4/11/10

Pass the lipstick, please


According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington, D.C. was recently faced with a unique problem.

A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick, they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.

Every night the maintenance man would remove them, and the next day the girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. (You can just imagine the yawns from the little princesses).

To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out along-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it.

Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.

There are teachers ... And then there are educators…




(My aunt sent me this. It was too good to pass up!!)

51 comments:

An Open Heart said...

Nothng like a reality check to screw up a Princess's day, eh?

S

Pretty Zesty said...

genius!

Anonymous said...

So funny. Cracked me up. :)

SkylersDad said...

That was wonderful!

Notes From ABroad said...

Brilliant !!
LOL, I love it ..

Captain Dumbass said...

So glad I have little ruffians.

Jules AF said...

hahaha ewww

Anonymous said...

lmao...I think I laughed so hard I may have p'd ;)

Mercy Langille said...

Smart way to handle it. Loved it.

Grace's Mom said...

Educators indeed...that would be quite the education!

Real Live Lesbian said...

You've just stopped ME from ever kissing a mirror again, too.

Brilliant!

Unknown said...

HA! Nice.

Love a Sunday morning smile.

Hope all is well.

;-)

Cheryl said...

Thanks to your mom for passing this on. Educators rule!

injaynesworld said...

I bet they won't be doing much "ass-kissing" in life either. Good lesson all around.

Rick Daley said...

Was that before or after he cleaned the toilets?

Anonymous said...

Love It! Nothing like a little grossness to solve a problem! Good move on the part of principal and the maintenance guy!

Anonymous said...

oh the length we must go to so that our youth learn respect...this one makes it all worth while..this one was beyond brilliant and sounds like the janitor may have even gotten a little joy over the solution. ME LIKEY!lol.

Jane Lively said...

beyond brilliant, indeed. if only i could be as bright in all my teaching moments.

Missy said...

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Anonymous said...

That is the way, explain it to them in a way that they can understand. Does it work on husbands too?

Brian Miller said...

haha.
i feel bad for any boys they have been kissing...
what am i saying they are 12...they should not be kissing boys yet...
maybe if they showed where the boys lips had been as well...
oh well, happy sunday...smiles.

The Good Cook said...

PERFECT!

Kim Lehnhoff said...

Maybe a toilet water floor scrubbing demonstration will teach the males in this house to pick up their dirty clothes?

That's one smart custodian!

Unknown said...

Okay, I LOVE that janitor!!!

Anonymous said...

VERY clever!

Alexandra said...

OMG, I hope to be that brilliant in my next life.

I think I'll try that at home around my 3 boys.

Mellodee said...

Kids usually aren't really stupid, they just need a little boost from time to time to remind them that grown-ups are still smarter than they are and just might actually know something!! "Beyond brilliant" is absolutely spot on!!

Anna Whiston-Donaldson said...

priceless! that taught those entitled little lasses a lesson!

Irish Gumbo said...

Wisdom id knowledge acquired through experience, and that teaches us something.

Those princesses got served.

Liss said...

Love it!! Ha!

Unknown said...

THAT is fantastic! God love that man.

Anonymous said...

And now the parents are suing the school board, principal and janitor, right?

Rachel Cotterill said...

That's pure genius!

Lori P said...

Bwahahaha. I love it when the adults outsmart the kiddos.

gretchen said...

That's rather brilliant!

MrsDixon said...

Very clever! I love this!

♥ Braja said...

Oh, tou-frikkin'-che :)))

Anne said...

Eeeww.... hee hee hee hee!

As Cape Cod Turns said...

Oh, that is perfect!!!!!

Queen-Size funny bone said...

honestly this is priceless.

Adrienne said...

Hee hee! I love it. I'm not sure I believe it's a true story, but I still love it.

Unknown said...

Ewwwwwww!! That will stop the lip prints for sure! LOL

Lynn from For Love or Funny said...

Now I'M going to stop kissing the mirror!

Anonymous said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA What a great post!!!!

Andrea said...

Awesome!

Thanks :)

mepsipax said...

That is fucking awesome...

Reading Rosie said...

"Deliciously" funny!

Diane J. said...

I love a creative mind! That's my type of educating! Thanks for the laugh.

Cora said...

OHHHHHHHH! I LOVE IT!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!

Kate Coveny Hood said...

I LOVE that! And I went to private school in DC. I wonder which one it was... I'm guessing it wasn't Annunciation. Probably NCS.

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