A few months ago, I went to the ladies room at work, and noticed a new sign right over the throne:

“It sometimes takes more than one flush. Out of respect for others, I check“.

Well duh. How condescending, I thought. Probably one person had a bad surprise and complained, and now we all have this reminder that the powers that be think we’re really stupid. What’s next, “Don’t forget your mittens, it’s cold outside”?

This week, a new one appeared above the microwave ovens:

“Not everyone shares your taste in smells. Please use discernment when choosing foods“.

Hey, I hate a tuna smell as much as the next person, but isn’t that just part of living in society? There’s a fine line, I know. I don’t think people should smoke in crowded bus shelters, for example. But this list of “bad foods to cook” included fish, broccoli, popcorn and cheese!

It’s an overly aseptic world we live in, in my opinion, when you can’t cook up a bag of popcorn to tide you over on a tough afternoon.

Anyway, some enlightened individual has since taken the “Not everyone shares your taste in smells. Please use discernment when choosing foods” sign and put in on the bathroom door.

Then again, who knows, it might have been the company.