# I am a male, and I HATE urinals. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 23, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235 "2007-05-23T16:09:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/41 "2007-05-24T15:55:28Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] I prefer urinals to toilets. Hell, I prefer sinks to toilets. [/QUOTE] Yes but the trouble with peeing in sinks is that sometimes they are full of dirty dishes ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/42 "2007-05-24T16:22:51Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Not something I usually pee into, vaginas. [/QUOTE] Then you’re doing it all wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/43 "2007-05-24T16:29:08Z")
[QUOTE=Spectre of Pithecanthropus] And this is why there are disgusting mouldering puddles of urine on the floor! Feh! [QUOTE] You underestimate the power of my stream! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/44 "2007-05-24T16:29:15Z")
I’ve posted this before but [these](http://www.urinal.net/the_felix/) are cool. I’ve never had a problem with splashing myself. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/45 "2007-05-24T16:43:45Z")
I’ve never had any problem either, it seems the edges of most urinals are turned inwards so that splashing isn’t much of a problem. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/46 "2007-05-24T16:48:06Z")
[QUOTE=Gundam\_Cricket] I can’t stand the things… maybe I’m just not trusting of my coworkers, but I feel especially vulnerable standing there, wang in hand, back to whoever comes in. [/QUOTE] Uh . . . perhaps you have issues that go beyond mere urination. How do you feel when there’s a guy at the next urinal? ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/47 "2007-05-24T16:49:37Z")
[QUOTE=Gundam\_Cricket] maybe I’m just not trusting of my coworkers, but I feel especially vulnerable standing there, wang in hand, back to whoever comes in. [/QUOTE] Well, nobodies asked yet, so I will: Just WTF do you expect your coworkers are gonna do? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/48 "2007-05-24T16:54:05Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] Has anyone mentioned a [trough](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianas_trench)? [/QUOTE] Once–in 1960–for 20 minutes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/49 "2007-05-24T17:22:12Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] I’ve never had any problem either, it seems the edges of most urinals are turned inwards so that splashing isn’t much of a problem. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but I pee with great force. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/50 "2007-05-24T18:02:07Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge] Well, nobodies asked yet, so I will: Just WTF do you expect your coworkers are gonna do? 😕 [/QUOTE] You never heard of your cow-orkers stabbing you in the back? And you must stand there and take a Bowie knife between your shoulder blades, or pee all over your shoes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/51 "2007-05-24T18:11:58Z")
[QUOTE=UncleRojelio] You obviously have to stand too close. I’m sorry. [/QUOTE] HEY! Is that a short d \_ \_ k joke!!! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/52 "2007-05-24T18:16:45Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] It looks like urine the minority. 😃 [/QUOTE] So bad! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235/53 "2007-05-24T18:31:20Z")
[QUOTE=DudleyGarrett] Yeah, but I pee with great force. [/QUOTE] So you could say the force is with you 😛 I’ll get my coat [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235.md?page=2)