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This is an e-mail snippet from a friend who wishes to remain anonymous. She works as a CSI Lab Technician for the Department of Justice.
Our lab has had MANY plumbing problems. We’ve recently had some
expensive repairs done. There are now signs in all the stalls of the
women’s bathrooms that read: “Please dispose all tampons in the
waste container only. Do not flush down the toilet. Flushing down the
toilet will cause blockage in our sewer lines, resulting in $$$ for
repairs.”When I was read this, I considered how misleading the sentence “Do
not flush down the toilet” is without the word ‘tampon.’ Someone
else wrote in that you have to “dispose of all” rather than simply
“dispose all.” Thus, I have stopped doing forensic science work
and have begun to take down the signs in the bathroom. I’ll work on
the revised sign as soon as I press “Send” because how I can even
begin to solve crime when there are grammatically incorrect signs in the
bathroom?
Aaah, the glamorous life of a CSI. David Coruso, eat your heart out.
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