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. An X above the number will indicate "in use."
Sample:
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| x | | | x |
(Indicates that urinals 3 and 6 are occupied.)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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You are to identify correctly, based on
urinal etiquette, at which stall you are to correctly stand. Good luck!
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.
Kind of tricky Section
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3.)
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| | | |
| (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.
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 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
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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
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1) NO Talking, unless it's a good friend...
but even then, keep it terse and unemotional. This ain't no clubhouse.
2) 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.
3) NO Singing. Period.
4) Glances are for purposes of acknowledgment
only..."Yeah, I see you there. I will not look again".
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