At what point do you start worrying about someone in the bathroom?

[astro]

@astro

If this is the story the woman apparently did this of her own volition.

More there

and here

And there’s this odd followup.

A Kansas man whose girlfriend was physically stuck to the toilet in their home wins $20,000 in the state Lottery — for the second time this year.

Kory McFarren of Ness City cashed in his winning $2 Bonus Crossword ticket in Great Bend Monday. On July 29, the 37-year-old McFarren received six months of probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor mistreatment of a dependent adult.

McFarren called Ness County deputies in February to report that his girlfriend, Pam Babcock, had refused to come out of the bathroom for two years. Authorities found her stuck to the toilet.

Medical personnel estimated Babcock had been on the toilet for at least a month and said the seat had adhered to sores on her body. She was released from a Wichita hospital after several months of treatment

[sentrix]

i’ve seen harry potter too. the snake coming out of the toilet.

[Tangent]

@handsomeharry

Do this: Open the door to the entire washroom. Say “Excuse me, did the lights go out in here a few minutes ago?”

@ThelmaLou

VERY clever!

Better yet, do this: Open the door to the entire washroom. Turn out the lights…

[Maus_Magill]

@Musicat

[QUOTE=Anaamika]
…I figured she was just a shy pooper.

Wasn’t that what they were singing about in The Music Man?
[/QUOTE]

There’s a reason she’s hard to get.

[StusBlues]

@handsomeharry

Bumping into the door is a terrible idea!

Do this: Open the door to the entire washroom. Say “Excuse me, did the lights go out in here a few minutes ago?”

Case closed.

…

::slow clap::

[CalMeacham]

@Reeses_Monkey

Didn’t Stephen King already do this?

Fritz Leiber covered it in 1957:

What’s He Doing in There by Fritz Leiber
Non-spoiler Summary in a Nutshell

Professor Coltish is pleased as punch when the first Martian to visit Earth chooses to stay with his family. Things are going well when the alien asks to use the family restroom. That shouldn’t be a problem – I mean even Martians have to do their business right? Well, the situation gets a little bit tense when the alien doesn’t come out – prompting the Coltish family to ask that age old question asked by concerned parents everywhere: what’s he doing in there?

http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2010/07/28/whats-he-doing-in-there-by-fritz-leiber/

What's He Doing in There?

[WolfpackJeep]

There are several ladies at my workplace who will go sit on the toilet to grab a nap or catch up on their Facebook feeds.

[MacLir]

@teela_brown

There’s a woman where I work who always seems to be in the ladies’ room when I’m there. If she’s not there when I walk in, she comes in after I’m seated and always takes the stall right next to me.

I know it’s her because she always wears sandals and has snaggly toenails.

I got quite paranoid about this at one point until I remembered that she has a myriad of health problems and chronic diarrhea is probably one of them. I don’t know why she chooses to sit next to me, though.

People are far more creatures of habit than they realize. There is also a subtle etiquette in action, at least in some circumstances.

The men’s restroom at my job has three urinals. If three guys walked in to use them when no one else is in there, I could predict with a high level of certainty who would be at each one, just from the order they walked in.

(In this case, the first guy will almost invariably take the one on the right, the next takes the one on the left, and the third goes to the middle.) :dubious:

[Anaamika]

@monstro

I’d be worried if I saw bodily fluids or there were gurgling/choking/gagging sounds. Or if there was an actual body curled up on the floor. Otherwise, I’d mind my own business. I don’t like when someone comments about my bathroom habits*. I know people can’t help but notice some things, but I’d still rather not know what they’re thinking. Especially if it comes across as faux-concern. (Not saying you weren’t really concerned, Anaamika, but sometimes people say they are worried about something when really they are just dying of curiosity.)
*A former coworker used to do this to me. She’d always nag me for not drinking enough water during the day, so every time she caught me in a stall was a cause for celebration since in her mind peeing meant I had been drinking enough. It sounds weirder than it was, and it was kinda funny. But it could be irksome sometimes. There’s nothing like being in the middle of changing your tampon and having someone pass by the stall door yelling, “I see you’ve had your water today, girl!! Woohoo!!”

If I was on your jury after you murdered this girl, I’d vote to acquit. I swear, I promise, I never comment on people’s bathroom habits! Which is why I was so unsure of what to do.

No need to mention bathroom habits. I may not be much of a lady in lots of other things, but I am one in htis.

[Eonwe]

When I can’t hold it any longer.

[thelurkinghorror]

@MacLir

and the third goes to the middle.

Or pretends to wash his hands.