The curious note was posted in the women’s bathroom of New Orleans City Hall…leaving many unanswered questions behind.
Mad Libs, anyone?
related: Blame it on Dayton
Oh, I’m curious all right
January 14th, 2010 · 120 comments
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#1
GhostWriter
It’s a shame that the note ended so abruptly- they should have thrown in a period and wrapped it all up.
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:06 pm rating: 76
#2
Waldo?
Is anyone else courteous on the passive-aggressiveness of this note?
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:09 pm rating: 12
#3
humberthumbert
it would be better if it encouraged you to be curious and *inspect* the person after you.
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:09 pm rating: 17
#4
GhostWriter
Sanitarian napkins- when everything’s just got to be Crazy Clean!
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:12 pm rating: 28
#5
MisterDNA
I’m courteous to know… are the napkins imported from the small nation of Sanitaria so valuable and delicate that they shouldn’t be put in paper towels?
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:13 pm rating: 26
#6
Poo
This is a nightmare.
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:14 pm rating: 3
#7
fan
I am very curious…
Who would be coming after me?
Should I be afraid?
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:17 pm rating: 14
#8
Lior
she probably meant ‘courteous’ :p heh idiot
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:24 pm rating: 0
#9
bright virago
That last sentence should read: “Thank you for you’re.”
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:25 pm rating: 8
#10
Hmmm
Please be a good sanitarian. Thank you.
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:36 pm rating: 8
#11
Gunderson
Sanitarian was my favorite Metallica song
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:47 pm rating: 18
#12
tinkerjenn
Gotta love Engrish
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:52 pm rating: 0
#13
lolsuz
As a Louisiana native, this post doesn’t phase me a bit. People write the way they speak, and this is a faithful representation of a particular (and unfortunately common) dialect.
And they wonder why I left.
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:55 pm rating: 9
#14
Escape Goat
Where’s the “Thanks”?
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:58 pm rating: 0
#15
Escape Goat
Please be “CURIOUS” about the next person “COMING.”
Discuss:
Jan 14, 2010 at 5:02 pm rating: 11
#16
jfruh
Dear Passiveaggressive Notes:
You are one of my favorite Web sites, but I HATE HATE HATE it when I come visit you and some audio ad starts playing, and there’s no obvious way to turn it off! I know this is lucrative (I run an ad-supported site myself and have had offers) but this is just obnoxious and makes me not want to come back. Please reconsider!
Josh
Jan 14, 2010 at 5:08 pm rating: 7
#17
aaa
In high school, we just put “penis” in every blank.
“PLEASE DO NOT penis SANITARIAN NAPKINS IN THE TOILET OR PAPER penis; PLEASE FLUSH penis AFTER YOU USED THEM. WE SHARED THESE PUBLIC penises, SO PLEASE penis CURIOUS AND penis THE NEXT penis THAT’S COMING AFTER YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR penis.”
Jan 14, 2010 at 5:38 pm rating: 4
#18
Adam
There’s just too much to deal with on this one. Have a good weekend everyone.
Jan 14, 2010 at 5:59 pm rating: 5
#19
jetjackson
Next person walks in…
“So tell me a bit about yourself?”
“What!?”
“I dont know. Do you come here often?”
“Ah… I’m g-goin – te… Are you right there?”
“Just doing what the sign says… geeze!”
Jan 14, 2010 at 6:00 pm rating: 19
#20
Berty Jingle
curious, right.
Jan 14, 2010 at 6:05 pm rating: 0
#21
Critical Grass
Who’s coming after me? Should I wait for them? What are you thanking me for?
After asking these questions someone comes from behind and tells you the test is over and you’ve passed. Then hands you a business card that says: Department of Annoying Techniques to Annoy People in Public Places
Phone: working
Address: I’m not sure, let me check…
Jan 14, 2010 at 8:28 pm rating: 6
#22
Laura
I do believe Jesus told a story about the Good Sanitarian…
Jan 14, 2010 at 8:31 pm rating: 15
#23
Bunnee
I’ve heard that most Sanitarians are very courteous about what’s going on in the next stall.
But maybe they just have a wide stance.
Jan 14, 2010 at 8:54 pm rating: 14
#24
Dreaded Spouse of Bunnee
I’m kinda’ courteous to know what one is to do with their Tampoons.
