Men's Restroom Quiz
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):
The X's mark which urinals are occupied. You are to identify correctly,
based on urinal etiquette, at which stall you are to correctly stand. Good luck!
- Easy Section
(Urinals 2 and 4 are occupied.)
Your
choice: ___
Correct answer: 6
- It's the ONLY one to go to and every guy instinctively knows this.
- A little harder
(Urinal 1 occupied.)
Your choice: ___
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:
Your choice: __
Correct answer: 1 or 6
- You are tacitly saying, "I don't want anyone next to me."
- A Tough One
(2, 4 and 6 occupied)
Your choice:
___
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
(2, 5, and 6 are occupied)
Your choice:
__
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.
- VERY tricky indeed Section
(1, 2, 5, and 6 are occupied)
Your choice:
___
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
goodness 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".