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It’s not rocket science.

Kerry — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:27:28 +0000

Our submitter in Huntsville, Alabama says one of her male co-workers shared this note from the men’s restroom at their office. “And yes,” she says, “we really do work for NASA.”

By the way, if you’re traveling to Indonesia any time soon, you can pick up some papier-mâché materials of your very own!

extra credit: Mary Roach explains “fecal decapitation” and other toilet issues astronauts encounter in space [thedailyshow.com]

Well, that seems (uri)logical enough.

Kerry — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:42:28 +0000

Today’s dose of bathroom humor is brought to you by our submitter, Johnny in New Zealand, with the contributions of two anonymous would-be Conchords.

Things not to flush down the toilet: your hopes, your dreams…your sweaters

Kerry — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:49 +0000

Linda spotted this little work of artistic genius at Louie’s Cafe in Santa Fe, New Mexico:

related: Please do not flush…anything.

The existential crisis of a water fountain

Kerry — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:42:47 +0000

This little water fountain with big dreams was spotted by Elizabeth in an Indianapolis college dorm. The illegible signature is a nice touch, no?

related: I eat dirty plates

To flush or not to flush

Kerry — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:00:48 +0000

This first note was posted in the bathroom of the Gay Pride Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey; the second, in the bathroom of the Rhode Island Department of Health in Providence.

I’d probably recommend steering clear of the kitchen sinks at both facilities.

related: a filthy hap pit

A filthy hap pit

Kerry — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:00:20 +0000

Reports Daikiki in Redwood City, California: “Two days after this note was slipped under the door of every apartment in the building, a second one appeared informing the tenants that said property manager was no longer employed as such.”

related: a deep-seated issue

The xenophobic toilet

Kerry — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:46:39 +0000

Our anonymous submitter in Helsinki, Finland says this note has been in every stall in the women’s restroom at her office for as long as she’s worked there.

Puzzlingly, she says, “Most all the women who work here are native speakers of Finnish, so I’m not sure why the note is mainly in English.” (Nor is she sure what the author was trying to convey with his/her choice of red, yellow and green text.)

Oh, and your Finnish language lesson of the day: kiitos paljon means “many thanks.”

You might want to take a hard look at your washcloth.

Kerry — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:51:31 +0000

An anonymous submitter in Portland, Maine is currently chafing under one of the most common irritants of communal living: a roommate “who has never once bought toilet paper.”

She and her other roommate tried some of the more subtle manuevers in the passive-aggressive playbook — up to and including the ol’ hide-and-carry — to no avail. (“When we run out, he uses our paper towels instead,” she says.) That is, until her roommate, who’d “had enough of plunging his shit,” decided to up the ante with this note.

related: oh, she said it

Just trying to “Keep Austin Weird”

kerry — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:45:17 +0000

Sure, those luxury condos going up all over downtown Austin might look swanky, but our anonymous Austin submitter says her building offers plenty of exciting local color you won’t find in those glass-and-steel towers.

Perks include: 1) the building’s property manager, a character known for his impassioned screeds about everything from trash cans to expired vehicle registrations, and 2) a recurring sewage back-up that flows into the downstairs bathrooms of all the units. Rock ‘n’ roll, dude!

“The roto-rooter has said repeatedly that the backup is caused by roots growing into the sewer system,” our submitter says, but that explanation didn’t seem to satisfy her tireless PM. Now he’s offering tenants flexible lease arrangements, too!

related: A filthy hap pit

Clip art crimes

kerry — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:02:27 +0000

Which clip art extravaganza is the most gratuitous? You be the judge!

Is it this sign, from the Virginia office of — of course — a major mobile carrier?

Is it this little tea party of a sign from Cambridge, Mass.?

Or is it this one, from, yes, a church restroom?

related: Cubicle etiquette

Losing Lisa

Kerry — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:22:29 +0000

Gina from Santa Cruz lives in a dorm where ten girls share one bathroom. Says gina, “I love saga notes, and feel we need some more of them, so I figured this collection would certainly do the trick.” Indeed, Gina, indeed! The progression here from pleasantries and smileys to — well, you’ll see — is classic. And a webmd.com citation? Major bonus points.

Gina also sent in a (small-ish) photo of the whole scene.

UPDATE: Gina responds to team fake!

I think it’s going to be a long long time

Kerry — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:01:35 +0000

Today’s tasteless gross-out is brought to us by Christina in Irvine, California. (My apologies in advance.)

A limerick

Kerry — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:58:29 +0000

Back in 2006, Austin in London didn’t feel like confronting his roommate about the masses of hair that were clogging the bathroom sink. Instead, he wrote him this special poem.

Adds Austin: “My roommate never actually said anything about the note, but he did clean the drain out by the time I’d arived home…so I assume he got the message.”