# Learn and use the Man-Rules when it comes to showers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756 "2007-12-20T22:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/101 "2007-12-28T14:12:44Z")
[QUOTE=Wolfian] That’s not just a violation of Man Law; that violates Occidental cultural mores as well. [/QUOTE] Huh. I thought I was just making a semi-amusing observation. Turns out I’m tuned in to ancient cultural laws, to boot. Man, it’s tough being funny AND perceptive. Good thing I can handle it. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/102 "2007-12-28T17:02:26Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] Well, something’s amiss in my case, then. Functioning testicles + no knowledge of man rules + ability to distinguish magenta from dusty rose = quandary. [/QUOTE] OMG! I hate to have to tell you this, but…I think…you may…be GAY!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: 😃 **BearFlag70** , you ever hear the term “homo-me-phobic”? Some comedian coined it to mean “the fear of having others think you’re gay” and did this whole bit about the movie Lethal Weapon and whether you were supposed to look at or look away from Mel Gibson’s bare butt so as to have the least possibility of anyone thinking you were gay. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/103 "2011-11-10T19:26:00Z")
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/104 "2011-11-10T19:41:29Z")
The funny thing here is that I DID notice that this was a zombie, but as I read through it, all of these snarky remarks kept coming to mind. And then I started seeing someone posting those snarky remarks word for word. And then I saw the name and it was ME! That’s a little bit of a weird feeling… ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/105 "2011-11-11T01:13:54Z")
I’ve done that myself, quite often… ---
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/106 "2011-11-11T02:02:09Z")
I guess no one teaches man rules at PSU. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/107 "2011-11-11T21:45:02Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > …talking is permitted in the shower but not in the bathroom. Unless you’re in management. Then you’re supposed to chat up every random person within earshot. Somehow demonstrates that you have executive mettle and courage. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/108 "2011-11-12T00:34:07Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > Can I just say: Bravo! I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time, and now I have to go away so I can stop for a while. Stomach hurts. > > Corollary to Man-Rule #37: [Urinal rules, ok?](http://youtube.com/watch?v=KnOaMC8KHA4) Don’t cross the streams ! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/109 "2011-11-12T02:09:18Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > The funny thing here is that I DID notice that this was a zombie, but as I read through it, all of these snarky remarks kept coming to mind. And then I started seeing someone posting those snarky remarks word for word. > > And then I saw the name and it was ME! That’s a little bit of a weird feeling… Snarky? Not at all. This is a hilarious thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/110 "2011-11-12T04:30:10Z")
Sorry I know this is a zombie, but this caught my eye. > [@Sauron](#): > > Tune in next time, when we’ll discuss Man-Rule #37: Never Cross Your Legs At The Knee. I do this all the time. I know some women and men consider this effeminate for a man to do. But I don’t give a shit, it’s comfortable. I was at a town hall once, where I did this and a man nearby looked at me with an almost shocked expression. I was so tempted to blow him a kiss. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/111 "2011-11-12T13:37:58Z")
That was just ignorance, at the nexus of the “that’s gay” and the “that’s unladylike” rules. Men may cross their legs knee-over-knee or ankle upon knee. Ladies may do neither, but only cross their ankles. And when they exit a vehicle, they must swing both legs out the door with the knees touching; never spreading their legs. These procedures are enforced lest polite society be polluted with stinky vaginal odor. Which of course points up how girls have to deal with slut-shaming while boys with fag-baiting. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/112 "2011-11-12T13:43:03Z")
I’m not sure it’s to avoid implying you’re gay. Am I really the only guy who just finds looking at men’s genitals to just feel icky? ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/113 "2011-11-13T00:03:47Z")
Funny, funny thread. I love these little insights into the behaviour of menfolk. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/114 "2011-11-17T13:38:37Z")
I almost hate to ask, but does anyone know if the author of the OP is still around? I’d love to read more of his writings. But I don’t see anything posted by him recently. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/115 "2011-11-17T14:00:02Z")
His\* last posting date was 11-07, so I think it’s safe to say he’s\* here somewhere. \*= I don’t know **Sauron** well enough to ascribe the correct gender except by extrapolation based on the subject matter of the OP. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/116 "2011-11-17T14:04:22Z")
Yes, he’s posted pretty recently, so he’s still here. He doesn’t post as much as he used to, though, that I’ve noticed. If you really want to read more by him (and I can’t blame you for that), just left-click on his username on one of his posts and pick “Find all posts by Sauron”. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/117 "2011-11-17T14:06:50Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I’m not sure it’s to avoid implying you’re gay. Am I really the only guy who just finds looking at men’s genitals to just feel icky? People who are weird and uptight about being naked in locker rooms are just as icky as those who like it a little too much and ogle everyone. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/118 "2011-11-17T14:55:31Z")
Thanks **jayjay**. I was searching wrong and getting nothing since 2007\*\*. Lare\*\*, I too am assuming gender based on the OP. 🙂 Anyway, Sauron is quite talented. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/119 "2011-11-17T15:02:47Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > \*\* > > Lare\*\*, I too am assuming gender based on the OP. 🙂 Anyway, Sauron is quite talented. Yes, I intend to plagiarize his style (in other places) when I find it convenient to do so. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756/120 "2011-11-17T18:53:47Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Anyway, Sauron is quite talented. Plus there’s his cruelty, his malice, and his will to dominate all life. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-and-use-the-man-rules-when-it-comes-to-showers/430756.md?page=7)