A catalogue of toilet notices and the things they forbid.
There is something admirable about the complete absence of ornament here. The sign states the rule, thanks the reader, and provides a smiling toilet in case further persuasion is required. It treats the matter as simple…
Despite the script flourishes and the tasteful toilet-roll illustration, the central message remains uncompromising. It is a good example of a sign trying to present itself as lifestyle guidance while still performing t…
This entry benefits from a complete communication stack: branding, prohibition, gratitude, and an illustrated worked example underneath. It is difficult to imagine a more thorough attempt to establish the correct destin…
This is the most reduced form in the collection so far. There is no full sentence, no attempt at courtesy, and no surrounding argument. The toilet lid itself has been turned into the delivery mechanism, which lends the…
The operational demand here is unusually high. Most notices restrict what may enter the system; this one also regulates the tempo. Asking for three minutes between flushes gives the room the atmosphere of a piece of mac…
The inclusion of tea bags is admirable. It expands the category from the expected bathroom contraband to a more complete portrait of the public imagination. One leaves with the sense that this instruction was earned.
This one is not interested in elaboration. It offers a total system of toilet ethics in a few lines, with the sort of capitalised heading that suggests a broader emergency than the message beneath can quite sustain.
The phrase "sensitive plumbing" carries a degree of emotional delicacy that ordinary drainage does not usually claim for itself. The closing assurance that the plumber will be grateful gives the notice a faintly persona…