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Old 11-05-2001, 11:25 AM
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Because I do, and it doesn’t bother me a bit.

Now, I don’t do this in public showers, or really all that often in tub-shower combo units, but an in-home stand up shower?

You bet.

It might also help to note that I’m a guy, and therefore, I can aim it towards the drain.

How ‘bout you?
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Old 11-05-2001, 11:37 AM
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No. For the same reason I don't bathe in my toilet.
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Old 11-05-2001, 12:30 PM
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I used to. But my shower drain tends to back up, and I've been unable to fix the problem recently. By the end of the shower I'm standing in three inches of water and soap suds and whatever else. Broke me of the peeing habit for good.
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Old 11-05-2001, 12:47 PM
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See? I'm not the only one, weedeater.

Besides, I'm not bathing in it, it heads down the drain, with all the other nastiness.
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Old 11-05-2001, 12:52 PM
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The shower
the sink
a beer bottle
little brother's ear
whatever
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Old 11-05-2001, 01:19 PM
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Of course I do!
Whaddya think I am? Wierd or something?
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Old 11-05-2001, 01:43 PM
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Of course. One time I did it with my wife(now ex, I wonder why?) in the shower. I got yelled at for some reason. Even though it went straight down the drain and no pee droppings ever got on her. Women are weird. Sometimes I will pee in the shower BEFORE i get in the shower. Right next to the toilet. I do that when i'm REALLY drunk too. You dont have to aim as much. I dont pee in others bathtubs unless im showering there. I even pee'd in my church's kitchen sink once on a dare. It was difficult to get the sink stopper out, but you do what you go to do to impress friends. Ok, most of that was probably TMI. You may now return to your poll.
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Old 11-05-2001, 01:49 PM
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I guess I'm the only one that notices that white porcelain bowl full o' water with the lid on it before I get into the shower. Sorry, I don't pee in the shower, but I have peed on my wife before. In bed. While she was sleeping. That's why I don't drink liquor anymore.
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Old 11-05-2001, 01:53 PM
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Yes, not that I can help it,
I'm handicapped from a heatstroke,
and incontinent.
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Old 11-05-2001, 01:56 PM
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absolutely! For anyone who doesn't because you're worried about getting pee on your feet, you're already in the shower! Besides, I've heard that urine will kill foot fungus, so why not save a couple bucks otherwise spent on Dr. Scholl's?
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Old 11-05-2001, 02:05 PM
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I think the world is divided into those who pee in the shower and those who do not. I've polled all of my good friends and significant others.

(and yes, I pee in the shower. Why wouldn't I? It's the only time I can pee standing up without making a mess!)
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Old 11-05-2001, 03:32 PM
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I do. Being on a computer all day it's the one chance I have to practice my handwriting.
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Old 11-05-2001, 03:45 PM
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I think the world is divided into those who pee in the shower and those who do not.
And the others.... ?
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Old 11-05-2001, 03:46 PM
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Unless the drain needs cleaning i usually pee in the shower.Isn't it the natural thing to do ?
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Old 11-05-2001, 03:50 PM
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Yep, I do. And lacking the proper equipment, I can't even aim as carefully as some in this thread do. Hmmm - perhaps I should be disgusted at myself, but I'm not. I'm damned lazy, and it saves me a step.

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Old 11-05-2001, 03:57 PM
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I pee in the turlet. I used to pee in the shower in college, just becuse everyone decided to PIS so I had to have my urine disinfect the floor from theirs.
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Old 11-05-2001, 04:10 PM
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I don't bathe in the toilet either...

...but when I'm in the shower it might be a lot dirtier than the toilet at times. I mean, let's break down exactly what's happening in there.
I'm scraping off armpit fungus.
I'm rinsing out an anus with god knows what clinging to it.
I'm massaging my scalp and flushing billions upon billions dead skin cells down the drain.
I'm shaving off the five inches of beard I grew since yesterday.
I'm doing this all with pipes that probably rusted over in the 1920s.

So yes, I pee in the shower. It probably sanitizes the damn place.
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Old 11-05-2001, 04:14 PM
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No, I don't pee in my shower. I have, however, made a note of the fact that you don't mind peeing in your shower.

What was your address again?
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Old 11-05-2001, 04:38 PM
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Of course. One time I did it with my wife(now ex, I wonder why?) in the shower. I got yelled at for some reason. Even though it went straight down the drain and no pee droppings ever got on her. Women are weird.
No, not weird. It's just that we don't want to be peed on. I don't mind if my hubby has to break wind, but I'd prefer it if he'd move away from me first, even though gas doesn't get on you. It's just gross--not to mention rude.

