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I'm calling it "persnickety signage," which is short for "excessive & passive aggressive signs all over the freaking place". Please enjoy this album of all the signage present in a single, tiny bathroom I found today.
Starting off, this is reasonable.
Seems passive aggressive, but ok.
Thanks, I didn't know how to flush so that everything went down!
Shuddering at the grammar...
This one was cute (almost), but piled on top of all the others in a index-card sized room was just too much.
Bonus sign: these were posted on every door, window, wall, and empty space. I saw 17 in a two-room cafe. Not pictured were signs at the register saying where to stand, that they accept credit but prefer cash, not to stand too close to the bar, a sign saying not to ask the Barista for the bathroom, a separate sign with where to find the bathroom key, and five "Smile! You are on camera" signs. The sheer totality gave birth to this new pet peeve.
doomslayerlulz
As someone in the hospitality industry, signs like these are put up because incidents cause their necessity. They're stupid, but they help.
asdfwasalreadytaken
Return daily to turn all of them upside down. Including new sign that says "please don't move our signs."
wadenelson1
I take them down when no one is looking. Eventually the sign-maker gives up.
Lyconous
@OP I can assure you that number of signs is required. Each sign is there because at least 1 person, probably more, has failed at each stage
sistergoldenhairsurprise
My pet peeve is restaurants or businesses with tv/computer screens EVERYWHERE. Went to an at&t store...19 screens.
aselleus
This a...sign...that I would never want to work for the person who put those signs up
JohnPetersYKnowTheFarmer
Pub near me has this sign http://imgur.com/dHc3Uvm - a huge step down from the "no phones under any circumstances" policy they started with.
tomatoboy
Stay in vacation rental. Holy crap the ridiculous signs we've seen.
specificstatistics
At a gas station somewhere between S Florida and Virginia there was a sign on every wall and door about not peeling the paint, no sex, etc.
specificstatistics
They were long letters, with a lot of sarcasm. By the time I left the bathroom I wanted to vandalise it just to spite the bitter writer.
confirmedbunburyist
I worked at a shitty chain steakhouse in college and the things people did in the bathrooms there . . .
Bluesun1138
The reason why these signs bother you so much, is because you're not one of the dump fuck that need them to get through life...
Sm9yCg
Mostly dumb fucks are bothered by those signs. Intelligent people learn to ignore both.
Teksura
Maybe they have a policy of "If a moron claims they didn't know, add 1 sign about it". Did you ask what the story was behind the signs?
MrComanche
There was probably a sign that said "Don't ask about the signs."
Copperbrat
This was all in one place? Ugh. We stayed at a bed and breakfast in Washington that had signs all over everything like this. Some were 1/
Copperbrat
more descriptive than necessary, making me feel guilty and dirty. "One person in the bathtub at a time." or "The walls are thin!" etc. 2/2
EmeraldLight
My work toilets need a 5 sechold or they don't flush completely. SO MANY UNFLUSHED TOILETS
screamingbuffalo
It's the passive aggressive tone. I don't mind a fuck ton of signs that say point blank what's the rules or such.
SuperAssClench
I assume they have signs like that is because they've encountered those problems more than they would have liked.
Alitain
As someone who works in a restaurant, it's amazing how oblivious people are and how they seem to lack the ability to read. Or care.
Edutittam
A sign at work says "please rinse your dishes and put them in the dishwasher" ok, cool. Then it says "Your mother doesn't work here ;)" ugh.
OldTimeyPaperCompanyTycoons
These signs are for a reason and that reason is dumbass people who can't do simple tasks correctly.
chimera388
Don't go to Schat's bakery in Bishop, CA. Place is like bitchy sign paradise. Great fucking bread, though.
ijustwantausernamethatisnttaken
Gordon Ramsey would have a field day with this one.
ZircZZ
'Are you fucking shitting me?!?'
embersaglow
It's really validating that I'm not alone in being annoyed.
zbaerenlovesme
check out passive aggressive notes dot com.
Intelletc
I used to work at a place that made signs like this so I would make littler signs that said "please stop making so many signs - you're...
Intelletc
wasting paper." And place them right beside them.
CaffeinatedSlacker
Jebus, it's like RL pop ups
shayshay0
LolLike that pop up video show VH1 used to have ?
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
No, like pop-up ads on websites before browsers started blocking them by default.
treehugger0123
I can kinda understand #4; if you have a toilet at home that flushes instantly, muscle memory might not let you register that their (1/2)
treehugger0123
toilets didn't flush before you left. Ran into this issue when visiting my then-boyfriend and it drove us both nuts.
DontWannaCloseMyEyesCauseIMissYouBabyAndIDontWannaMissAThang
Would you say these signs are blocking out the scenery and breaking your mind?
QuasiIntellectualChimpanzee
Had to come back and upvote this.
thatchrisprattissohot
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the signs?
stratus41298
I'll bet the owner got a laminator recently.
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
this isn't all the same place. am i missing something?
GerberLegalTeam
It is the same place.
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
oooh. well then that is a very passive aggressive establishment.
RosiePosiePuddinNPie
All in the and place, truly excessive signage.
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
wha?
MynameisKRC
All in the same place? Christ. Hipster a-holes.
Tornadotaco
Excessive signage is a hipster thing?
fatfury
no... this guy is probably in a heavily populated hipster area and just blames he doesnt like on them.
TheRicM
Maybe not, but edgy whining is
Tornadotaco
You mean like "waaaa millennials ruin everything fuck them"?
TheRicM
MagnorCriol
Okay, speaking as someone that's worked in maintenance/facilities/janitor before, a FUCKTON of people don't know how to flush.
Sm9yCg
Mostly because flushers work differently, there are those that flush fully after a short push, others have to be pressed the whle time.
MyOwnWorstFriend
I work as a cashier in fast food, but I still have to clean the bathrooms. I've realized men NEVER flush the toilet/urinal.
dijital101
If it's yellow, let it mellow. WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE THE EARTH, BARBARA!!
Sm9yCg
If the urinal looks like one of those automatic ones (e.g. the flush button is hidden by some crap fancy "desingn"), this is your own fault.
MyOwnWorstFriend
It had a big silver button with a hand gesturing to press to flush.
frozengloop
I've never actually seen a urinal you can flush, most of ours are on a timer or sensor system
phantasmaphilia
uve *never* seen a flush urinal? what
Raithul
Is that an American thing? I'm from England, I've never seen one either.
tacojuggler
I don't know if a state thing or not but they tend to be in cheaper/older bathrooms any nice new bathroom most toilets flush themselves