| 31 MAY 2006 at 11:10am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | I got two wrong. I disagree with the last one. As a woman I am accustomed to queuing for the toilets so I'll be damned if I'd walk out and when there were spare spaces....
You men are just so weird....
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 4:56pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
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Caroline is probably going flip about this. But I once had a situation where I could not wait. It was a do or wet my pants situation. Held it too long waiting to see the end of the feature. It was on a movie theater.
I ran into the men's room and every spot was taken, and there were two other guys waiting.
I turned around, and peeked inside the women's bathroom, no women. Ran in and went to the last stall, and did the deed.
AHHHHHHHH. Relief!
As I was finishing up, I heard women's voices and I started to think how to get out of that sticky situation. So I zipped up, flushed the toilet, shoved half my arm into the clean water, grabbed my cellphone and dialed moviephone....................
and with a loud voice I said to the effect......"Yeah Mike, I finnaly got the toilet to work.....OK!
"You do not have to call the plumber..............I took the jammed sanitary napkin and the toilet finally could flush.......Oh yeah. I want extra pay for this........"
"I had to stick my hand into the toilet and the bloody water............OK!
"I WANT COMBAT PAY FOR THIS MIKE, YOU HEAR ME"
That is when I came out of the bathroom stall..............and three women were gawking at me, with concern on their faces.............about who the hell is this guy coming from in there, in here, with his right arm dripping water.
I looked at them and said...."OK, its working now, that toilet now flushes..........!"
And promptly left......did not wash my hands, but went into the man's bathroom and washed my hands and my phones leather cover.
When I came out of the men's bathroom.....what do I hear................behind me.......
"Tha'ts the creep.....he fixed our toilet and did not wash his hands even."
"My God how do these jerks get jobs in here!"
I turned around and looked at both of them and said to the nice blonde one.....
"oes the toilet keep flushing well.........HI, my name is John, on behalf of our management, its a pleasure to make your stay at ************* as pleasurable and happy as possible., (I will not mention the theater in case someone remembers me)
And extended my hand to them.................... [smiley=laughing.gif]
The women actually called me "You f^#&*@g lowlife...get away from us......I am going to complaint to the management about how they have their employees not washing their hands after working on a toilet"
That is why I will not mention the Movie Theater......Someone might remember me.
Buy I took care of my problems.......
And promptly left the theater. :
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 6:01pm |
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I would have just taken the honest route and told them it was a real emergency, that the men's room was totally full, the women's room was totally empty, apologized and left.
Cheers, Terry
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 6:32pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Terry Penrod (31 MAY 2006 6:00pm)
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I would have just taken the honest route and told them it was a real emergency, that the men's room was totally full, the women's room was totally empty, apologized and left.
Cheers, Terry
Nope! NO WAY! I have met the manager and he is a real "JERK", if the women would have gone out and complained about this and pointed me out, this guy would have looked for me, and very likely bar me from the theater saying that I was a pervert going into women's bathrooms.
This way they will be scratching their heads about who was fixing what, and it gave me the time to get out and very likely they will forget my face, if not I will likely not meet them again.
And I have not worn the same clothes again in that theater.
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 6:32pm |
JetsetlemmingIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Shadow, you made your cover story waaaaaaay grosser than needed. ^_^ Nice one. Even more than offering a handshake, a nice pat on the back is always appreciated.... [smiley=rofl.gif]
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 6:56pm |
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Originally Posted By ShadowWalker (31 MAY 2006 6:31pm)
Originally Posted By Terry Penrod (31 MAY 2006 6:00pm)
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I would have just taken the honest route and told them it was a real emergency, that the men's room was totally full, the women's room was totally empty, apologized and left.
Cheers, Terry
Nope! NO WAY! I have met the manager and he is a real "JERK", if the women would have gone out and complained about this and pointed me out, this guy would have looked for me, and very likely bar me from the theater saying that I was a pervert going into women's bathrooms.
