Comments on: A notice from the Department of Unnecessary Euphemisms

By: L

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:16:00 +0000

I wrap mine up in the wrapper at home because *I* don’t want to touch that. Why on earth would I not do that in a public place???

Also, bio-hazard.

By: DaveGI

DaveGI — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:01:06 +0000

Doctors don’t clean the restrooms at medical schools. This was left by someone on the janitorial staff. Probably after being disgusted by having to pick this stuff up, or after the 10th time they had to snake these “feminine products” out of a clogged toilet.

Even if it says on the package that the product can be flushed, don’t believe it! They lie! These are the #1 cause of clogged public toilets.

By: DaveGI

DaveGI — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:46:40 +0000

Tesselara,

You just gave me the mental image of Bela Lugosi in a dark suit and cape, picking those brown paper bags out of the trash. Though I shudder to think for what purpose!

By: M

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:53:40 +0000

LOL at the euphemism for menstruation but in all fairness, if that is what gets some ladies who weren’t properly trained to dispose of their used items accordingly, then carry on.

Reminds me a few years ago when in my former job whenever I would go to use the bathroom, there would be used pads or tampons either on the floor unwrapped for one’s viewing pleasure or bits of blood still left on the seat. .:shudders:.

By: Therita

Therita — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:33:16 +0000

Not sure what country this post is from. In Australia -every- public/school/business bathroom has a special trash can that isn’t emptied by the cleaners, but by specific companies that deal with that type of waste.
Wrap it in TP or (in the case of pads) in the packaging of the next one and place it in the bin.

You only get little bags (never seen brown paper ones, these are typically white plastic ones) in hotels since you don’t have the special bins there.

By: ninjaduck

ninjaduck — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:22:58 +0000

Women can be worse than men sometimes. When I was deployed, the bathrooms were horrible! It was mostly the higher ranking women who would leave their nasty messes because they were too good to clean up after themselves. The things they TRIED to flush down the toilet ASTOUNDED me. Flushing a bag of chips down the toilet? SRSLY? That doesn’t work stateside, why would that work there?

By: ninjaduck

ninjaduck — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:19:17 +0000

Perhaps it’s a special planter. lol

By: meow

meow — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:20:03 +0000

“Your red flower is blooming” is Games Of Thrones reference. You are welcome, internet.

By: Skittles

Skittles — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:02:30 +0000

I just think of that as strawberry milkshake week.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:01:03 +0000

The red flower thing reminds me of those films we used to watch in Health class. They were at least twenty years out of date and refused to use anything but cutesy euphemisms for our bodily functions. I never asked what the ones for the boys were like, but I imagine they were just as bad.

By: Dane Zeller

Dane Zeller — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:58:33 +0000

I think I’m going to be sick. I’m suffering from eupheminasia. Excuse me while I pray to the porcelain goddess.

By: Aunt Flo

Aunt Flo — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:12:58 +0000

The little trash receptacle in the stall should be usable. I shouldn’t have to leave the stall with my used feminine products in my hand, bagged or no.

By: Jamoche

Jamoche — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:13:21 +0000

Nobody’s yet pointed out that this sign is at a medical school. Just what I want – a doctor who’s afraid to use proper terminology.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:39:19 +0000

The bit that gets me is that you have to carry the brown bag out of the stall and bin it ! I would find that a bit embarrassing if the bathroom was busy !

Also the pads then get thrown into the normal waste – shouldn’t there be a special disposal system ??