But I really don’t want to know why anyone would be coming after me. How do they know what I’m doing in there? How do they know if I’m done?
Seems prettty unsanitarian to me.
Jan 14, 2010 at 9:06 pm rating: 2
#25
Sister Chromatid
Please be curious about the next person’s sanitarian napkins.
Jan 14, 2010 at 9:30 pm rating: 0
#26
Girl Friday
You can thank me for mine alright. You can thank me all night long.
Jan 14, 2010 at 9:31 pm rating: 2
#27
Canthz_B
Finally! An answer to the question:
“Why do women go to the restroom in pairs and groups?”
They’re curious.
Men, on (in?) the other hand, are trained in the womb to look straight ahead.
Curiosity in the Mens Room could get a guy seriously injured.
“Hey, Fella, you’re pretty well-hung there! Hey!? It was a compliment! Stop before you break my face!”
Jan 14, 2010 at 9:55 pm rating: 8
#28
Palomon
Wait! Are there Sanitarians here? This was supposed to be an exclusively Jewish crucifiction!
Jan 14, 2010 at 10:24 pm rating: 9
#29
Canthz_B
Flushing toilets after using sanitarian napkins is a good thing.
It makes the water in the sinks colder so you can rinse the napkins, dry them in the office microwave and reuse them…but not if you’re Mexican or fishy.
Jan 14, 2010 at 11:39 pm rating: 2
#30
Cartoid
Be curious!
That was my laugh for the day.
Plus, I was fazed by the Louisiana commenter who said the post “doesn’t phase me”. You can’t make up irony that rich.
Jan 15, 2010 at 1:23 am rating: 5
#31
bowloftoast
This is by a longshot the funniest PAN and collection of comments I have read since I found this site. Laughed my ass off.
Maybe it’s the E talking, but I love you all.
Jan 15, 2010 at 4:25 am rating: 1
#32
Rosa
It’s curious (he he), but in spanish, “curious” means also “neat”; it’s not a very common use of the word, but my granma used it when she wanted me to tidy up my room…
Jan 15, 2010 at 5:07 am rating: 2
#33
Joe 2
…and after the Sanitarians worked so hard to make them! Now, the ROSICRUCIAN napkins, that’s a different kettle of fish entirely.
Jan 15, 2010 at 7:48 am rating: 3
#34
Gavin
I was curious of the person coming after me once, but they spotted the camera as soon as they came in the cubicle
Jan 15, 2010 at 7:50 am rating: 1
#35
Woman on the Verge
Something about the Sanitarians makes me uneasy. Aren’t they a cult that worships used maxipads? Is Public Restroom just another phrase for Church of the Unholy Menes? Is Flush the Toilet another way of saying Drink the Koolaid?
Jan 15, 2010 at 8:23 am rating: 4
#36
Passive Agressive New Orleanian
I’m from New Orleans and find myself in City Hall almost ona daily basis for my job. This doesn;t surprise me at all. Very typical for the low-education level of most of City Hall employees. Especially the mayor!
Jan 15, 2010 at 1:07 pm rating: 1
#37
Jim Bob
I am a redneck and I am stumped sitting here wondering what exact level of education this person has. Seeing as they are posting notes in the potty I can assure you that they must at least have a Masters.
Jan 15, 2010 at 2:49 pm rating: 1
#38
park rose
kerry, I’ll see your curious and raise with a bi-curious.
Jan 15, 2010 at 11:15 pm rating: 4
#39
Jane
I do a great deal of work at New Orleans’ City Hall and have never seen anything like it. I’m not sure I believe this really came from there. It may be just another attempt to make New Orleans look *backward* like HBO does so much. Anyway, do we really expect the janitor to use great spelling and grammar.
Jan 16, 2010 at 8:49 am rating: 0
#40
Critical Grass
Maybe they’re very permissive like that in NO, maybe it has something to do with the curiousness, curiously.
Jan 16, 2010 at 5:19 pm rating: 1
#41
Newton
Curious: extremely careful, scrupulous. (dictionary.com)
Hilarious pun, but the word was precise. Thought I’d throw it out there.
Feb 6, 2010 at 7:35 am rating: 0
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