Yes, I, a woman pee in the shower (when I'm alone, that is).
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Old 11-05-2001, 04:56 PM
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(and yes, I pee in the shower. Why wouldn't I? It's the only time I can pee standing up without making a mess!)
But wait! You can learn to Pee Standing Up!




I can't do it. But then, I've never really tried. And yes. I pee in the shower. Heck, everything will be washed afterward, and the shower washes it down.
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Old 11-05-2001, 05:26 PM
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Lsura, that is one of the coolest things I've seen on the web. I wish I were a woman just so I could try it. I'll have a lot of respect for any woman I meet who regularly pees standing up (and I'm not trying to be kinky here, I just think it's cool).
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Old 11-05-2001, 05:47 PM
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(and yes, I pee in the shower. Why wouldn't I? It's the only time I can pee standing up without making a mess!)
But wait! You can learn to Pee Standing Up!
I can do that. Not well enough for it to be a real-life practical skill, though, so I only do it for fun in the shower.




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Old 11-05-2001, 06:22 PM
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nope, sorry! i keep my hygene and excratory functions seperate. and, yes, i know. i can't spell.
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Old 11-05-2001, 06:26 PM
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You mean there are people who don't pee in the shower?
I understand the whole idea that the toilet is next to the shower, but even if I go before I get into the shower, I have to go once I'm in there.
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Old 11-05-2001, 06:33 PM
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(and yes, I pee in the shower. Why wouldn't I? It's the only time I can pee standing up without making a mess!)
But wait! You can learn to Pee Standing Up!




I can't do it. But then, I've never really tried. And yes. I pee in the shower. Heck, everything will be washed afterward, and the shower washes it down.
Hey, ladies. You could write your name in the snow with that.
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Old 11-05-2001, 06:55 PM
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I've seen the pee standing up web site. My roommate has practiced for about a year now. She's still not gotten any closer to being non-messy about it. When she's able to do it, maybe I'll give it a try.

I'm not interested in the funnel apparatus, either. Besides, after having peed in the shower pretty much my whole life, I've gotten pretty good at aiming for the drain.

This is what, my 7th post? and I'm letting you all in on my excretory habits. Guess you all just bring out the best in me.

pees in the toilet most of the time,
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Old 11-05-2001, 07:21 PM
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no, no.

to find the really strange people you shouldn't look for the people who don't pee in the shower, for that you need to find those wierdos that don't sh*t in the shower.











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Old 11-05-2001, 07:57 PM
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Of course. Doesn't everyone? If you don't, you should because...

1. Come on, you're already in the shower so if you somehow manage to pee on yourself, you can just rinse it off.

2. Saves water. Flushing a toilet wastes a lot of water, and why do that when you can do it without wasting ANY water? This is because when you first turn the water on you have to wait for it to warm up, and that's when you should pee. (or whenever during the shower is fine too.)

3. I don't wanna be the only lazy bastard that pees in the shower.
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Old 11-05-2001, 08:09 PM
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Yes, at least, I did until my boyfriend asked me to stop. Grosses him out. Me, I never really gave it a second thought.
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Old 11-05-2001, 08:38 PM
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Quote from movie I can't remember which: "Whats the definition of a schmuck?.... A guy who gets out of the shower to pee.."

I'm no schmuck...
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Old 11-05-2001, 08:51 PM
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I always pee in the shower. It can cause problems at work, because at lunchtime, I need someone to spray me with a hose just so I can piddle. It used to bother my brother, when we roomed together in college. I always cleaned up after myself!
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Old 11-05-2001, 10:10 PM
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Yes I pee in the shower. In the showers at school, we have had a few pissing contests. Never bothered me at all.
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Old 11-05-2001, 11:20 PM
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Can't say that I ever have. "Do you pee in the bath?"--Now that would be an interesting thread.
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Old 11-05-2001, 11:39 PM
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I have, however, made a note of the fact that you don't mind peeing in your shower.
Well, seawitch, if you're taking a shower in my place, then its easy to say we've already...

Nope. Can't go there.

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Old 11-06-2001, 12:23 AM
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Yep, me too. It's just that nice warm warm water...aaahhh. And of course i do it before I soap up everything, 'cause the soap, shampoo, etc will WASH it all down the drain. I mean, that's a logical deduction. So phooey to all of you non-peeers-in-the-shower! You're missing out on a pleasurable experience...


