Men: do you lift the seat to urinate?

Nope. I just pee, then wipe the one or two droplets that might have gone astray.

Putting both the seat and the lid down should be in every marriage contract.

81% of us. That, unfortunately, doesn’t seem to tally with my experience in men’s rooms.

Possibilities:

Men who answer SDMB polls are much more likely to lift the seat.
19% of men make almost 100% of the mess in the mens rooms

There’s a bunch of liars on this poll.

I’m going to go with this one.

Always, in all situations. I mean, what the fuck? Even if I lived alone, I’d lift it, because I don’t want to sit in even my OWN piss when I have to drop a deuce.

Joe

This.

I’m afraid (illogically, I’m sure) that one of the cats will fall in and not be able to get out, so I close both lids as well. Plus, it’s cute to see Butch sitting on the closed lid, like he’s imitating me.

Joe

On reflection, I did leave the seat down once a couple of weeks ago in a public restroom. I was quite justified in this, however: the bugger wouldn’t stay UP!

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s number two. (Heh heh. “Number two.”) It doesn’t take very many men to make a mess.

Yep, unless I am unwilling to get my shoe dirty from whatever is on the seat I’ll lift it. On the other hand I rarely remember to drop the seat until I walk by later and wonder why the lid isn’t down.

I always put the seat down. The ceramic is cold and very uncomfortable.

Lid down is my own SOP as well. Seems the most logical – everyone’s equally inconvenienced and, as you point out, fewer unfortunate accidents.