This way they will be scratching their heads about who was fixing what, and it gave me the time to get out and very likely they will forget my face, if not I will likely not meet them again.
And I have not worn the same clothes again in that theater.
When I said, "apologized and left", I meant left the ladies room AND the theater.
I wouldn't have hung around the lobby or even the parking lot.
Cheers, Terry
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 7:12pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Terry Penrod (31 MAY 2006 6:56pm)
. When I said, "apologized and left", I meant left the ladies room AND the theater.
I wouldn't have hung around the lobby or even the parking lot.
Cheers, Terry
Did I mention that the theater is a multi-screen one and that my "bathroom" and theater was on the 5th floor, with people leaving as well, and having to wait and take the elevators down, or escalators where the manager could have had me cornered.
Like I said....NO WAY!
By the time they finally figure it out, if at all, I would have already had time to be out.
If anything, I did learn some moves from the old episodes of Mission Impossible about divertionary tactics.
Shadowwalker has left the building!
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 7:17pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (31 MAY 2006 11:10am)
I got two wrong. I disagree with the last one. As a woman I am accustomed to queuing for the toilets so I'll be damned if I'd walk out and when there were spare spaces....
You men are just so weird....
Wierd? You are missing the fact that this little test exposed one of the countless stresses us men are under that women are totally unaware of. Think about it: You're in a movie theater and you need to hustle out to the bathroom for a moment. Women can just go in a stall- doesn't matter whether it's beside someone in the next stall or not. We men, on the other hand, have to go thru an extreme, complicated mental decision-making process as to which urinal to use. A mistake could cause us stress for the rest of the day or at worst, bodily harm! And all this when we're trying to enjoy ourselves at a movie no less!
You don't know the trouble we've seen! :'(
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 7:25pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By SirDave (31 MAY 2006 7:17pm)
Originally Posted By Caroline (31 MAY 2006 11:10am)
I got two wrong. I disagree with the last one. As a woman I am accustomed to queuing for the toilets so I'll be damned if I'd walk out and when there were spare spaces....
You men are just so weird....
Wierd? You are missing the fact that this little test exposed one of the countless stresses us men are under that women are totally unaware of. Think about it: You're in a movie theater and you need to hustle out to the bathroom for a moment. Women can just go in a stall- doesn't matter whether it's beside someone in the next stall or not. We men, on the other hand, have to go thru an extreme, complicated mental decision-making process as to which urinal to use. A mistake could cause us stress for the rest of the day or at worst, bodily harm! And all this when we're trying to enjoy ourselves at a movie no less!
You don't know the trouble we've seen! :'(
Well said SirDave, and that does not include the fact that women have sometimes used the men's bathroom when theirs has been too packed, and they come in, say "HI", take the stalls and we "men" have no other choice but act like "gentlemen", let the women take over "our" stalls, and hold it in with a "grin". until they are through. And we just smile when they leave the men's bathroom they "usurped".
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 7:33pm |
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Originally Posted By ShadowWalker (31 MAY 2006 7:12pm)
Originally Posted By Terry Penrod (31 MAY 2006 6:56pm)
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When I said, "apologized and left", I meant left the ladies room AND the theater.
I wouldn't have hung around the lobby or even the parking lot.
Cheers, Terry
Did I mention that the theater is a multi-screen one and that my "bathroom" and theater was on the 5th floor, with people leaving as well, and having to wait and take the elevators down, or escalators where the manager could have had me cornered.
Like I said....NO WAY!
By the time they finally figure it out, if at all, I would have already had time to be out.
If anything, I did learn some moves from the old episodes of Mission Impossible about divertionary tactics.
Shadowwalker has left the building!
Two words...
cloaking device.
Cheers, Terry
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 8:18pm |
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Status : Online | This is obviously where I differ from most guys, because I just pee. Without any silly peculiarities of formula to it
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 11:25pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Well, after seeing how the schools socialise little boys to pee in groups against a stainless steel covered wall in their toilets - and how the female teachers walk in and out at will (generally to make them behave and clean up) I can't understand how such neuroses develop. I wonder, is it only an American thing? I think I'll ask hubby.
