Bathroom Humor

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you read that title?  I guarantee it isn't what I am about to tell you.  I will not be using names because it might embarrass someone, and I would hate to do that. 

A while back a good friend of mine told me a story about a particular trip to the ladies room.  It was a public restroom.  So, why do they call them restrooms anyway?  It isn't like we "rest" in them.  At least in Europe they are pretty appropriately named "water closet."  Sorry, I digress.  So, my friend goes to this public restroom and upon entering sees a woman's feet all sprawled every which way.  Feet sprawled completely out of the stall.  She wasn't laying on the floor or anything, she was sitting upright or we think she was, my friend didn't open the stall or anything. 

She immediately recognized the woman's shoes, and if I remember correctly, instead of taking care of her business in the restroom she hightailed it out of there.  I can just imagine the look on my friends face when she walked in on the woman all sprawled out taking care of business.   We still chuckle about it to this day. 

Do you ever look at the person's shoes in the next stall?  Come on, you can tell me.  Here lately, if I am in the restroom I check the shoes.  For one, I don't want to get stuck in the bathroom with the Sprawler doing her business.  Secondly, I would love for my friend to come in the bathroom and get in the next stall.  I would sprawl my legs out as far as I could, but I wouldn't be able to do that without laughing.  At least I would be in the right place, and wouldn't wet my pants from laughing too hard.  :)

Oh I am sure some of you have seen some crazy things in the ladies room, do share.  :)

Comments

[leslie]

Oh, where do I begin?! How about hearing the woman in the next stall talking on a cell phone? I always flush on purpose a few extra times on those occasions.

[Julie]

Re: TypePad: [Another Chance Ranch] leslie submitted a comment on "Bathroom Humor"

Oh that is great!  We know a woman that does that all the time.  I never thought about several flushes, that is a great idea.  

[Amy J in SC]

I hope this doesn't dampen the bathroom humor spirit but I have to share this phobia fear like thing - since we all know each other so well and all...

anyway, I seriously have this vision just about every time, no joke, I open the door of the stall that I'm going to find someone really sprawled out and kinda dead like in there. It's just a quick vision that flits through my minds eye.

I haven't quite figured out what I would do if it ever actually happens - probably wet my pants first for sure. And I don't know where in the heck it came from but it's been going on for years. And those bathrooms that have the walls that go all the way to the floor - those really freak me out.

Yeah, I know, I sound a little psycho...

[Jenni in KS]

I'm scared to pay too much attention in public restrooms. It's hard to believe how, um, free some people feel in there. There's always someone talking on a cell phone, which I find a disturbing trend. Then there are those who sound like they could be giving birth. How embarrassing! No, it's best to get in and get out and not notice whether or not you know the person in the next stall.

[Kim B.]

I try very hard to avoid them at all costs, but when trapped with a .... situation... That is one thing I do.... look at the shoes of any neighbors. Hate when I see a pair that I love though. How do you ask where they got their shoes?? I mean, really?

[Julie]

Oh Kim B!  I know exactly what you mean.  I am the same way.  One day I did ask a lady where she got her flip flops, they were adorable.  But I waited until we were both at the sink washing up.  See, I could have just seen them then, she never knew I saw them under the stall.  :) 

 

Oh by the way, the flip flops were by The Yellow Box.  They have some really cute ones.  Google it, or bing it, which ever you prefer. :)

[Julie]

Oh Jenni you are cracking me up!  Some people do free pretty free in their, especially the Sprawler.  I have to say that the restroom I am talking about we pretty much know everyone that comes in there.  When you look to see who it is you know if you can make pretend fart noises or not, or nowadays, sprawl or not.  I work with my friend, and we love to joke with each other.  Yea, I know, immature but we do what we can to laugh around here.  :) 

[Julie]

Oh no, this doesn't dampen the bathroom humor spirit.  :)  I have a fear kind of like that.  There was a report on some news show a long time ago, like years ago, that was talking about women going into bathrooms and having their babies and leaving them there.  Yea.  I am always kind of leery of what I might find in the stall when I enter.  Eww!  But in the bathroom that I am speaking of here, we usually know most that use it.  I don't do public restrooms very well.  :)  There is a story behind it, will have to see if I have written about it yet or not.  I don't remember.

[twitter.com/MsPixel56]

I was in the GIRLS bathroom at my daughter's college with my 6 year old twin granddaughters and there was a little boy in the last handicap stall...door wide open and I could see his feet with his pants around them swinging up and down...he was talking away very loudly telling us we weren't supposed to be in the boys bathroom and we were "invading his privacy" and then he started singing. We laughed so hard! We found him dad outside wondering what he should do.

[Pamela]

the scene in Austin Powers --where the guy played by Tom (ex Roseanns tom) asks for a courtesy flush gets my husband in hysterics.

I don't think I've ever seen a sprawler.
And yes I've looked at shoes.
And I've seen older women tuck their dresses in their underwear and walk out, too. Maybe that is why I never wear one.

[Kait]

How odd. I guess I have never seen nor heard of a "sprawler" before now. I certainly am not a sprawler myself. :)
I do look over at the shoes next to me. I think I must assume, somewhere in the back of my mind, that I could tell if suddenly a male had snuck into the ladies.