# Dudes leaning against the wall as they pee at urinals **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 23, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314 "2011-02-23T02:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/21 "2011-02-23T16:31:58Z")
I’m sure I do this on rare occasion. I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/22 "2011-02-23T16:35:27Z")
Helps with more complete relaxation of the muscles involved. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/23 "2011-02-23T16:41:25Z")
Why…So the wall doesn’t fall on them when they are standing there with their lizard out. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/24 "2011-02-23T16:44:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m a bit of a germophobe and wouldn’t touch a wall in a public restroom if I could possibly avoid it. You think the walls have more germs than the faucets on the sinks or the door handles? ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/25 "2011-02-23T16:57:12Z")
I usually have to stand on something so I don’t dangle into the cold water. Yep. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/26 "2011-02-23T16:58:45Z")
I just checked. My left thumb is busy holding the elastic of my boxers down. My right hand is occupied otherwise. Therefore, I cannot lean on the wall. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Approved](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a8b319/32.png) [@Not\_Approved](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Approved)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/27 "2011-02-23T18:47:52Z")
I tried. My hand got sticky. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/28 "2011-02-23T18:50:40Z")
> [@Not\_Approved](#): > > I tried. My hand got sticky. Which one? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/29 "2011-02-23T18:54:12Z")
I’ve only ever seen old guys do this; I figured that there may have been some meme back in olden times that if you used both hands you were some kind of fruitcake or something. ---
**Author:** ![MN\_Maenad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/30 "2011-02-23T19:04:06Z")
> [@drillrod](#): > > I was in a club in Ljuljana, Slovenia back in the early 90’s when I saw the most ingenious thing… an upholstered oval-shaped pad directly over the urinal, where one could rest one’s forehead while taking care of business. I may put one of these in our house. We have a urinal in the main floor bathroom, and there’s a discoloration from where DH leans his forehead. I didn’t realize it was a common thing for guys to do! ---
**Author:** ![Beltane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@Beltane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beltane)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/31 "2011-02-23T19:15:46Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > It’s easier on my back… > > Regards, > Shodan when I first read this I had a WTF moment (I’m on meds and have an excuse.) I thought "how the hell does he piss while he is on his back? I thought you were making a joke I wasn’t getting. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/32 "2011-02-23T19:22:11Z")
The well endowed undergo a dramatic shift in their front-to-back center of gravity as they whip it out, requiring support from the front. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/33 "2011-02-23T19:25:58Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > You think the walls have more germs than the faucets on the sinks or the door handles? No. Which is why I use a paper towel, my elbow or the flap of my jacket to touch those. As I said, I’m a bit of a germophobe. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/34 "2011-02-23T19:30:43Z")
And as long as this is a urinal-themed thread, I’ll put this here: Who stole the urinal out of the men’s room? Would you please put it back? Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/35 "2011-02-23T19:38:46Z")
At the urinals at work, I’ll rest my forearm/elbow on the top of the urinal flush valve. At home, there’s a cabinet over the toilet, and I’ll oven rest my forehead against it while I pee. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/36 "2011-02-24T00:14:41Z")
> [@drillrod](#): > > I was in a club in Ljuljana, Slovenia back in the early 90’s when I saw the most ingenious thing… an upholstered oval-shaped pad directly over the urinal, where one could rest one’s forehead while taking care of business. Saw this at a ski resort in Montana once. It was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/37 "2011-02-24T01:26:31Z")
I vote for “inobviously intoxicated.” ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/38 "2011-02-24T02:39:55Z")
I had actually been thinking about starting a thread on this exact topic. We have a couple of guys at work who do this and I seriously don’t get it. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Twice in recent weeks, I’ve been in public restrooms and have noticed other guys leaning forward, with one hand against the wall, as they stand at urinals and relieve themselves. **The guys weren’t moaning with delight or obviously intoxicated.** One guy does moan. A LOT. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/39 "2011-02-27T17:51:54Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I had actually been thinking about starting a thread on this exact topic. We have a couple of guys at work who do this and I seriously don’t get it. > > One guy does moan. A LOT. Yeah, what is the significance of the moaning supposed to be? When I think about moaning in a bathroom, I think about something you wouldn’t do where other guys could see you. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314/40 "2011-02-27T17:54:41Z")
> [@drillrod](#): > > I was in a club in Ljuljana, Slovenia back in the early 90’s when I saw the most ingenious thing… an upholstered oval-shaped pad directly over the urinal, where one could rest one’s forehead while taking care of business. Want! Well at 2am on a Sunday morning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314.md?page=3)