And if American men have so many hang ups about peeing in public - why is such activity featured in so many American movies? I for one don't enjoy those scenes AT ALL.
And if it really did matter - why don't the male architects that design all these public toilets build little walls between you all? I think you're making it all up.
Oh and Shadow
While I agree that you would probably have got into trouble with the manager, and your excuse was creative in the extreme you did have an alternative - you could simply have waited until the women left before emerging. Andy yes, you really did include TOO MUCH information in your post. Your predicatment may have forced you into an embarrassing situation but did you really NEED to repeat such inelegant things here? >
PS I've never used the men's toilet. I am simply incapable of doing that.
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 11:43pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (31 MAY 2006 11:25pm)
Oh and Shadow
While I agree that you would probably have got into trouble with the manager, and your excuse was creative in the extreme you did have an alternative - you could simply have waited until the women left before emerging. Andy yes, you really did include TOO MUCH information in your post. Your predicatment may have forced you into an embarrassing situation but did you really NEED to repeat such inelegant things here? >
PS I've never used the men's toilet. I am simply incapable of doing that.
Did you read my post Caroline. I said that it was a do or wet myself in the pants situation! Could not wait anymore, PERIOD, while I was sitting down I had a very strong urge. Once I got up the feeling was horrible. I could not wait. It was sheer agony.
Ever had an accident. It does happen. I told it like it is. Period. I told the information in an inelegant way simply because this was the "nicest" way to say it. I wanted to instill on the readers the feelings and urgency of the situation.
I could have included the feelings I felt and the contortions that I had while I ran into the toilet and banged myself in the knee and I could further have commented on how I suffered an.....accident.
Grossed out now!
Did not include that before. [smiley=blush.gif]
AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
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| 31 MAY 2006 at 11:47pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 12:02am |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Terror Of The Wolf - Part 4 (31 MAY 2006 8:17pm)
This is obviously where I differ from most guys, because I just pee. Without any silly peculiarities of formula to it
Okay............tell you what......I will give you 3 bottles of beer. A large...make that MEGA LARGE cup of Coca Cola. Sit you down, wait till you are getting to twich your foot trying to cope with the urge. Keep you sitting some more till the only thing in your brain is fear......THAT'S RIGHT.....FEAR!
Of not being able to make it to the bathroom on time before something "HAPPENS".
And then I would like to see you negotiate the steps from the back of the theater, run down a dark hallway, into a large hallway full of people, not run into any of them and all the while trying to mask your "funny walk" and googly eyes popping out of your head after realizing that you have nowhere to run, and then have to think fast on how to solve this near impending catasthrophy without breaking into tears of despair!
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 12:18am |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (31 MAY 2006 11:25pm)
Well, after seeing how the schools socialise little boys to pee in groups against a stainless steel covered wall in their toilets - and how the female teachers walk in and out at will (generally to make them behave and clean up) I can't understand how such neuroses develop. I wonder, is it only an American thing? I think I'll ask hubby.
And if American men have so many hang ups about peeing in public - why is such activity featured in so many American movies? I for one don't enjoy those scenes AT ALL.
And if it really did matter - why don't the male architects that design all these public toilets build little walls between you all? I think you're making it all up.
Okay, I was willing to let enough alone after my 'you don't know the trouble we've seen' post, but I guess you just want more so that's just what you'll get!
Here's the thing. Men have a much more effective urethral valve mechanism (to start & stop peeing) than woman. That's one reason why you see urinary incontinence products aimed at women and not men. The down side of that is that it takes a certain amount of mental relaxation for men to start the stream. Then add to that prostate enlargement that makes it even more difficult for some middle-aged men. This means that if a guy is feeling rather anxious and is standing at a urinal flanked to the left & right by occupied urinals (even assuming the usual small partitions between them) and also there are men lined up for the next available urinal: IT CAN BE DARN TOUGH!!!
