Alexandra and her best friend David were thrift-store shopping in Memphis, Tennessee when they spotted this sign (in the restroom, this time…not the fitting room).
What I love about this one is that, unlike most of its kind, this notice doesn’t issue any kind of directive (e.g. “Hey nitwits, don’t flush the merchandise!!!”), nor does it directly address the salient issue at hand (Does the toilet actually work now, or not?). Because, really, a simple “Out of Order” sign would have sufficed, if the latter were the case. Instead, it’s just like, “This one time, at band camp…”
![SomeOne wiped with Childs T-Shirt and placed in Comode [sic] and flushed - rendering plumbing completely clogged. Thank-you](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4405402478_e43eef822d.jpg "SomeOne wiped with Childs T-Shirt and placed in Comode [sic] and flushed - rendering plumbing completely clogged. Thank-you")
In place of “Thank You,” I think it should say “The End.” Or maybe: “Who the hell wipes with a child’s T-shirt?!”
related: What is it about thrift store dressing rooms?
77 responses so far ↓
#1
famous_lizzy
I want more details. Maybe the wiper was sending a message with the t-shirt chosen. Something about children’s programming clogging their minds? Or they were out of toilet paper and he was pissed.
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:18 am rating: 2
#2
Melodie
Honestly. I only wipe my ass with Ed Hardy. Who would even notice?
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:22 am rating: 26
#3
Cornholio
There was no TeePee for my bunghole!
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:23 am rating: 18
#4
Jello-Z
Some One Wiped with Child and placed in Comode and flushed-rendering plumbing completely Clogged. Why not a T-shirt?
Hi.
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:23 am rating: 4
#5
Mel K
Just say toilet! Grrr!
I find all the euphemisms for toilet really passive aggressive. Most of the time one is not resting in the rest room, taking a bath in the bathroom or meeting ladies in the ladies room.
Oh wait, the men’s room does have multiple purposes.
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:23 am rating: 2
#6
Tim Kolb
TMI?
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:26 am rating: 2
#7
Canthz_B
Isn’t that what Tennessee thrift store tee shirts are for?
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:28 am rating: 6
#8
AKS
I knew it was from “my” neck of the woods when I saw “comode” [sic]. I learned pretty quickly in California that no one called them that here.
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:34 am rating: 2
#9
SideshowJill
That’s like this one time the dog ate the baby’s pajamas after the baby’d plastered em with poo. The pajamas rendered the dog completely clogged.
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:35 am rating: 7
#10
Canthz_B
I bet I could make a fortune if I could design a flushing commode.
Wait, that’s a toilet.
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:40 am rating: 3
#11
TheOldSchool
Then I’m wiping in Memphis
Wiping with kid’s thrift store Tshirt I got for a steal
Wiping in Memphis
I really love the way my butt feels
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:51 am rating: 28
#12
infant tyrone
In the 2000 Presidential election Al Gore failed to carry his home state.
Maybe if he’d shaken more hands or kissed more babies…but eeew!
This thrift store note pretty much explains why that didn’t happen.
or maybe it was an alien conspiracy thing…….TMI = Over-Cher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjfvJFqlG1U&feature=related
Mar 5, 2010 at 12:57 am rating: 2
#13
Ian
“Comode”? Seriously, I can’t believe how every single note on this site has terrible spelling. Are people really that ignorant? It’s really making me sad.
webmaster – On the last few posts there’s been an ad pasted over the top of the comment box which means you can’t see what you’ve typed until you hit “preview”.
Mar 5, 2010 at 1:40 am rating: 0
#14
GhostRider
Clever, clever, clever. I can’t believe that the store missed it. This is the clever work of a master criminal who found a way to steal multiple child-sized t-shirts from the store and not get caught! It was only the last one that got snagged in the pipes. This villianous fiend had an accomplice waiting at the open end of the sewer drain system to retrieve all of the t-shirts as they flushed their way through.
Mar 5, 2010 at 2:01 am rating: 2
#15
devildiva
At least they wiped!
Mar 5, 2010 at 2:07 am rating: 6
#16
TheOldSchool
Well, looking at the bright side, since this incident occured where it did, at least the kid’s t-shirt can be resold.
Mar 5, 2010 at 2:08 am rating: 5
#17
matt
dear patrons,
please pay for your child t-shirt
before entering the restrooms. Thank-you
Mar 5, 2010 at 2:29 am rating: 14
#18
park rose
It’s all a bit suspicious – flushed rendering, and a child’s t-shirt, and nobody sure if the child was still wearing the t-shirt or not. I bet he was, and his concrete shoes as well. I just think that Don Vito Corleone ran out of time, and couldn’t make it to the waterfront.
Mar 5, 2010 at 2:52 am rating: 5
#19
Matthew Joseff
Everyone knows the soiled shirts go in the trashcan, not the toilet.
Mar 5, 2010 at 8:15 am rating: 6
#20
claw71
I have to disagree with Ms. Miller’s assertion that this is TMI. Not at all. Given the nature of this note, I would say that there is a paucity of information.
“Some One wiped with a Childs T-Shirt” –Very well, but what kind of T-shirt? Was it a plain white T, or did it have a design on it? Was it new? And what size? Was it from the ‘husky’ department?
What did they wipe? The counters? The floor? Their face? Are you even sure that they wiped anything, or did they just discard a shirt in this matter?
I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that it it had feces on it and was used as a toilet paper alternative. If so, why? Did somebody fail to reload the toilet paper dispenser? If that’s the case then you can take down the sign and assume full responsibility for the malfunction.
When you open your restroom to the public you take on certain responsibilities. The primary responsibility being an ample supply of toilet paper. You can’t risk leaving somebody stranded with feces drying on their buttocks. That’s just cruel. Believe me, I’ve been there and I wasn’t in the position to sacrifice a shirt to the toilet gods.
