| . | . | x | . | . | x | (Indicates that urinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 and 6 are occupied.)
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You are to identify correctly, based on urinal etiquette, at
which stall you are to correctly 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.
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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."
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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 or a cubicle
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 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!
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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!
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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."
--Exceptions to this are busy toilets or when you are with your mates.