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Subject: Re: Urinal Challenge
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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:23:34 GMT
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"::darkshadows::" <here@notthere.net> wrote in
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> Urinal Challenge
>
> Take the first annual, Choose-A-Urinal Challenge! Men should ace this
> test (or suffer the wrath of men everywhere)... women are on their
> own. But, there IS a code of the rest room that MUST be followed. 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 men are at stalls 3 and 6.
>
>
> You mission is to identify correctly, based on proper urinal
> etiquette, the stall at which you should stand. Good luck!
>
> Easy Section
>
> 1. Urinals 2 and 4 are occupied.
> X X
> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>
> Enter your choice here: __
>
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>
> The correct answer is 6. It's the ONLY one to go to and every guy
> instinctively knows this.
>
>
>
> 2. Urinal 1 is occupied.
> X
> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>
> Enter your choice here: __
>
>
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>
> The correct answer is 6. Stall 5 is acceptable, but you run a greater
> risk of being next to someone who arrives later.
>
> Kind of Tricky Section
>
> 3. No urinals are occupied.
>
> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>
>
> Enter your choice here: __
>
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>
> The correct answer is 1 or 6. By choosing one of these, you are
> tacitly saying, "I don't want anyone next to me."
>
>
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> 4. Urinals 2, 4 and 6 are occupied.
> X X X
> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>
>
> Enter your choice here: __
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> The correct answer is 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
> rest rooms where the herd thunders in.
>
> Subtle, Tricky, but Important to Know Section
>
> 5. Urinals 2, 5 and 6 are occupied.
> X X X
> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>
>
> Enter your choice here: __
>
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> The correct answer is 4. Believe it or not, 1 or 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 it to say, only we men would understand!
>
> VERY Tricky Indeed Section
>
> 6. Urinals 1, 2, 5 and 6 are occupied.
> X X X X
> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>
>
> Enter your choice here: __
>
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> The answer is 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, man, use a stall with a
> door!
>
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>
>
> 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, but absolutely NO touching of anyone
> other than yourself. A touch of another's elbow is the highest
> offense.
>
> NO Singing. Period.
>
> Glances are for purposes of acknowledgment only..."Yeah, I see you
> there. I will not look again."
>
> Who'd have thought SO much goes into a seemingly simple process?
>
And there was I thinking you had a nice respectable hobby LOL.
Mercury.
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