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I was in the bathroom of a deli<br> | |||
standing at the urinal | standing at the urinal<br> | ||
reading the trap... | reading the trap...<br> | ||
what I mean is | what I mean is<br> | ||
there is a plastic cover | there is a plastic cover<br> | ||
over the urinal drain | over the urinal drain<br> | ||
to keep out - I don't know | to keep out - I don't know<br> | ||
napkins or hamburger buns or something | napkins or hamburger buns or something<br> | ||
and this one had a message on it | and this one had a message on it<br> | ||
it is weird enough | it is weird enough<br> | ||
to be a company that makes | to be a company that makes<br> | ||
urinal traps | urinal traps<br> | ||
but to print your name | but to print your name<br> | ||
and phone number on them | and phone number on them<br> | ||
I don't understand that | I don't understand that<br> | ||
if I was in need of a urinal trap | if I was in need of a urinal trap<br> | ||
I would look in the phonebook | I would look in the phonebook<br> | ||
or on the internet | or on the internet<br> | ||
I would not think, | I would not think,<br> | ||
"what was that number | "what was that number<br> | ||
I was pissing on last week..." | I was pissing on last week..."<br> | ||
but there I was | but there I was<br> | ||
pissing on the name of the fine company | pissing on the name of the fine company<br> | ||
that protects California's urinal drains | that protects California's urinal drains<br> | ||
I almost felt sorry for them | I almost felt sorry for them<br> | ||
but this trap wasn't satisfied to advertise only itself | but this trap wasn't satisfied to advertise only itself<br> | ||
it also had an important message for me: | it also had an important message for me:<br> | ||
just say no to drugs | just say no to drugs<br> | ||
I found that somewhat odd advice | I found that somewhat odd advice<br> | ||
to be getting from a deli toilet | to be getting from a deli toilet<br> | ||
but what do I know | but what do I know<br> | ||
it may be a terribly effective anti-narcotic tool | it may be a terribly effective anti-narcotic tool<br> | ||
of course if you are at a place in your life | of course if you are at a place in your life<br> | ||
where you are making decisions | where you are making decisions<br> | ||
based on the messages you get from toilets | based on the messages you get from toilets<br> | ||
you may have bigger problems | you may have bigger problems<br> | ||
than just the drugs you are taking | than just the drugs you are taking<br> | ||
if it hadn't been | if it hadn't been<br> | ||
well | well<br> | ||
a urinal trap | a urinal trap<br> | ||
I would have stolen it | I would have stolen it<br> | ||
and propped it up on my | and propped it up on my windowsil<br> | ||
mainly to have proof of its existence | mainly to have proof of its existence<br> | ||
but also to remind me | but also to remind me<br> | ||
to stay away from the kind of drugs | to stay away from the kind of drugs<br> | ||
that urinal trap makers | that urinal trap makers<br> | ||
seem to be taking< | seem to be taking<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<i>I originally read this on the [http://ona-k.livejournal.com/118851.html#cutid1 livejournal] of [http://ona-k.livejournal.com ona-k] (I then spent five years wondering where I'd seen it, until [http://rbowen.tumblr.com/ Rebecca Bowen] used ninja-like websearch skills of localization). ona-k cited it only via a [http://smog.net/words/mkpgpoem.php?user=&wid=43 URL] which no longer contains the text. If you know the author, please mail me at [mailto:dank@qemfd.net dank@qemfd.net]</i> | <i>I originally read this on the [http://ona-k.livejournal.com/118851.html#cutid1 livejournal] of [http://ona-k.livejournal.com ona-k] (I then spent five years wondering where I'd seen it, until [http://rbowen.tumblr.com/ Rebecca Bowen] used ninja-like websearch skills of localization). ona-k cited it only via a [http://smog.net/words/mkpgpoem.php?user=&wid=43 URL] which no longer contains the text. If you know the author, please mail me at [mailto:dank@qemfd.net dank@qemfd.net]</i> | ||