Back in Ft. Worth I was working on a Navy base for a couple of days, and, let me tell you, those boys run a tight ship. No detail is overlooked. There was a sign on the men’s room stall that read:
Please do not homestead in this facility. It is not conducive to good order. There are a large number of facilities in Building 1055. If you must homestead, please use those instead.In other words, “if you gotta do it, do it quickly, or go somewhere else.” I like picturing “the Management” carefully deliberating their choice of words, trying to decide how to appropriately express their intent, and having a eureka moment, “Aha, 'homesteading'!” Or maybe it’s a well established term, and I just don’t travel in "homesteading" circles. I don’t know.
Thank you,
The Management
There was also a chart above the urinals telling you how much water you need to drink depending on the color of your urine.
Now aren’t you glad you asked.
I still don't get it :-(
ReplyDeleteSorry, maybe I'm being cryptic. Dictionary.com defines a "homestead" as:
ReplyDeleteLand claimed by a settler or squatter, especially under the Homestead Act.
In this case, the use is metaphorical. The, ahem, squatter is not claiming land. They are claiming a bathroom stall, which was a precious commodity in this particular building.
Still too vague? Okay. Don't sit on the toilet for a really long time. If you need to sit on the toilet for a really long time go to building 1055 where there are lots of toilets because there's only one toilet in this building.
i try to say it as often as i can, but still, its not enough...................you, my friend, are a genious.
ReplyDeletei just misspelled genius.
ReplyDeleteI shudder to imagine the , um, "ambience" in building 1055...
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