"::darkshadows::" <here@notthere.net> wrote in
news:3aa7r29211ogl0j5etqcn1k3hni8qgt9to@4ax.com:
> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:23:34 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@Flying.high>
> wrote:
>
>>"::darkshadows::" <here@notthere.net> wrote in
>>news:upu6r2p58hnokm00373g756ttrgmua9ggf@4ax.com:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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: __
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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: __
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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: __
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The correct answer is 1 or 6. By choosing one of these, you are
>>> tacitly saying, "I don't want anyone next to me."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 4. Urinals 2, 4 and 6 are occupied.
>>> X X X
>>> 1 2 3 4 5 6
>>>
>>>
>>> Enter your choice here: __
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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: __
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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: __
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>
>
> Hey, somebody has to research these things.
>
> darkshadows
>
Next time I use one I shall check carefully for hidden drilled holes
between compartments.
Mercury.
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