I used to work in a library. In the pre-Internet days, I would often be called upon by parents hoping to get their children ahead of required reading at school.
Patron: “My daughter is doing a Shakespeare this semester. You know, the ‘double bubble, toilet trouble’ one.”
Me: “You mean ‘double, double toil and trouble’? That’s Macbeth.”
Patron: “No, it’s ‘toilet trouble’.”
Me: “I’m pretty sure it’s ‘double, double toil and trouble’, but anyway, if it’s Macbeth they’re reading, then I can show you our copies.”
I took them over to our Shakespeare section, and they grabbed the complete works instead of just “Macbeth”.
Patron: “I’ll get all of them just in case you’re wrong about it being Macbeth. You don’t even know the words to the song.”
I just nodded and helped them loan out their book. I then told my manager about the interaction during our break.
Manager: “Well, I can understand. Every time I’m cleaning my toilet, I’m saying, ‘Out, d***ed spot! Out, I say!’”
Shakespearean Toilet Humor—NOT my story
I used to work in a library. In the pre-Internet days, I would often be called upon by parents hoping to get their children ahead of required reading at school.
Patron: “My daughter is doing a Shakespeare this semester. You know, the ‘double bubble, toilet trouble’ one.”
Me: “You mean ‘double, double toil and trouble’? That’s Macbeth.”
Patron: “No, it’s ‘toilet trouble’.”
Me: “I’m pretty sure it’s ‘double, double toil and trouble’, but anyway, if it’s Macbeth they’re reading, then I can show you our copies.”
I took them over to our Shakespeare section, and they grabbed the complete works instead of just “Macbeth”.
Patron: “I’ll get all of them just in case you’re wrong about it being Macbeth. You don’t even know the words to the song.”
I just nodded and helped them loan out their book. I then told my manager about the interaction during our break.
Manager: “Well, I can understand. Every time I’m cleaning my toilet, I’m saying, ‘Out, d***ed spot! Out, I say!’”