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[acroyear]

Not knowing what's more rude:

1. Having someone talking on the phone to someone professional (like the receptionist at a dentists office) while sitting on the can in an office restroom
2. Having someone flush a very loud public toilet while someone is in the stall next to them on the phone during #1 above
3. Having to make someone else feel guilty because they have to make that choice of flushing #2 above or not when they are done and need to get out
   

I said screw it and flushed anyways, but DAMN, can you idiots PLEASE find a better time to call the dentist other than when you're takin' a shit?

Comments

[silverstah.livejournal.com]

Not QUITE as bad... but I had a lady call the office this afternoon to make an appointment while she was at the drivethrough. Now I know that she's moved out of state with her kids, she hasn't told her ex-husband where she's at, and she likes pink lemonade with her Whopper.

*headdesk*

[faireraven.livejournal.com]

Personally, I don't feel guilty.

They put themselves in that position (so to speak). If they don't know the natural consequences of speaking from the bathroom, then they're too stupid for Darwin to let them stick around for much longer anyways.

[jmthane.livejournal.com]

Hear hear!

[skivee.livejournal.com]

I think that in that situation, you are required not only to flush SEVERAL TIMES, but also to pass gas loudly (real or pretend) and grunt with effort.
The army calls this "Firing for effect".

[ejwench.livejournal.com]

I also suggest singing - perhaps a chorus of "Strangers in the Night." That has a memorable effect as well.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

this is an office restroom. chances are i'd be recognized by my voice. my point is not to let the ass know who i am...i'm making my own embarrassing noises i'd rather not have connected to me...

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

you could decide that you are really, totally, and painfully constipated. If you can make "giving birth" sounds, all the better.

Better still, say loudly, "Excuse me, is there any toilet paper in that stall? This one ain't got none!" Emphasize the appropriate words.

[ejwench.livejournal.com]

I agree with Cyd - if they're dumb enough to call from the Can, they get what they get - noises & all!

Mark this date on a calendar.

[thatliardiego.livejournal.com]

I wholeheartedly agree with skivee. Armpit farts and grunts outside of your normal vocal range would also add to the ambiance.

[cozit.livejournal.com]

I've always been *oh* so tempted to start singing The Star Spangled Banner in those situations... after all, the acoustics are great in those places for that sort of thing. Haven't yet, but...

Then again my DH managed to muck up the plumbing at his office once because he felt like playing around with his phone in the restroom... can always hope that something similar happens to the talker... (no, he wasn't talking... I suspect he was either web surfing or playing a game... and yes, the plumbers ended up returning it to him in a big wad of paper towels... dunno if he ever got the nerve up to see if it still worked :-)

Re: Mark this date on a calendar.

[skivee.livejournal.com]

Are you sure you are not just stealing my thunder? teehee

[psychemarlies.livejournal.com]

I would flush and then flush again. Stupidity amazes me.

[squire-liz.livejournal.com]

I used to feel weird about flushing when I could hear someone talking on the phone in the bathroom, then I just decided they are getting what they ask for and flush as necessary.

[i-kissandra.livejournal.com]

Um... it's a bathroom. You are under absolutely no obligation to make the idiot's phone call more pleasant by avoiding a flush. Jeez. I mean, I appreciate that you're trying to be polite, but come ON.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

my point was that i even had to make a decision on the varying degrees of politeness where really all I wanted to was get it over with and get back to work.

the hassle with the rude today is that they make us (trying to stay polite) have to make a judgment call on being rude back or avoiding the situation, both of which really escalate the problem and never really solve it.

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

All joking aside, the guy knows what goes on in bathrooms, and has elected not to worry about it. He doesn't care if you flush, splash, or pass gas. If he did care, he wouldn't be in there on the phone.