Now, do I have your attention? Are your eyes teary-eyed with compassion? Okay, now assume that all the individual urinals are gone and there are no partitions, but just one big long metal trough- the kind at sports stadiums. IT CAN BE DARN TOUGHER!!!
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 12:34am |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Sheesh Snowtime! > Now look what you've started over this little game.
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 1:16am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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It was a funny situation but had we been in company and you told that story - I'd have walked away before you finished. There's no need at all to embarass the ladies you know. You could have left out most of the visual details.
I do realise working in a hospital dulls the sensitivities a fair bit. But.... mixed company and all that... :-/
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 1:25am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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At what age do you think these anxieties set in? What is the primal fear that men are experiencing at this time? Is it because they feel vulnerable to attack?
What happens if two buddies, out for the night, decided to visit the bathroom together. o they try to put as much space between them as possible or will they select adjoining urinals? Do they talk?
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 1:48am |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (1 JUN 2006 1:25am)
SirDave
At what age do you think these anxieties set in? What is the primal fear that men are experiencing at this time? Is it because they feel vulnerable to attack?
What happens if two buddies, out for the night, decided to visit the bathroom together. Do they try to put as much space between them as possible or will they select adjoining urinals? Do they talk?
I think there are some boys who are by nature quite shy and will always have a problem, but overall I think many adult guys experience a problem at some time in their lives with this. I remember a comedy routine once that used this as a subject, talking about all the things a guy would try to think of 'to get things moving', knowing that there were people lined up behind him. One thing is obvious: when you're in a male restroom even if all the urinals are empty some guys head right for the stalls.
As for the buddies thing: If they've been drinking, my guess is that they don't care where they stand. If they're stone-cold sober then my bet is that they would make sure there was a mandatory empty urinal between them.
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 1:54am |
JetsetlemmingIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Caroline (1 JUN 2006 1:25am)
SirDave
At what age do you think these anxieties set in? What is the primal fear that men are experiencing at this time? Is it because they feel vulnerable to attack?
What happens if two buddies, out for the night, decided to visit the bathroom together. Do they try to put as much space between them as possible or will they select adjoining urinals? Do they talk?
We learn it around the same time that exposing those parts are a general bad idea, and it's in pretty much all of us. And, unless drunk, they will talk before, and after, even at the sink, but not during. It's not an attack reflex or anything, it's just "I've got my privates exposed in a room full of other people. Let's make this brief". If there were no stall partitions, and you girls went completely within site of each other, you'd feel the same feeling. :-X
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 8:01am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | If there were no stall partitions, and you girls went completely within site of each other, you'd feel the same feeling.
I think we'd stay home.
What astonishes me is that if it is such a universal abhorrence - why has the habit of communal urination developed? Why don't men everywhere object? I'd ask my sons only I don't want to plant the seed of a bad idea into their minds. They both started hiding themselves from me at age 8 so I don't step over that line.
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 4:25pm |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I think this game was posted on the forum once before. At least, it seemed familiar to me. Not like I regularly search out bathroom-oriented things.
ShadowWalker -
Regarding your ... interesting story ... you didn't happen to consume a $10 Big Gulp beverage during the movie, did you?
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 1 JUN 2006 at 7:29pm |
ShadowWalkerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Señorita Susana (1 JUN 2006 4:25pm)
ShadowWalker -
Regarding your ... interesting story ... you didn't happen to consume a $10 Big Gulp beverage during the movie, did you?
DOUBLE GULP COCA COLA - 640Z = 2 LITERS!
$8.99 A great Buy!
And the movie was Underworld Revolutions. That's why I did not get up from my seat, I woud have missed Kate Beckinsale's Hot and Sexy Rubber Outfit! [smiley=love.gif]
See my Icon to your upper left! [smiley=love.gif]
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