Principia Discordia

Principia Discordia => Literate Chaotic => Topic started by: Dimocritus on October 13, 2009, 04:48:09 PM

Title: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Dimocritus on October 13, 2009, 04:48:09 PM
Most writings in bathroom stalls remain in the realm of sophomoric humor and purposeless nonsense. Although, every now and again, you find a golden nugget, a diamond in the roughage if you would. These bits of insightful (and often hilarious) scribble are all the more potent considering that they are almost completely unexpected. My favorite example of this is the following quote from a McDonalds bathroom:

QuoteAny asshole can piss on the floor. Be a hero and shit on the ceiling.

So, ITT, we list all the would-be-literary-masterfeces of the John Keats of the John. So quit stalling and relieve yourself of what you've seen.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Golden Applesauce on October 13, 2009, 04:58:19 PM
Yeah, I've seen that one before.  Bathroom graffiti  would be better, I think, it it were original more often.

Anyway,

Quote
Here I sit
brokenhearted
Tried to shit
but only farted
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Cramulus on October 13, 2009, 05:06:20 PM
IN CONSTIPATION
THERE IS TRUTH
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Eater of Clowns on October 13, 2009, 09:07:22 PM
There's a Borders in Boston near the central branch of the Boston Public Library that has a bunch of pun graffiti on the second floor.

It's all written in the grout between tiles on the wall and reads such as:

Grout Expectations
The Grout Gatsby
In Grout We Trust
etc.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Dimocritus on October 15, 2009, 06:40:49 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on October 13, 2009, 09:07:22 PM
There's a Borders in Boston near the central branch of the Boston Public Library that has a bunch of pun graffiti on the second floor.

It's all written in the grout between tiles on the wall and reads such as:

Grout Expectations
The Grout Gatsby
In Grout We Trust
etc.

That seems a bit grout-uitous...
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Cramulus on October 15, 2009, 10:30:34 PM
those are some groutesque puns
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Dimocritus on October 15, 2009, 10:39:48 PM
Let's not say anything we might re-grout...

Yeah, that was pretty terrible.

Whatever, let's potty like it were 1999.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on October 16, 2009, 05:09:26 AM
QUIT IT.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Eater of Clowns on October 16, 2009, 05:56:11 AM
Quote from: Nigel on October 16, 2009, 05:09:26 AM
QUIT IT.

Don't be such a groutch.


:oops:
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: MMIX on October 16, 2009, 12:34:31 PM
"He'll come in a minute", she said, stirring her coffee with the other hand."

Oxford student pub ladies loo many years ago




edited for punctuation fail - yes it DOES fucking matter . . .  :oops:
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Rococo Modem Basilisk on October 16, 2009, 03:09:03 PM
There is a stall in one of the Yale libraries where someone went in and proofread all the other graffiti. I don't know if that counts, but it made me lol.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Dimocritus on October 16, 2009, 11:33:51 PM
Quote from: Enki v. 2.0 on October 16, 2009, 03:09:03 PM
There is a stall in one of the Yale libraries where someone went in and proofread all the other graffiti. I don't know if that counts, but it made me lol.

:lulz: That's great, I might steal that bit.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: BigBadCalla on October 20, 2009, 10:26:04 PM
I was taking a crap in a Borders the other day.  Most of the wall was taken up by a big multi-person religious debate.  Some, of course, were "Jesus is your only path to salvation, accept him or burn in hell!" followed by "There's no evidence, bad things have been done in the name of religion, etc."  It was probably the biggest ongoing debate I've seen in a bathroom stall.

Also hidden among these paragraphs was "Heisenberg may have shit here."  I may have laughed out loud at that one.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: bob-o on October 20, 2009, 11:24:56 PM
Quote from: BigBadCalla on October 20, 2009, 10:26:04 PM
Also hidden among these paragraphs was "Heisenberg may have shit here."  I may have laughed out loud at that one.

that took me a second but it is hilarious!

unfortunately i've only seen childish shit in the bathrooms i've been in, like "for a good time call..."

bob-o
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: dontblameyoko on October 20, 2009, 11:37:10 PM
Quote from: BigBadCalla on October 20, 2009, 10:26:04 PM
I was taking a crap in a Borders the other day.  Most of the wall was taken up by a big multi-person religious debate.  Some, of course, were "Jesus is your only path to salvation, accept him or burn in hell!" followed by "There's no evidence, bad things have been done in the name of religion, etc."  It was probably the biggest ongoing debate I've seen in a bathroom stall.

Also hidden among these paragraphs was "Heisenberg may have shit here."  I may have laughed out loud at that one.

I remember seeing a debate/flamewar on a bathroom stall door at the University of Tennessee in 2000.
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Cramulus on October 21, 2009, 03:51:52 PM
A good way to make bathrooms more interesting is to tape a sharpie on a string to the inside of the stall. Best spot is right next to the door, where it will be hidden if you open the door to clean the toilet.

my girlfriend did this at her college, and within a week there was a bible worth of graffiti in there


Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: LMNO on October 21, 2009, 03:52:42 PM
That's a great idea!
Title: Re: Bathroom Graffiti as Literature
Post by: Dimocritus on October 21, 2009, 06:15:10 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on October 21, 2009, 03:51:52 PM
A good way to make bathrooms more interesting is to tape a sharpie on a string to the inside of the stall. Best spot is right next to the door, where it will be hidden if you open the door to clean the toilet.

my girlfriend did this at her college, and within a week there was a bible worth of graffiti in there




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