Restroom Etiquette
Posted by Elaya-Nagulan on April 01, 1997 at 20:15:49

Men should ace this test ... women may have a little difficulty.
Mohan might have some trouble with this one.....

There IS a code of "Restroom Etiquette" 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 | (Indicates that urinals 3 and 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | are occupied.)
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You are to identify, based on urinal etiquette, at which stall you
should stand.

Good luck!


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Easy Section
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1.)

| | x | | x | | | (Urinals 2 and 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.


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."

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 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 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 and 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
offense.

-- NO Singing. Period.

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

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