# Fellas... what's up with that last drop? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 2, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586 "2003-12-02T22:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sqube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/1 "2003-12-02T22:59:44Z")
You know what I mean. You’re goin to the bathroom, and just as you’re finishing up there’s _one…drop…left._ Every time, it’s the most unshakeable drop there ever was. So umm yeah, here are my two questions: [ul] [li]Have **you** figured out a way to shake it?[/li][li]If not, have you found a viable alternative to getting rid of it?[/li][/ul] Thanks in advance for any and all responses or witty retorts. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/2 "2003-12-02T23:05:19Z")
I blot with a piece of toilet paper folded up while squeezing. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/3 "2003-12-02T23:17:26Z")
I thought this was about Maxwell House coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/4 "2003-12-02T23:25:57Z")
Eh, that’s what underwear is for: to absorb your herbs and juices. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/5 "2003-12-02T23:40:43Z")
General Questions is for questions with factual answers. IMHO is for opinions and polls. Since the OP is asking about a pole, sorry I mean poll, I’ll move this to IMHO for you. Off to IMHO. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/6 "2003-12-02T23:50:17Z")
How much do you shake it? Because two shakes is the maximum. Any more than that and you’re playing with it. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/7 "2003-12-02T23:52:29Z")
A recent thread, which I’m too lazy to link, explored this very topic. My method is to push firmly upward on the baunch after you get done whizzing. It forces the remaining pee out of your whang. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/8 "2003-12-03T00:49:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Casey1505 \* > \*\*How much do you shake it? Because two shakes is the maximum. Any more than that and you’re playing with it. \*\* I just play with it. Then you don’t have to worry about shaking it. 😃 Jon ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/9 "2003-12-03T01:01:51Z")
I find a gingerly bounce is much more effective than a shake. You have to really get your hips into it. Like you’re making love to the air. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/10 "2003-12-03T01:14:56Z")
Grab it way low, near the base, and then whack it against the side of the urinal, _hard_, about five or six times. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/11 "2003-12-03T01:17:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by x-ray vision \* > \*\*I blot with a piece of toilet paper folded up while squeezing. Works for me. \*\* Me too. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crafter\_Man \* > **I thought this was about Maxwell House coffee.** Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/12 "2003-12-03T01:28:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Casey1505 \* > \*\*How much do you shake it? Because two shakes is the maximum. Any more than that and you’re playing with it. \*\* Dammit! Two shakes is _never_ enough. If I only shake twice, there’ll be enough left leaking out to create a generous cookie-sized stain on the front of my pants. Let’s face it guys: even with the most vigorously applied shaking/whacking/blotting, sometimes one last rascally drop is going to to thwart our efforts and leak to the front, just as soon as we pull everything back inside. In terms of negative aspects of a particular gender, this isn’t nearly one of the worst ones. Knorf ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/13 "2003-12-03T03:50:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hyperelastic \* > \*\*A recent thread, which I’m too lazy to link, explored this very topic. > \*\* [Can you shake off the last drop?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=220879) One of life’s mysteries I tell ya… ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/14 "2003-12-03T03:54:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by friedo \* > \*\*I find a gingerly bounce is much more effective than a shake. You have to really get your hips into it. Like you’re making love to the air. \*\* 😃 I am SOOO glad I’m female! ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/15 "2003-12-03T03:57:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bughunter \* > \*\*Grab it way low, near the base, and then whack it against the side of the urinal, _hard_, about five or six times. \*\* Yeah. I wish I could play a urinal like a triangle. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/16 "2003-12-03T04:09:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SanguineSpider \* > \*\*😃 I am SOOO glad I’m female! \*\* C’mon! You don’t have this much fun whilst taking a piss… 😃 …or do you? ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/17 "2003-12-03T04:18:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SanguineSpider \* > \*\*😃 I am SOOO glad I’m female! \*\* C’mon! You don’t have this much fun whilst taking a piss… 😃 …or do you? ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/18 "2003-12-03T04:39:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by friedo \* > \*\*I find a gingerly bounce is much more effective than a shake. You have to really get your hips into it. Like you’re making love to the air. \*\* You gotta stop hanging round those kinda toilets. ---
**Author:** ![Call\_me\_Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Call\_me\_Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Call_me_Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/19 "2003-12-03T04:48:25Z")
Holy crap, **bughunter** , I don’t like _using_ a urinal, let alone coming into intimate contact with one! And **SanguineSpider** , it’s all fun and games being female until you have to pee outdoors, and then it’s just destined for your boots…or so I hear… ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586/20 "2003-12-03T05:18:30Z")
Yeah, being able to piss any time anywhere is real convenient. Plus **SanguineSpider** , when guys are 45, we don’t have to worry about pissing ourselves when we sneeze 😉 > **[Boston.com: Local breaking news, sports, weather, and things to do](https://www.boston.com/)** > > What Boston cares about right now: Get breaking updates on news, sports, and weather. Local alerts, things to do, and more on Boston.com. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-whats-up-with-that-last-drop/216586.md?page=2)