I’ve traveled all over China and I keep seeing the same placards to signify Men’s Restroom:
And Women’s Restroom:
But aren’t these two signs just a little bit sexist?
Can’t a women smoke a pipe?
And can’t a man use a high-heeled shoe to break open a coconut?
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Only one day left to submit a caption in the caption contest.
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My parents’ anniversary was last week and in lieu of a gift, I sent them the following text message:
“The gift is in the mail.
Also the explanation for why the gift is so cheap is in the mail.”
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Are you going to watch the Oscars? I’m looking forward to rooting for the one out of ten Best Picture nominees I’ve actually seen.
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Last week we had a friend come over to visit with her new baby. While holding the newborn The Fonz said, “I wonder if he’ll try and crawl into my belly.” I realized there’s a lot we still haven’t explained to him about the birds and the bees.
The Good Greatsby 
becomingcliche
February 25, 2012
Right. To break open a coconut. Sure.
The Good Greatsby
February 26, 2012
How else is one supposed to break open a coconut?
k8edid
February 25, 2012
Exactly. Do you know how hard it is to smoke anythin using a high-heeled shoe?
The Good Greatsby
February 26, 2012
To be honest, no.
ichoosehappynow
February 25, 2012
The Fonz is too funny!
Cheers,
Louise
georgettesullins
February 25, 2012
Oh Dad and Mom, you have some splainin’ to do.
eemjehwahn
February 25, 2012
The Oscars are a joke these days.
thelifeofjamie
February 25, 2012
My 4 year old asked how babies get in Mommy’s bellies…I said I would explain it when he was older!
susielindau
February 25, 2012
Oh my gosh the Fonz is priceless! I hope you had the video camera running…..
A birthday, an blogaversary and an anniversary all in the same month! That’s a lot of celebrating! Woohoo!
edrevets
February 25, 2012
Instead of watching the oscars, I think I’ll drink alone and watch Shaft, which is in its own class of cinematic excellence.
bearman
February 26, 2012
“can’t a woman smoke a pipe” hmmm depends on the woman hahah
katecourysfarmhouse.com
February 26, 2012
I smoke my pipe daily! It’s a corn cob pipe though. I’ll be smokin it while watchin the Oscars on Sunday.
She's a Maineiac
February 26, 2012
What a coincidence! Me too! I prefer the cherry flavored tobacco. Gives it that extra zip and zing.
Rachael Black
February 26, 2012
Every woman knows the only reason for owning FMPs (besides getting that oh-so-slutty-yet hot look going) is to hammer in nails to hang pictures.
Laura
February 26, 2012
Why is the smoke coming out of the pipe red? Is that blood? Is China crawling with pipe-smoking vampires?
The Good Greatsby
February 26, 2012
I don’t know how much you’ve traveled but the color of smoke is different in every country, similar to how toilets flush in different directions depending on whether you’re in the northern or southern hemisphere.
Dana
February 26, 2012
I’ve often wondered if newborns were going to try to crawl into my belly, too. Can you text me when you’re about to explain things to the Fonz? Maybe we can have a conference call or something.
Carl D'Agostino
February 26, 2012
The woman’s door should have a man’s wallet posted. The men’s room with no image just blank. The empty and non existent wallet.
Binky
February 26, 2012
So do little boys smoke pipes too? And little girls wear high-heel?
I don’t watch the Oscars, but I’d watch the Grouches, if he ever put on an award show.
The Good Greatsby
February 26, 2012
I worry my sons may feel some pressure to start smoking a pipe while using the men’s room.
Hippie Cahier
February 26, 2012
You’re sure these are rest rooms and not smoking rooms and shoe closets? Sometimes I confuse those. It’s embarrassing.
Ape No. 1
February 26, 2012
Haha. I am with you on the Oscars. I think they should change the “Best Picture” award to be the “Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You” award.
ajg
February 26, 2012
Ha! Coconut.
The Good Greatsby
February 26, 2012
You’ll never be able to eat coconuts until Beckers starts wearing high heels.
She's a Maineiac
February 26, 2012
I will watch the Oscars. I always do. I have no idea who is nominated or for what films so I am prepared to be surprised all around.
scottcarberry
February 27, 2012
They should just make them unisex pipe-smoking-coconut-smashing-areas….viva democracy…and stuff.
flippingchannels
February 27, 2012
I think the ideal bathroom sign would consist of a high-heeled shoe smoking a pipe. By the time someone figures out which room they ought to use they’ll have to go so badly it won’t matter to anyone if they get it right or not.
PCC Advantage
February 27, 2012
Why can’t a woman use a pipe to open a coconut?
Audrey
February 28, 2012
If you use one of my high heels to crack open a coconut – we’re going to have words… Mind if I try on your smoking jacket for size?
HoaiPhai
February 29, 2012
Maybe the graphics are not meant to segregate the sexes into different rooms but are meant to designate the type of excretory process (liquid or solid) that is assigned to the individual rooms. Being painfully familiar with Asian latrine-type toilets, I can certainly understand the association between shoes and piddling. On the other door perhaps that is not meant to be a tobacco pipe with the smoke pouring out of it — maybe it’s the commode itself… where these pictures taken in a Szechuan restaurant perhaps?
yellowcat
March 2, 2012
J. Edgar Hoover liked to wear high heels while smoking a pipe.
The Good Greatsby
March 2, 2012
He combined the best of both worlds.