Oeuvre de Toilette

At Berkeley, I do most of my peeing in Warren Hall. Remember when I worked for an Occupational Health center that was located on top of a half-cleaned Superfund site? Well now I go to a School of Public Health located in a building that is not up to code earthquake-wise. But that's where the student lounge is, so I spend a lot of time there, which necessitates frequent use of the ladies' room. It has four stalls, three of which are pristine. Stall #3, on the other hand, is a collaborative mural. The following is a transcript of the graffiti therein.

Venus favors the bold. --Ovid

Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people but great things only happen to good people, it just takes time, hard work and patience.

Hey ladies, take back your right to empowering birth! Choose midwives!

Girl A: Be kind to animals!
Girl B: Be kind 2 everyone!
Girl C: Be kind to me!

Girl A: Why do intelligent, independent, enlightened [women] fall for arrogant, cocky assholes who treat us like shit? Anyone have this problem?
Girl B: Low self esteem. Probably we have v. clever fathers who we wanted to impress intellectually and once we have we look to men to provide that challenge.

Girl A: I just masturbated in here.
Girl B: Right on!
Girl C: Why not? It relieves tension.
Girl D. Everyone should.
Girl E: Anyone up for trying sex in here?

[A passionate nine-part debate over the validity of reverse racism as a construct ended thus.]
Girl A: Racism is racism regardless of whom it is directed to.
Girl B: You mean regardless of to whom it is directed.

Girl A: I bet you feel pretty stupid.
Girl B: But I bet they're happier than you, i.e. not so competitive.

Utility is lame.

Wow! That's a first. Balancing your checkbook on a toilet stall wall?

Girl A: Why is it so hard to be in love with just one man? It's so dangerous to compromise. How do you compromise and yet protect your sense of self. Are there really so few great guys out there?
Girl B: Go for women instead--more great options.
Girl C: Maybe. But where are they?!

Wow, everyone who writes in here must be pretty short.

Girl A: Does anyone else feel completely alienated from most women?
Girl B: Until I connect with them in a forum of passionate bathroom graffiti. 3 cheers for chicks.