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Old 11-06-2001, 12:40 AM
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Lsura, that is one of the coolest things I've seen on the web. I wish I were a woman just so I could try it. I'll have a lot of respect for any woman I meet who regularly pees standing up (and I'm not trying to be kinky here, I just think it's cool).
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Old 11-06-2001, 12:43 AM
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sorry for the re-post, my browser's playing tricks on me
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Old 11-06-2001, 06:56 AM
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For those of you interested,

An earlier discussion of shower urination, inexplicably locked.

Another discussion of same, inexplicably moved to the Pit.

Not that this isn't a subjects that deserves resurrection every so often, anyway.

Of course, I'm using the word "inexplicably" in its loosest sense.
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Old 11-06-2001, 07:26 AM
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Of course. Doesn't everyone? If you don't, you should because...

1. Come on, you're already in the shower so if you somehow manage to pee on yourself, you can just rinse it off.
this leads me to a further question: if you pee on the soap, does that have to be washed off?
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Old 11-06-2001, 07:04 PM
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Well, soap is always dirty.

And add me to the "peein' in the shower" group.

Oh, one more totally unrelated tangent, based on seeing Shampoop's username: When I was really, really young, I used to think "poo" and "poop" were bad words. The logical consequence? When I would bathe, I would refer to the hair-washing detergent as "sham-big-potty."

This excruciatingly cute child moment brought to you by me.
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Old 11-06-2001, 07:14 PM
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I don't pee in the shower because I never have to go when I'm in the shower. I pee as soon as I get up in the morning, 'cause I really have to go. Then when I get in the shower a few minutes later, I don't have to go.

But when I discovered the Pee Standing Up site I tried peeing in the shower. It didn't occur to me that it was gross to do so. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me either. I peed all over my hands enough times that I gave up trying.
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Old 11-06-2001, 07:23 PM
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Well, dudes; you DO know that urine is usually sanitary, right? Moreso than say, saliva. And certainly moreso than, as Ender puts it- armpit, crotch & anus cleansings.

Urine is *clean*- it is only our odd anglo-saxon bathroom hangups that make us think it is somehow "filthy".

Sure, I pee in the shower.
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Old 11-06-2001, 07:46 PM
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If you pee in the shower...

Yes I pee.

For all those shower pee'ers thread I was going to hijack this thread (boy do I hate that term now) but instead have started a new one

Shower pee'ers please visit:

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...threadid=97554
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Old 11-06-2001, 07:47 PM
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Apparently I have lived under a rock for 42 years. The first time I saw a woman peeing standing up was in the movie The Commitments. I thought it was odd then but after reading this thread, it's w-a-y more common than I thought. It certainly has merit. Not sitting on a public potty sounds mahvelous, dahling!

hmmmm.....maybe I'll have to give it a try
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Old 11-06-2001, 10:01 PM
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Of course. Doesn't everyone? If you don't, you should because...

1. Come on, you're already in the shower so if you somehow manage to pee on yourself, you can just rinse it off.
this leads me to a further question: if you pee on the soap, does that have to be washed off?
What a way to make your first post. in the Peeing in the Shower thread.
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Old 11-06-2001, 10:26 PM
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If I say yes will you still respect me?
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Old 11-07-2001, 01:00 AM
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I think it's the warm water. Sure <shrugs>.

And, Mayflower, since you brought it up.
I wish my girlfriend peed in the shower!





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Old 11-07-2001, 01:48 AM
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Well, can't say I ever have, but it's probably mostly because I go before I shower. Peeing is the first thing I do when I get up, and it usually takes me a few more minutes to get to the showering stage. Never really thought to save it up.
Someone peeing in the shower (though I don't do it) doesn't really bother me. Though, I gotta say...an SO I'm showering with peeing while I'm in the shower with her...sorry, that would definitely be a turn-off in the "romantic-shower-together" department.
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Old 11-07-2001, 10:36 AM
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No, the shower pees on me.

I don't have a shower, I have a bath!!!!!!!But that's not the topic, whew.
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Old 11-07-2001, 12:51 PM
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I think women should learn to pee standing up. It is a usefull and practical skill. The shower is a perfect place to practice.
Have any of you guys ever been into a women`s public restroom? Most of them are DISGUSTING. More so than men`s rooms. I am sooooo happy guys can pee standing up.
Think of the other advantages:
peeing outside
peeing outside in winter
not peeing in the hood of your jacket
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