weird office mystery. any ideas? "butt-gasket bandit".

[pointysticks]

i dont get it.. this has been happening for years.

every once in awhile someone takes the time and effort and puts a butt gasket onto the toilet seat. the center hole is un-punched, so you cant actually use it. i say this happens 2-3x a month. when it does, we compare notes to try to figure out who the bandit is.

same exact stall. everytime.

any theories?

[pointysticks]

The visual.

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[Huntrgathr]

Colonol Mustard

[WapitiTalk1]

The answer is obvious Cliff. Is this crime scene in fact, a "preferred" stall? If so, the perpetrator is leaving the gasket as a means to keep others away from his private thrown. I know I wouldn't want to touch/remove the gasket from the seat . It's restroom strategy in its purest form. Perhaps it's the only heated stall in the building, maybe its the preferred corner stall, possibly the lighting is better so one can read a magazine. The perp placed the gasket after his first business meeting there in the morning. Anyone who comes to "his" stall after that will not want to touch the gasket and moves on to another area. The criminal knows he can occupy his special place whenever he wants. After all, he doesn't mind removing the offending gasket...

[Indian Summer]

Colonol Mustard

Dude that is hilarious!!!!

I think Phantom is right. It's like putting a chair in your parking spot.

You need a creative defense tactic. At the very least I'd make sure that stall NEVER has any toilet paper.

[bnsafe]

"at the very least". lol, that put some thoughts in my head. toilet stradegies

[>>>---WW---->]

Hide all the butt gaskets and put a drop of super glue on the seat. That will stop him. I mean REALLY Stop him!

[Swede]

There are some interesting theories here. I will add another. It could be a person with a compulsion for neat and clean. When he leaves a spot it is always just right. Do you have someone at work that fits that description? If so just ask if he, I assume it's a he, is the one putting out the toilet seat covers. I would advise against the super glue. It could take paramedics to free him, or a different user from the seat. Folks have been hospitalized by that stunt.

[Lefty]

For the seat saver
An unused gasket somewhat suggests the seat is clean. To make sure others stay away from your seat a smear of peanut butter on the back of the prime seat keeps even the nicest people away