Choosing A
Urinal...
Men should ace this test ... women may have a
little difficulty. There *is* a code of "Restroom Etiquette" that MUST be
followed. The following is the urinal configuration in a sample men's room.
(Sample): You walk into a washroom and see the following urinals occupied. Where do you
stand?
You are to identify correctly, based on urinal etiquette, at which stall
you are to correctly stand. Good luck!
Easy Section
1)
Your choice: ___
Correct answer: 6
It's the ONLY one to go to and every guy instinctively knows this.
2)
Your choice: ___
Correct answer: 6
Stall 5 is acceptable, but you run a greater risk of being next to someone who arrives
later.
Kind-of-Tricky Section
3)
Your choice: ___
Correct answer: 1 or 6
You are tacitly saying, "I don't want anyone next to me."
4)
Your choice: ___
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.
Subtle, Tricky, But
Important-to-Know Section
5)
Your choice: ___
Correct answer: 6
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!
VERY-Tricky-Indeed Section
6)
Your choice: ___
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 offense.
- NO Singing. Period.
- Glances are for purposes of acknowledgment only..."Yeah, I see you there. I will
not look again."
