A sign showing bathroom etiquette next to a mirror with a message reading, “Wash your hands like you just chopped jalapenos and you need to change your contacts.”
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To step away from the scene of a barroom and into its bathroom, is to exit on into a temporarily quieter space (sometimes) and have a moment with yourself. Sometimes, the signs that accompany the side quests into the barroom bathrooms are greeted by all kinds of ridiculous bathroom signs. These bar bathroom signs didn’t settle for normalcy. That’s for sure.

1. What does the bottom left even mean?

A sign with four icons: no squatting on toilet, sit on toilet, throw toilet paper in toilet, and dispose of other items in a bin.
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2. Some people love their bathroom time

A humorous sign with five stars and quotes praising a restroom experience, featuring a stick figure on a toilet and awards for “Well-stocked” and “Room of the Year.” The sign looks vintage with a distressed border.
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3. All the signs here

Two restroom doors: one labeled “SIT 2:P” and the other “STAND 2:P,” both with wooden signs and wooden rails, suggesting creative restroom gender signage.
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4. What better place than a bar bathroom to check to see if you are pregnant?

A wrinkled paper sign lists prices for various items like pads, snacks, and vape cartridges, stating it’s a tip-based stand for refreshment. The message thanks users and encourages tipping before they head back out.
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5. Do not flush any body parts or friends here, please!

Sign reads: “Please DO NOT FLUSH” followed by a list: paper towels, feminine products, baby wipes, candy, body parts, friends, unusual objects. A cartoon plunger holds a stop sign.
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6. I’m sure this will come in handy when I chop some jalapeños, too.

A mirror with text reading: “Wash your hands like you just chopped jalapenos and you need to change your contacts.” A person holding a green phone is partially reflected.
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7. This bar has seen enough

A metal sign on a wooden wall reads: “PLAYERS WITH SHORT BATS… PLEASE STAND CLOSER TO THE PLATE.”
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8. So I have to point the brush at the toilet like a wand and recite some magic spells?

A cartoon shows incorrect uses of a toilet brush: brushing teeth, brushing hair, and cleaning buttocks, with red Xs. The correct use, scrubbing a toilet, is marked with a green checkmark.
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9. If you see this, don’t apply to work there.

A sign reads “Employees must stop crying before returning to work” with an eye and three teardrops graphic beside the text.
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10. “Ladies, please remain seated for the entire performance.”

A humorous bathroom sign urges men to stand closer and women to stay seated for cleanliness; a small plaque above reads “4U2P.”
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11. Now you have an idea of why they needed to put up this sign.

A sign on a red wall warns not to flush excessive toilet paper, tampons, or elephants, and asks to use waste bins instead. The message is written in both English and Thai.
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12. Are we supposed to raise our pinkies or something while using the bathroom?

A restroom sign above a toilet sensor reads, “Please urinate with precision and elegance,” in both Chinese and English.
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13. Turn around, bright eyes.

A printed sign taped to a wall shows a humorous poem about toilet etiquette, featuring cartoon toilet paper images at the top and instructions to flush, wipe, and clean after using the restroom.
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14. You can still flush all your other bills, just not the phone bill.

A sign from Berlin Gastro Kitchen & Pool Bar listing items not to flush: paper towel, sanitary napkin, old phone bill, gold fish, and “your hope & dream.” Playful tone.
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