# Farting at the urinal. Rude? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003 "2013-02-21T19:43:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/21 "2013-02-21T22:27:42Z")
Sheesh. Not rude, that’s the sort of thing rest rooms are for. The conniption guy desperately needs something worthwhile to think about. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/22 "2013-02-21T22:38:55Z")
Beats farting into the clam dip. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/23 "2013-02-21T22:39:18Z")
Certainly it was rude. Etiquette demands that he should have offered his neighbor a finger to pull before breaking wind. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/24 "2013-02-21T22:39:23Z")
All of which reminds me of the two times I’ve gone into a bathroom (at airports, for some reason) where someone in a stall was grunting, gasping, making gross noises in the toilet… and absolutely peeling the paint off the walls with the smell. I mean, (1) I sympathize with people who have such problems and (2) am deeply appreciative that I don’t but (3) OMFG I am turning green just thinking about it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/25 "2013-02-21T23:05:22Z")
Fart proudly! And often! The guy was a jerk. I usually let one rip while draining the lizard. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/26 "2013-02-22T00:00:12Z")
> [@FrankJBN](#): > > “Many, if not most folks can avoid passing flatus while urinating” > > So IOW it is a natural physiological process that generally does not occur. (The release of gas) No, it’s a natural physiologic process that can be controlled voluntarily by squeezing your asshole shut. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/27 "2013-02-22T01:20:38Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > And it’s a natural physiological process to release uncomplicated flatus while urinating. Dare I ask what “complicated flats” might be? BTW, according to Miss Manners you should _not_ say “excuse me” when you fart. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/28 "2013-02-22T01:41:30Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Dare I ask what “complicated flats” might be? > > BTW, according to Miss Manners you should _not_ say “excuse me” when you fart. I’m guessing a shart would qualify. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/29 "2013-02-22T01:46:39Z")
I remember the phrase “pinstriped farts” in something I read about the men’s rooms in New York offices. Amuses me still. ---
**Author:** ![chula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/30 "2013-02-22T01:50:24Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > It’s a well-studied bit of medical physiology. > > When the bladder contracts via stimulation from the hypogastric and pelvic nerves, there is a reflex relaxing of the pelvic sphincter musculature via triggering of the pudendal nerve. Urethral sphincter opens up to let urine out, rectal sphincter becomes much more easily opened. Many, if not most folks can avoid passing flatus while urinating, but a significant number can’t. > > Women who have had children tend to pass flatus more often while urinating than nulliparous women, due to dilated pelvic sling musculatures. That’s another reason (tho not the best one) to do those Kegel exercises after childbirth, ladies. Is there evidence that Kegels actually help? I read that it’s a bunch of hooey. I had a baby recently and was sick of everyone telling me to do Kegels. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/31 "2013-02-22T01:52:33Z")
\>\> So, is it rude to fart at the urinal? I say no. What say you? In that situation, not really. That guywas a prude. And a prick.mAnd rude. Same goes for at a ball stadium (definitely not rude) or large public place (mostly not rude). Certainly not worth a mention, and then THAT would be rude In a small office’s restroom where everyone knows each other? It’s a little bit rude. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/32 "2013-02-22T02:23:01Z")
> [@chula](#): > > Is there evidence that Kegels actually help? I read that it’s a bunch of hooey. I had a baby recently and was sick of everyone telling me to do Kegels. Kegels do strengthen the pelvic floor. So it can mitigate some forms of stress incontinence, and can certainly give a woman more control over her pelvic musculature, especially in terms of tightening the vagina. This is felt to be worthwhile for a number of circumstances. But if incontinence is due to bladder or uterine prolapse, Kegels won’t do much. So, it depends on what you’re trying to accomplish. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/33 "2013-02-22T02:30:31Z")
Not rude. Funny? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/34 "2013-02-22T06:16:20Z")
A man spoke while in the restroom at the urinals with strangers? What the hell? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/35 "2013-02-22T06:36:33Z")
Was this guy wearing a monocle that popped out from the impertinent flatulence? ---
**Author:** ![UCan\_tHandleIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eada6e/32.png) [@UCan\_tHandleIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCan_tHandleIt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/36 "2013-02-22T08:28:15Z")
Jeez - women make all kinds of noise when in the public restrooms - I can’t imagine anyone being rude enough to make wise cracks about it. Human bodies make noise - we all pass gas, burp, sneeze, etc. etc. Good for them I wasn’t the one they felt compelled to razz - I don’t react well to snobs with superiority complexes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/37 "2013-02-22T13:27:23Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Do people really go into stalls just to fart? Or even bathrooms? In all of my many years on this planet, I have yet to see a man walk into a restroom, let one rip, and then walk out again. At work I’m in the restroom. I’m at the sink washing my hands. A coworker (friend) comes in, walks into the stall for about ten seconds then walks back out. He’s now at the sink with me washing his hands. I said to him "Man, that was quick.’ His response was: “Yeah, I just had to wipe, I was feeling greasy back there.” “Whoa! Dude, TMI.” ---
**Author:** ![ethelbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/38 "2013-02-22T15:43:20Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > A man spoke while in the restroom at the urinals with strangers? > What the hell? This. I never talk to another man while we both have our dicks in our hands. That is all. ---
**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 22, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/39 "2013-02-22T15:50:52Z")
I misread the thread title as “farting at the funeral” which is higher on the rudeness scale, if you can avoid it. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003/40 "2013-02-22T16:12:03Z")
After rereading the subject line, I just had a mental image of a guy standing with his back to the urinal, literally farting _at_ it (as opposed to farting while peeing at it). Don’t know if I’d call that rude, but it would certainly be odd. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003.md?page=3)