# Morning erections **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 29, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348 "2002-05-29T15:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/41 "2004-03-02T19:56:57Z")
It would be a shame to waste it, except having a near-explosive bladder pushing up against a throbbing boner is about as conducive to sexual enjoyment as having my grandmother watching, only more physically painful. And _no_, I would _not_ like my grandmother to be watching me have sex, so don’t even start with that. ---
**Author:** ![Stover9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stover9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stover9)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/42 "2004-03-02T20:14:40Z")
The worst is in the middle of the night, when the urge to pee is sooooo great, and yet, one is so…erm…not flaccid. Sometimes, it’s like I have the opposite of impotence, standing in the superman position for what seems like minutes - waiting for some sort of…de-stiffness? descention? If not, and I were to “just go”, pee would hit me in the face…sorry, probably TMI. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/43 "2004-03-02T20:16:40Z")
Do some guys actually try to use that Superman pose alluded to earlier? No wonder we get a reputation for bad aim! It’s much easier to just sit down on the toilet and lean forward. Believe it or not, it is actually possible for a man to pee while sitting down. ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/44 "2004-03-02T20:44:33Z")
**Chronos** are you telling me you sit down to pee? (j/k :P) Really though I had never considered doing it that way and have naturally opted for the Superman pose. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/45 "2004-03-02T21:16:38Z")
[hijack] Bets consecutive thread tittles so far this week. This thread followed by **What’s the Straight Dope on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation** [/hijack] Carry on ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/46 "2004-03-02T22:56:18Z")
All right, as long as it’s already been hijacked. We have morning erections because that way we can vote on the way to work. ---
**Author:** ![gbrohman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3be4f8/32.png) [@gbrohman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gbrohman)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/47 "2004-03-05T04:23:57Z")
What happened to phrases like… 1.I had to stand on my head this morning to piss… 2.I couldn’t sleep last night, Didn’t have enough skin left to cover my eyes… 3.Had to slam it in the door a couple of times so i could pull up my overalls… 4.Good dream last night, Had to pole vault out of bed this morning… 5.Took duct tape to keep it under control with that new gal at the… 6. 7. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/48 "2004-03-05T07:33:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Do some guys actually try to use that Superman pose alluded to earlier? No wonder we get a reputation for bad aim! It’s much easier to just sit down on the toilet and lean forward. Believe it or not, it is actually possible for a man to pee while sitting down. The angle of the dangle is about 45 degrees up for me so sitting is possible (and generally preffered) but it takes a generous lean forwards to stop it from going straight up under the seat. It’s similar to the position taken when riding a supremely fast motorbike, supremely fast. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348/49 "2004-03-05T14:56:14Z")
Or just pee in the shower. It’s easier. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-erections/111348.md?page=2)