Normally I’ll use my underwear when I’m in a pinch after pinching one off but sometimes I like to free ball it and then you don’t have any options. Socks, maybe, but not if you’re wearing sandals. And you can cut the pocket liners out of your pants but you need to have a knife and if I have a knife I’ll use the back of it like a spatula if I’m without a square.
It’s all rather complicated and most people panic when they realize that there is no toilet paper to be had. It’s hard to weigh your options and the last thing on your mind is the plumbing. You’ll wipe with anything that’s handy and then, attempt to flush it all away.
As far as I’m concerned this note is an indictment of the business that posted it. For shame, Memphis thrift store employess, for shame.
Mar 5, 2010 at 8:43 am rating: 16
#21
Dani
Did I wander onto Engrish.com?
Mar 5, 2010 at 9:22 am rating: 2
#22
claw71
A little Marc Cohn: *edit with apologies to TOS who beat me to it….*
Bought some thrift store shoes
and felt some bowel pain
Sat down just before my pants filled with poo
I didn’t even have to strain
Mr. Whipple–won’t you look down on me
Can’t wipe with my first class ticket
so I’m as blue as a boy can be.
So I’m pooping in Memphis
Got no TP in the stall– what’s the deal?
Pooping in Memphis
If I don’t wipe I’ll get sores that won’t heal
I bet this is what got Elvis
He got stuck all night in the loo
He couldn’t get up, so he died at Graceland
With his butt crack plastered with dried poo
Now security couldn’t hear him
but they wouldn’t have gone in that room
because your eyes would sting
from the fumes of the King
His colon was like a zoo
So I’m pooping in Memphis
Got no TP in the stall– what’s the deal?
Pooping in Memphis
If I don’t wipe I’ll get sores that won’t heal
I had catfish at the table
Now I smell it in the air
And a plate greens is wafting through too
I wish I had half a square
But I don’t have a square in Memphis
So I’m pooping in Memphis
Got no TP in the stall– what’s the deal?
Pooping in Memphis
If I don’t wipe I’ll get sores that won’t heal
Muriel’s at the register
She smiles as she bags my goods
Takes my cash, they don’t take credit
I think they probably should
Could have used the paper
But everything turned out all right
She asked me If I’m an Arab child
I said, Ma’am I am tonight!
So I’m pooping in Memphis
Got no TP in the stall– what’s the deal?
Pooping in Memphis
If I don’t wipe I’ll get sores that won’t heal
Mar 5, 2010 at 10:06 am rating: 4
#23
Angela
How did they know it was a child’s t-shirt? I mean, who looked at it closely enough to determine not only that it was a garment, but the type and size?
Mar 5, 2010 at 10:49 am rating: 7
#24
oi
something really werid is going on. I can’t log in and most of the comment shows [ ] instead of thumbs up sign as if I already plussed them. but I did not! actually I have not even read the comments yet!
Mar 5, 2010 at 10:54 am rating: 2
#25
Escape Goat
PS: Has anyone seen a shirtless child roaming around? Thanx.
Mar 5, 2010 at 11:44 am rating: 8
#26
Kathryn C
Judging by the gratefulness of the note writer towards the mysterious “Someone”, one can only conclude that wiping with a child’s t-shirt and rendering the plumbing completely clogged is not only appreciated but ENCOURAGED at this establishment, thus the need to post this public note of gratitude.
Mar 5, 2010 at 3:00 pm rating: 2
#27
sarah
oops my bad. ordinarily i never do things like that, i just really had to- oh wait. a child’s t-shirt? nevermind…
Mar 5, 2010 at 8:42 pm rating: 2
#28
pilgrimchick
I agree with the fact that “The End” should complete this note. However, the event itself makes me ponder the lack of intelligence of some people–again.
Mar 6, 2010 at 4:47 pm rating: 2
#29
pony girl
That’s it.
I am never leaving my house again.
Mar 6, 2010 at 8:41 pm rating: 2
#30
Critical Grass
Once upon a time there was a man. He had to go, he had to go bad. Nature was calling, his wife was calling, his boss was calling, his mother was calling…
He was tense, he couldn’t go with all that pressure.
But, against all odds, he acomplished the mission with great sucess.
Wait! It wasn’t over yet, there was no TP and no one had a square to spare! Desperation and sadness overcame, he was ready to do the unthinkable, the unspeakable… And then came a child, a boy, and sensing the tension of the whole situation, offered his own shirt to try to help that poor man. One must always appreciate te innocence of a child.
The End.
Really, Tim Burton would do wonders with a theme like that.
Mar 7, 2010 at 3:22 am rating: 5
#31
molly ringwald
these pipes cannot handle these “big jobs.” please see Casey in Human Resources to unclog this toilet.
Thx,
Sandra
Mar 7, 2010 at 7:30 am rating: 3
#32
Max Time
oh no not my WINNIE THE POOH T SHIRT!!!!
Mar 8, 2010 at 9:04 am rating: 1
#33
PinkleBerry
Can’t believe they threw it in the comode..the obvious spot to leave a gem like that is in the toilet tank.
Mar 8, 2010 at 9:07 am rating: 1
#34
katiez
i have SEEN this. creeped me out when i saw it in person, and makes me laugh a little now seeing it online.
Mar 9, 2010 at 11:10 am rating: 0
#35
Dack
I personally choose to interpret the “thank you” as a statement of gratitude to whoever clogged the plumbing with the soiled garment.
Mar 20, 2010 at 11:24 pm rating: 0
#36
bill
“Or maybe: “Who the hell wipes with a child’s T-shirt?!””
i know, i usually need at LEAST a men’s medium to really get the job done
Mar 22, 2010 at 7:32 pm rating: 2
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