Dr. Jekyll: The Contemplative Cynic recently asked if Pacifiers 101 was next. I do not believe it is next, but it is on the way. Last semester, our college put up signs in the bathrooms near the paper towel dispensers asking people not to put paper towels in the toilets as this can cause the toilets to clog. To start this semester there are now signs near the soap dispensers that inform the user to put soap on their hands first, then put their hands under the water. No, these signs are not from a health agency. They are from someone's printer in the building. I shudder to think of what signs will appear in the stalls above the toilet paper next semester.
Prof. Hyde: Damn! Foiled again! I love the exploding toilet trick.
But snowflakes are well known for their aversion to reading, not to mention thinking that the rules don't apply to them. Ewwww...
ReplyDeleteIn my first year residence as an undergrad a neatly hand lettered sign appeared above one of the urinals that said: "Please do not eat the urinal mints. The Management"
ReplyDeleteOne of my friends had to teach one of her students why it was appropriate to wipe front to back last year (college freshmen). I don't remember how it came up (I think in a conversation about something that could be argued versus a fact) but she remains horrified to this day.
DeleteHey! I wet my hands first and then apply the soap. It makes the scrubbing easier and washes away all the loose particles.
ReplyDeleteBut, I agree. I don't dig the hand-holding.
In college I roomed next to two girls who were too lazy to take their trash down the hall to the trash chute. Instead, they took it to the window at the end of the hall and dumped it out onto the roof where it swirled in the wind for all to enjoy. I sometimes wonder what those two wretched bitches are doing now.
ReplyDeleteWe have pictures showing students that they need to flush the toilets after they use them, as well as pictures showing them throwing towels into the trash and not in the toilets. Is this just a symptom of America's need to INSTRUCT on everything, including how to shampoo hair and use a blow dryer, or is it a reaction to some idiot clogging the toilets with paper towels?
ReplyDeleteSadly, in my building, certain professors are just as guilty of not flushing the toilet as the students. Grown women--imagine it! I was so flabbergasted that I didn't even know what to say. At least with students I feel empowered to suggest they flush--it's not their house, after all. But a fellow faculty member? Tenured? Senior to me? Huh?
ReplyDeleteA few summers ago we had a week-long meeting (yes, I lived to tell), and whenever there was a break, I noticed that one faculty member would never, ever wash her hands. She would just leave the stall, leave the bathroom. I thought maybe she would use a sanitizer or something back in the meeting room, but no. She's one of the few people that knows my name at the school, and I'm terrified of her trying to shake my hand or touching me when we unexpectedly cross paths.
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