless they want to be seen as classy and ladylike? With three guys in my household, I may have to move out.
* – yeah, yeah. Bring it.
Sep 26, 2008 at 7:24 am rating: 4
#30
Woman on the Verge
Um… I have a question about that dubious lower left corner photo. Is it
a. a corpse – too much exlax is indeed a bad thing
b. a woman reclining in glorious relief after pinching off a loaf, enjoying the scent
c. a woman in ecstacy after masturbating in said bathroom – leaving an entirely different lingering odor
Sep 26, 2008 at 7:31 am rating: 11
#31
nene
Me thinks the note writer is to blame for all lingering odors, and is trying to lay blame on all others. They don’t make a spray for that kind of cover up.
Sep 26, 2008 at 8:26 am rating: 5
#32
Canthz_B
Courtesy 101 is held at Studio 54.
Sep 26, 2008 at 8:33 am rating: 1
#33
claw71
Anybody else thinking about that Cranberries hit single Linger? I am:
You poo-ed, if you could return strike a match and let it burn, the smell would dissipate
I’m sure, you don’t want to be rude, don’t have an attitude. It smells just like a fart but it’s ruined everyhting
I swore, I swore I’d provide some spray but girl you walked away
and you didn’t even wash your hands, and for that I will not stand
It’s like some kind of game and you play it every day
But I had had to pee. You know I went in right after you
I saw poop on your finger
ah ha ha ha
did you have to let it linger
did you have to…did you have to let it linger
Sep 26, 2008 at 9:15 am rating: 16
#34
amy d
According to meriam-webster, an aroma is usually a pleasant or savory smell. The note-writer obviously get off on the smell. They have a poo-rient obsession with it. That’s gross.
Sep 26, 2008 at 9:27 am rating: 5
#35
aaa
The writer of this sign seems to forget that real ladies don’t have anuses.
Sep 26, 2008 at 9:35 am rating: 4
#36
Frankie
They say “handling your business” I don’t necessarily “handle” mine.
Sep 26, 2008 at 9:53 am rating: 1
#37
Canthz_B
If you thought peanuts were bad, poo with handles is infinitely worse.
Sep 26, 2008 at 10:17 am rating: 3
#38
claw71
Spraying after one defecates is certainly a nice gesture but all too often it proves to be counter productive. There are a number of products that are not designed to neutralize odors but rather mask them with some sort of perfume. This perfume is aerated through a diffusing nozzle the essentially vaporizes mixture of floral scents, inert propellants and ethyl alcohol. The alcohol bonds with the molecules of whatever oils were used to create the desired scent in order to hold that scent in a gaseous state for a prolonged period of time.
This is problematic when these odor masking compounds are used in a restroom in an attempt to cover the undesirable odors of feces. The fecal molecules in the air bond with the perfume and the ethyl alcohol creating a very offensive amalgamation that can readily drift through large areas on air indoor air currents. This phenomenon exacerbates the problem and tends to catch people by surprise as the olfactory senses often detect the floral notes first before the more offensive fecal material is detected.
Sep 26, 2008 at 10:23 am rating: 12
#39
Dare
If the writer of this note would remove the aromatic stick from her ass, perhaps she wouldn’t need to leave PAN for her officemates…
Sep 26, 2008 at 11:16 am rating: 0
#40
CremeBrulee
So, wait, now it’s shit, flush, wipe, flush, flush, spray?
Or shit, spray, flush, wipe, flush, flush?
Shit, flush, spray, wipe, flush, flush?
There’s so much my mother didn’t teach me.
Sep 26, 2008 at 11:22 am rating: 9
#41
Sadi
Pure Citrus Orange works well.
Sep 26, 2008 at 12:28 pm rating: 0
#42
Stringyhair
Spraying any scent would be like admitting my shit does stink. It would crush my ego to admit otherwise.
Sep 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm rating: 0
#43
Nim
Why does it seem that ppl are so offended by the fact that others actually crap in the bathroom and said crap might actually smell like crap? So… don’t hang out in the bathroom maybe?
