Meeting in the Ladies Room

An interesting phenomenon has been occurring in one of the stalls in the ladies room at my office. Some weeks ago, someone wrote, "Smile, you're beautiful," on the inside of the stall door.

Each time I have returned to this stall in the weeks since, more writing has been added to the original sentiment. First, it was a response of "well, thanks," followed by various comments, including someone chiding the writers about vandalism. One person wrote, "Inspiration stall, where attitudes come together." It reminds me of the old school song, Meeting in the Ladies Room.

I just find the whole thing odd. What is the deal with writing notes in the bathroom? Granted, this is a public restroom at a community college which is frequented by probably 50 or 100 visitors a day, and some of them are young, but still.

I guess it is kind of funny when you think of the fact that men have been asking for years what it is that women do in the ladies room. In this case, they are writing notes to each other!