Headmaster: Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A society that relies on crude bathroom humor signals impending moral or cultural decline.
- In plain terms
- When society only uses toilet jokes, it is a bad sign.
- What can you take from it?
- Crude humor often indicates cultural decay.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is crude humor always a bad sign?
- What defines a society's humor?
Another view
Bathroom humor can be harmless fun rather than a sign of collapse.
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