Take the first annual, Choose-A-Urinal(c) Challenge!

     Men should ace this test (or suffer the wrath of men everywhere).
     ...women are on their own.  But, there IS a code of the restroom
     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 men are at stalls 3
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |     and 6.
     -------------------------


     You are to identify correctly, based on urinal etiquette, at
     which stall you are to correctly stand. Good luck!

     <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
     --------------------
     Easy Section
     --------------------

     1.)

     |   | x |   | x |   |   |          (Stalls 2 and 4 occupied.)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
     -------------------------

     Your choice:  __




     1 (easy).      6         It's the ONLY one to go to and every guy
                              instinctively knows this.




     2.)

     | x |   |   |   |   |   |    (1 occupied.)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
     -------------------------

     Your choice:  __





     2 (easy).      6         Stall 5 is acceptable, but you run a
                              greater risk of being next to someone
                              who arrives later.



     Kind of tricky Section:


     3.)

     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   (empty)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
     --------------------------

     Your choice:  __





     3 (kind of tricky).      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 |
     -------------------------

     Your choice:  ___




     4 (kind of tricky).      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 > -


     |   | x |   |   | x | x |          (2, 5 and 6 occupied)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
     -------------------------

     Your choice:  __





     5 (HARD!).        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?  ;-D
                              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       -


     6.)

     | x | x |   |   | x | x |          (1, 2, 5 and 6 occupied)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
     -------------------------

     Your choice:  ___




     6 (DAMN HARD!).     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,
                        man!...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".


     Who'd have thought SO much goes into a seemingly simple process!

From: Dave