Lipstickinschool...
Accordingtoanewsreport,acertainprivateschoolinWashington
DCwasrecentlyfacedwithauniqueproblem.Anumberof12-year-oldgirlswerebeginningtouselipstickandwouldputitoninthebathroom.
Thatwasfine,butaftertheyputontheirlipsticktheywould
Presstheirlipstothemirrorleavingdozensoflittlelipprints.
EverynighttheMaintenancemanwouldremovethemandthenextdaythe
Girlswouldputthemback.
Severalmemoswerepostedaboutthis,withouteffect.Finallytheprincipaldecidedthatsomethinghadtobedone.Shecalledallthegirlstothebathroomandmetthemtherewiththemaintenanceman.
Sheexplainedthatalltheselipprintswerecausingamajorproblemforthecustodianwhohadtocleanthemirrorseverynight.Todemonstratehowdifficultitwastocleanthemirrors,sheaskedthemaintenancemantoshowthegirlsjusthowhardit
was.
Undercarefulinstructions,themantookoutalong-handled
squeegee(n.橡胶清洁器),solemnlydippeditinthenearesttoiletbowl,andscrubbedatthemirror.
Therewascompletesilenceintheroom.
Sincethen,therehavebeennolipprintsonthemirror.