“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, she 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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150 responses so far ↓
#1
zchamu
Yeah, that was after a big mexican dinner. Sorry.
Sep 25, 2008 at 8:51 pm rating: +6
#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: +3
#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: +25
#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: +15
#5
Wade
My only suggestion: Keep your toothbrush covered.
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:02 pm rating: +22
#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: +14
#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: +47
#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: +7
#9
Eric B.
I thought Courtesy 101 was the courtesy flush?
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:25 pm rating: +12
#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: +7
#12
Ghosty
Nobody is going to write the obligatory “X was fucking delicious”?
Sep 25, 2008 at 10:39 pm rating: +1
#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: +5
#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: +6
#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: +3
#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: +91
#17
Canthz_B
I had a cat once that sprayed. That added to odors though.
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:14 pm rating: +8
#18
Claire
CB, did you introduce the cat to Courtesy 101?
Sep 25, 2008 at 11:16 pm rating: +2
#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: +9