It's a simple request really.

Please close the lid to the toilet so my cat doesn't drink out of it.

And yet, I have to post a sign on the bathroom door as a reminder for the people who live here.

Sigh.

Adam asked me what the big deal was if The Cat™ drank out of the toilet. I told him I didn't want my cat drinking out of the toilet because it is déclassé.

Even though we were on instant messaging, I could feel the blank stare.

"He's a cat," Adam said.

"Yes. He's a cat and it's déclassé."

Sigh.