Letter from Cambridge dean

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<p>As they say, “There will always be an England.” This was recently sent to all King’s College students.</p>

<p>Subject: Toilet Training</p>

<p>Dear All,</p>

<p>It is <em>very</em> unusual for me to send two round robin messages in such quick succession but, having received a pretty disgusting report from the Clerk of Works this morning, I have no option but to do so. This message is primarily directed at residents of Spalding but, on the basis that Spalding residents are going to be fairly representative of the whole College, everyone should read on.</p>

<p>Following a complaint from a student that waste water was coming back up into her bedroom sink, plumbers were called out to investigate. They discovered to their disgust that there was a considerable amount of urine trapped in the waste water pipes and, as a result, drainage contractors have had to be called in to clean and flush the whole system - a very costly exercise. </p>

<p>Using your sink as a toilet does two things:</p>

<li><p>Causes the system to clog-up because the urine quickly forms a scale within the pipe work which results in blockages, leading to waste water ‘backing-up’ into hand basins.</p></li>
<li><p>As a result of one, turns your sink and those of your neighbours into a health hazard as, with human waste stuck in the system, your sinks in effect become toilet overflows. Not a nice thought at all.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>I don’t quite know what to say, other than the practice of urinating in the sink MUST stop. It is no doubt born of laziness (the toilet is too far away…) but it puts both the health of everyone in the hostel, and the fabric of the building at risk.</p>

<p>Should any one need any assistance to help them tell the difference between a hand basin and a toilet bowl, please let me know. I’d be happy to explain the difference and arrange for you to be trained in the appropriate use of both, should that essential piece of education have passed you by about sixteen or seventeen years ago.</p>

<p>Ian Thompson
The Revd Ian Thompson
Dean
King’s College
Cambridge
CB2 1ST</p>

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<p>well, if i ever visit that school, probablly best to never us the sink for nuttin…ewwwww</p>

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<p>What classic English understatement. Thanks for posting.</p>

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<p>I had no idea that urinat-ing into a sink could cause a plumbing problem!!! Who woulda thunk?</p>

<p>Seriously, did any of you know that? Sure, you might not find it appetizing to have someone pee in a sink that is used for washing, but who knew it could cause the plumbing to back up?</p>

<p>uh oh… does the same thing apply to peeing in the shower?</p>

<p>censor, give me a forking break! Won’t let me type “pishing” with 2 esses!!!</p>

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<p>NJres, It wasn’t ****ing but the other toilet act that did the damage. Ian as usual was at his best. PS. The pi2s got the * treatment here.</p>

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<p>At my daughter’s college, Cornell University, there is one large dorm, Balch Hall, that is and always has been reserved for women only. The alleged reason for this restriction is that the building was endowed as a women’s residence hall at a time, many decades ago, when the opportunities for women to attend the university were limited because housing for them was lacking. It is said that one of the conditions of the endowment was that the building would always be used as women’s housing.</p>

<p>However, I’m beginning to wonder whether there might be a more practical reason for limiting this building to women. It’s also the only dorm at Cornell that has sinks in the rooms. And for anatomical reasons, women are less likely to abuse the sinks in the manner that is the subject of this thread.</p>

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<p>Perhaps appropo:</p>

<p><a href=“WRAPS organizes campus-wide food drive, adapts to COVID restrictions – The Williams Record”>WRAPS organizes campus-wide food drive, adapts to COVID restrictions – The Williams Record;
<a href=“WRAPS organizes campus-wide food drive, adapts to COVID restrictions – The Williams Record”>WRAPS organizes campus-wide food drive, adapts to COVID restrictions – The Williams Record;
<a href=“WRAPS organizes campus-wide food drive, adapts to COVID restrictions – The Williams Record”>WRAPS organizes campus-wide food drive, adapts to COVID restrictions – The Williams Record;

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<p>eeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww</p>

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<p>you can force them to go to college and be independent but you can’t force them to grow up</p>