On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:50:59 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@Flying.high>
wrote:
>"::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.
Just don't poke anything in the holes.
LOL,
darkshadows
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