Thursday, December 29, 2005

Urinal Etiquette

(Well since I don't think any guys read this.  I'll let all you women see into the male psyche as he enters the men's bathroom.  If you need any help ask your husband or boyfriends)

Men should ace this test ... women may have a little difficulty. There *is* a code of "Restroom Etiquette" that MUST be followed.

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The following is the urinal configuration in a sample men's room.
An X above the number will indicate "in use."
(Sample):

|    |    | x |    |    | x |

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | (Indicates that urinal 3 and 6 are occupied.)

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You are to identify correctly, based on urinal etiquette, at which stall you are to correctly stand. Good luck!

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Easy Section
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1.)
|    | x |    | x |    |    | (Urinals 2 & 4 occupied.)

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

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Your choice: ___
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Correct answer: 6
It's the ONLY one to go to and every guy instinctively knows this.
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2.)
| x |    |    |    |    |    | (Urinal 1 occupied.)

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

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Your choice: ___
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Correct answer: 6
Stall 5 is acceptable, but you run a greater risk of being next to someone who arrives later.
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Kind-of-Tricky Section:
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3.)
|    |    |    |    |    |    | (empty)

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |


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Your choice: __
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Correct answer: 1 or 6
You are tacitly saying, "I don't want anyone next to me."
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4.)
|    | x |    | x |    | x | (2, 4 and 6 occupied)

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |


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Your choice: ___
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Correct answer: 1
You're stuck being next to at least ONE guy, so you minimize the impact and get a wall on your left. NEVER go between TWO guys if you can help it. Exceptions to this are stadium restrooms where the herd thunders in.

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Subtle, Tricky, But Important-to-Know Section
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5.)
|    | x |    |    | x | x | (2, 5 and 6 occupied)

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |


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Your choice: __
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Correct answer: 4
Believe it or not, 1 and 3 "couples you with the guy in stall 2. And we wouldn't want THAT now, would we? This differs from question 4 in such a subtle way that the nuances cannot be explained. Suffice to say, only we men would understand!

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VERY-Tricky-Indeed Section
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6.) | x | x |    |    | x | x | (1, 2, 5 & 6 occupied)

     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |


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Your choice: ___
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Correct answer: NONE!
You go to the mirror and pretend to comb your hair or straighten a tie until the urinals "open up" a bit more. If you have to go REAL, REAL BAD--for God's sake, use a doored stall!
Other parts of the Unwritten Code of the Urinals:
-- NO Talking, unless it's a good friend... but even then, keep it terse and unemotional. This ain't no clubhouse.

-- I don't think I need to tell you, absolutely NO touching of anyone other than yourself. A touch of another's elbow is of the highest offence.

-- NO Singing. Period.

-- Glances are for purposes of acknowledgment only..."Yeah, I see you there. I will not look again."

{Thanks Pap for the article}

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I got almost all of those right!!!  Do I get a prize??

Terra

Anonymous said...

Oh just show me more pictures of men on the beach
LOL Hugs, Marina

Anonymous said...

I just missed one.  Is that scary, or what ?  Tinahttp://journals.aol.com/onemoretina/Ridealongwithme

Anonymous said...

Wow!
I got them all right except for the last one.
And I never go in the mens room.
Well not on purpose anyway...

Niki :)