Restroom Etiquette Quiz

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 that urinals 3 and 6
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 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!

1.)

     |   | x |   | x |   |   |    (Urinals 2 and 4 occupied.)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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CORRECT ANSWER	Explanation
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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CORRECT ANSWER	Explanation
6	Stall 5 is acceptable, but you run a greater risk of being next to someone who arrives later.

3.)

     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   (empty)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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CORRECT ANSWER	Explanation
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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CORRECT ANSWER	Explanation
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.

5.)

     |   | x |   |   | x | x |    (2, 5 and 6 occupied)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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CORRECT ANSWER	Explanation
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!

6.)

     | x | x |   |   | x | x |    (1, 2, 5 and 6 occupied)
     | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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CORRECT ANSWER	Explanation
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:

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".