# Guys: Shower or Grower? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256 "2010-06-15T03:39:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/41 "2010-06-17T13:05:40Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > Rand, the ONLY way to measure your penis is from where it touches the asshole. šŸ˜‰ Or the back of the frogā€™s throat. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/42 "2010-06-17T13:13:53Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Guess youā€™re not a morning wood kinda guy, huh? Sometimes. Not as often these days. BPH will do that to you. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/43 "2010-06-17T13:15:25Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > I shower every day. Sometimes twice. Thatā€™s what I thought when I first read the thread title. Read Grower as rhyming with Shower. Then had to think what that word was about. Guess I need to get my mind back in the gutter. As for my choice, the OP didnā€™t put a choice for ā€œNeitherā€. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/44 "2010-06-17T14:01:31Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > You can be gay and not like whatā€™s on display in locker rooms. Trust me. Couldnā€™t prove it by the gang of fairies hanging out at the 24 Hour Fitness where I work out. Iā€™ve learned to not go there between 0800 and 1030 unless I want my junk checked out and commented on by at least a half dozen individuals. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/45 "2010-06-17T14:47:00Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > You know, you always hear the cliche that men donā€™t know shit about womenā€™s anatomies, but the same really is true in the opposite direction. This post provides a nice illustration. Actually, it doesnā€™t. 1.) Iā€™m familiar enough with penises to be aware that most of them point more-or-less up, not down, when erect. However, I conveniently ignored that knowledge in order to make what is refered to in some circles as ā€œa joke.ā€ 2.) A small percentage of men \*\*do \*\*have penises that point more-or-less down when erect. Congratulations: Youā€™ve just demonstrated that a woman knows more about male anatomy than you do. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/46 "2010-06-17T17:33:22Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Couldnā€™t prove it by the gang of fairies hanging out at the 24 Hour Fitness where I work out. Iā€™ve learned to not go there between 0800 and 1030 unless I want my junk checked out and commented on by at least a half dozen individuals. In fairness, itā€™s not their fault youā€™re a gay icon. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/47 "2010-06-18T03:24:17Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Congratulations: Youā€™ve just demonstrated that a woman knows more about male anatomy than you do. I fail to see that this is true. ---
**Author:** ![Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicolas_Bourbaki)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/48 "2010-06-18T03:43:04Z")
Iā€™ve gotten toilet water on my dick before, and it was because I was hard. It was pressing against the front of the bowl, though, and not the bottom. I know there are erections that have a downward curve to them, but I wouldnā€™t say they _point_ down exactly. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/49 "2010-06-18T08:39:22Z")
Morning wood and a full bladder; the only time a man wants his erection to go away. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/50 "2010-06-18T08:54:09Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Morning wood and a full bladder; the only time a man wants his erection to go away. Cue _Superman_ theme šŸ˜‰ Si ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/51 "2010-06-18T12:03:56Z")
Grower. Even though Iā€™m well hung and firmly on the far end of the bell curve, I still experience about a 100% increase in all dimensions during most normal erections. It would be no fun _at all_ to be a show-er. ---
**Author:** ![baileygrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/52 "2010-06-18T16:45:30Z")
My husband is very nearly an ā€œinnieā€ in flaccid state. When heā€™s erect, heā€™s just above average. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/53 "2010-06-19T06:35:47Z")
Zippers must be the bane of a showerā€™s existence. Iā€™m a happy grower. ---
**Author:** ![MsChilePepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MsChilePepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsChilePepper)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/54 "2010-06-19T07:27:12Z")
I once dated a feller who was a champ grower. First time we got busy, I was all disappointed when I saw it, but I soldiered on anyway, and it just grew and grew and grew. I named it the Stealth Cockā„¢. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/55 "2010-06-19T11:46:53Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > All girls will compliment you on size. The first few times it happened I was jubilant. Turns out itā€™s standard operating procedure. Not true-- I donā€™t generally make a lot of commentary on someoneā€™s penis unless I find it to be pleasing to me; I am more of a nonverbal communication person in general, so itā€™s more likely that Iā€™ll have a devious look or will spend overmuch time demonstrating that Iā€™m pleased with my partnerā€™s arousal. However, IME, if itā€™s erect and big enough to fill my hand, Iā€™m happy. Seen more growers than showers in my life, and I must admit that the occasional shower makes me a little apprehensive until aroused, as my brain is hard-wired to think ā€œwait a minute, if itā€™s that big nowā€¦ :eek:ā€ if I see it in the unaroused state at first. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/56 "2010-06-21T21:32:05Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I fail to see that this is true. 1.) \*\*Rand \*\*is claiming that all penises point up when erect. He is, to the best of my knowledge, a man. 2.) Iā€™m claiming that some percentage of penises point down when erect. I am a woman. A woman (me) knows more about erections than a man ( **Rand** ) in this instance. Q.E.D. Iā€™d pull up a cite for it, but Iā€™m not going to Wiki ā€œerectionā€ from work. Pretty sure you can find a table with percentages for erect angles if you check, though. Try the ā€œerectionā€ article first, and then check ā€œpenisā€ if itā€™s not there. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/57 "2010-06-21T21:52:40Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Guess youā€™re not a morning wood kinda guy, huh? I was about to say - ā€œlong and softā€ in the morning? I literally cannot remember a morning when I woke up and I didnā€™t have a hard-on. Itā€™s kind of embarrassing if youā€™re sleeping over at a party or (Og forbid) on a sofa. Iā€™ve always said, the first morning I wake up to Mr Floppy, _thatā€™s_ when Iā€™m old. As to the questionā€¦ grower, I guess. But thereā€™s a whole range of flaccid states. A cold morning when youā€™ve been out for a bike ride? Acorn territory. Know that itā€™s going to be on show? Iā€™m sure most men will admit to ā€œfluffing themselves up a bitā€ā€¦ šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/58 "2010-06-22T09:40:54Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > 1.) \*\*Rand \*\*is claiming that all penises point up when erect. He is, to the best of my knowledge, a man. > 2.) Iā€™m claiming that some percentage of penises point down when erect. I am a woman. > > A woman (me) knows more about erections than a man ( **Rand** ) in this instance. Q.E.D. > > Iā€™d pull up a cite for it, but Iā€™m not going to Wiki ā€œerectionā€ from work. Pretty sure you can find a table with percentages for erect angles if you check, though. Try the ā€œerectionā€ article first, and then check ā€œpenisā€ if itā€™s not there. Gay man here - Iā€™m pretty sure I know more about erections than both of you (:D) and I can confirm that some of them do indeed point down. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/59 "2010-06-22T10:42:13Z")
Maybe the ones that point down function as dowsing rods. Theyā€™ll always find a wet spot. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256/60 "2010-06-23T23:50:41Z")
Well. I read the wikipedia article on erections (aside: thank god for ā€œTurn on private browsingā€), and, indeed, the angle of the dangle is a more complicated matter than I had previously considered. Some peens do indeed stand at attention by pointing to the ground. I have been educated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-shower-or-grower/543256.md?page=2)