Friday, October 03, 2008

What I think of potty poetry

I have seen at least two poems posted in workplace bathrooms that inform people of how to properly do their business.

I will share them with you:

If you sprinkle
When you tinkle
Please be neat
And wipe the seat

-AND-

If when you poo, you happen to stink
Please remember the fumes aren’t pink
So for everyone else who uses this room this day
Please use the provided spray.

Can I tell you how much this annoys me? (You might as well say yes.)

I was hoping someone would ask me who took the poetry off the walls (and threw it in the trash where it belonged.) I would proudly tell them I did and I would tell them why: because bathroom poetry is unprofessional and passive-aggressive and it annoys me and I hate it.

And then I imagine they would tell me I was being passive-aggressive and I would say, “No. Passive-aggressive is when you say one thing with your words and the OPPOSITE with your tone. I think my words and my tone are saying the same thing: You are dumb*.”

On Wikipedia, it lists the following as a passive-aggressive behavior**:
Does not express hostility or anger openly (e.g., expresses it instead by leaving notes)

*No, I wouldn't actually tell them they were dumb. But this is MY blog, and if I want to exaggerate a bit, I think I can.
**Yes, I know Wikipedia is not an actual, citable source, and NO, I did not add the above wording to the Passive-Aggressive Behavior page myself.

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