So… my tummy was feeling a little “oogy.” Oh, something wasn’t agreeing with me. No siree, it was not! So, I went down to the 4rth floor potty, because there are no offices on the 4rth floor and privacy is more or less guaranteed (unless someone else has the same bright idea).
With a bit of queasiness, I sat myself down on Ye Olde Porcelain Throne, whereupon I saw an advertisement. Now, these, silver frames that cover a poster in plexiglass, are not ugly. They do their job which is to present a product to a captive audience. Fine. But, dear advertiser, I must say, I will never ever partake of your product again.
For as I sat in my misery, with a tummy churning – clearly unimpressed by yesterday’s dinner and beer, I… well… let’s just say I would’ve made lieu quite proud.
And your ad, dear advertiser: “Campbell’s Chunky Beef Soup” …
I honestly don’t think I’ll ever be able to break that association. Really, what were they thinking? Advertising food in a toilet stall? “Soup you can eat like a meal”… you said. GAAAA-AAK!
Chunky soup - advertised in a bathroom stall!?! shudders
I don’t see too many advertisements in stalls around these parts but in college our dorm floor had a really fun weekly stall magazine called “Toilet Talk.” It had jokes (bathroom humor included of course), random facts and funny stories. I think we were the only floor that did it but it was awesome!
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I swear – some manufacturers not only toss in a pinch, they toss in the whole sandbox – ever visit one of those portable johns? :eek:
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That’s the whole idea. Poop on your time-read all you want then. It’s only a matter of time before stalls have time sensors that flush and give you a burst of cold water on the arse to get you back to work. :eek:
I’ve often wondered why doctor’s offices don’t take advantage of the same advertising subsidies. Dentists, Ob/Gyn’s…just think of all that empty ceiling that’s going to waste!
They already have toilets that flush automatically every few minutes when someones on 'em. If you’ve ever had a commercial toilet (I.E. one that’s made from a repurposed jet engine) flush while you’re on it, it’s pretty uncomfortable even if you don’t get any water sprayed directly at you.
I’d think they’d sell it from the angle of cutting down the smell or something similarly hygiene related rather than using a hostility towards employees pitch.
In my home town there is an “energy efficient” building with motions sensors in the bathrooms. If the motion detectors decide “no one is there” the lights go off. However, they are mounted in such a way that if you’re in a stall, you are blcoked form their range.
So the room may suddenly go pitch black mid-poop. It’s disconcerting to realize you either have to work by feel, or wave a long strip of toiler paper in the air like a flag to alert the sensors.
