Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Footprints on Toilet Tip Off Police

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

An employee of an Arkansas gas station noticed strange rustling sounds coming from the ceiling late at night.  Checking the bathroom, he discovered a missing ceiling tile and, disturbingly, bare footprints on the toilet lid—according to a story in Yahoo! News.

The employee called police, who discovered…

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Gender-Neutral Bathrooms at Universities?

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

 

At the University of Vermont , the college administration has added gender-neutral bathrooms. While administration does give some lip service to improving handicapped access, the purpose of these bathrooms is mostly to limit discrimination against transgendered students, who might ordinarily feel uncomfortable at being forced to choose between male and female bathrooms. 

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Warning to Restaurants: Don’t Store Food in Bathrooms

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

A restaurant in Florida has been penalized for storing food on the bathroom floor. The offending Checker’s restaurant employees were stacking hamburger buns from floor to ceiling in the men’s bathroom, just inches from the toilets.

According to reports, they also stored cups there.  All kinds of nasty things could have been happening to the bread and such during its storage in the bathrooms—which is why the restaurant got stuck with numerous health code violations.

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