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Bathroom doors I painted in a bar.😜

A Reddit user posted a photo of bathroom doors they painted in a bar, featuring a cactus and tulip design that viewers widely interpreted as sexually suggestive genitalia. The post earned over 66,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments on the r/funny subreddit.

The image became a viral example of using risqué double entendre in functional public art, and it sparked discussion about how overtly suggestive imagery can serve a practical wayfinding purpose in bars.

Key details

• The image was posted to the r/funny subreddit on June 18, 2026.
• The artist's identity and the bar's location are not specified in the post.
• The post received a score of 66,014 and 922 comments.
• Commenters noted a resemblance to Georgia O'Keeffe's floral paintings.
• One comment read 'Subtlety isn't the goal when directing drunk people to the correct bathroom.'

Discussion angles

• Commenters pointed out that the cactus design looks like a phallus.
• Several users compared the art style to Georgia O'Keeffe's suggestive flower paintings.
• The tulip design was interpreted as a vulva by a commenter who wrote 'What a bout the twolips?'
• A user argued that blatant imagery is appropriate for guiding drunk patrons to the right restroom.
• The misspelled comment 'Nice coctus' became a popular pun referencing the dual meaning.