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[ksmith]

'Twas a day of overflowing toilet, and subsequent washing of floor, rugs, and towels. You need a day like this every so often. Keeps you humble.

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[delkytlar.livejournal.com]

I approach these things from the opposite perspective:

"I am the Master, and thou, toilet, art my servant. In my benevolence, I shalt clear thy clog that thou may flow free. I shalt calm thy waters, and return them to seas from whence they came. And I shalt forgive thy sins, and make thee clean and wholesome once more. For I am mighty, and thou hast no power over me."

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I wonder if you need to treat them like that from the get-go. Once they've detected weakness, they will never let you regain the upper hand.

[delkytlar.livejournal.com]

Like any deity, I make it a point to dump a bunch of cr*p on them from time to time. Keeps them humble.