Sep 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm rating: 2
#44
aaa
We are having small problem with there is a lot of co worker who put the poop in toilet. If you are having the poop, please do not have hap pit of the flush in toilets. The new toilets that are the install have lows flowing and can not flushing the poop. This is not expectable and the sprays to be cover poop aroma are the costings us money. Please be the responsible and to help us help you.
Sep 26, 2008 at 2:07 pm rating: 9
#45
Fancy
I totally just printed that sign out for our bathroom at work. You wouldn’t believe how bad the girls stink it up!
Sep 26, 2008 at 2:27 pm rating: 1
#46
JoeInLA
Tried to be witty and then saw claw got there first. And couldn’t delete the damn comment!
Sep 26, 2008 at 4:06 pm rating: 0
#47
JoelWhy
I’m guessing the odors were caused by all that used toilet paper being thrown into the trash can!
Sep 26, 2008 at 6:28 pm rating: 0
#48
snee
the note’s submitter says that it appeared on each of the walls and stall doors. that’s Hard Core Stink Patrol! i just know someone is going to be singled out soon.
dear marcie,
you have failed “courtesy 101″. please use the men’s room from now on.
Sep 26, 2008 at 8:17 pm rating: 7
#49
grumpygranolagirl
I’m going to start leaving sunglasses in our workplace bathroom as a courtesy. Apparently some of the people I work with believe the sun shines directly from their asses.
Sep 27, 2008 at 7:54 am rating: 2
#50
Chonny
Seems I may have the solution for everyone here:
http://www.justadrop.net
Stay Classy!
Sep 27, 2008 at 10:08 am rating: 0
#51
Logical
LMAO a big mexican dinner
http://andthisismyamerica.com/2008/09/27/someone-help-me-before-i-choke-this-bitch/
Sep 27, 2008 at 10:13 am rating: 0
#52
Joey
#1 washing hands is important, but if we keep using super anti-bacterial soaps and instant sanitizer we are going to create an immune super-germ!
#2 The diva cup is EXTREMELY CREEPY and disgusting. Ugh… Al Gore.
#3 And finally Just a Drop cracks me up!! “No more smelly house!”
Sep 28, 2008 at 4:09 pm rating: 0
#53
fantasy
The “lady” in the lower left hand corner looks more like a transient that wandered in lookin’ for a place to so she could be Huffin’ her spray paint, Lysol could never put that look of ecstasy on anyone’s face.
That Lysol shit stinks worse than shit!!
Sep 28, 2008 at 5:21 pm rating: 2
#54
wait
if these people insist on handling their business, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to suggest some vigorous hand-washing?
Sep 29, 2008 at 2:37 pm rating: 0
#55
Lindsey
Leaving odors in the bathroom, “not classy or ladylike”…. making that sign, oh so very classy and definitely done by a true lady
Sep 29, 2008 at 2:39 pm rating: 1
#56
Mudhooks
I would much prefer that when they are done “handling their business” my co-workers wash their hands…. Of course, I also don’t consider “handling your business” to be either “ladylike” or “classy”.
Nov 10, 2008 at 11:34 pm rating: 0
#57 how many wonders can one cavern hold?
[...] related: i’ll tell you what’s classy, though [...]
Feb 4, 2009 at 6:31 pm rating: 0
#58
Corvid
Air freshener causes asthma attacks for some of us.
And migraines for others.
People who spray air freshener are the ones with no consideration for others. At least the smell of shit doesn’t cause people to die or be hospitalized from closed bronchial tubes (I know you selfish idiots THINK it will, but trust me, it won’t).
Mar 23, 2009 at 5:28 pm rating: 2
#59
KillingTimeWithPAN
Bathroom spray works 60% of the time, all the time.
Sep 23, 2010 at 9:38 am rating: 0
#60
CL
Maybe they need to invite the “mad bomber” to this washroom to teach the bitchy note-writer a thing or two about “aromas.”
Mar 7, 2011 at 5:11 pm rating: 0
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