# Guys who leave urine on public toilet seats

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-leave-urine-on-public-toilet-seats/339055>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 8, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-leave-urine-on-public-toilet-seats/339055 "2006-01-08T22:18:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-leave-urine-on-public-toilet-seats/339055/41 "2006-01-11T18:22:51Z")

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Just reading this thread makes me want to wash my hands!

Men, and being one I know, are just nasty. What I never understood are the puddles of piss in front of urinals. I know some “splashback” is expected, but I mean I have seen some puddles that you need a life jacket for!

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-leave-urine-on-public-toilet-seats/339055/42 "2006-01-11T19:30:16Z")

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[Discussed previously in GQ.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300560)

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**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-leave-urine-on-public-toilet-seats/339055/43 "2006-01-11T20:03:39Z")

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As a father of 3 boys, let me just say…boys are very likely the ones (but not the only ones) who hose down the seat because they don’t have total control of their aim.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-who-leave-urine-on-public-toilet-seats/339055/44 "2006-01-11T20:11:02Z")

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> [@Patty O'Furniture](#):
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> Why is there urine on the toilet seats [in the men’s room] in the first place? Why aren’t men using the urinals?

In addition to the reasons given above, there is also always going to be some not insignificant segment of the male population with some degree of “pee shyness”, and these folks will generally prefer to use the stalls for more privacy. Not everyone is equally comfortable with whipping it out in front of others, y’know.

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