# Mothers, please teach your daughters... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472 "2011-05-02T13:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/161 "2011-05-06T15:44:25Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I found the metaphor to be a bit of a strain, but it all came out okay in the end. **groan** You are really pushing it, coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/162 "2011-05-06T16:28:28Z")
> [@markm](#): > > Except, most people did get it, or appear to have gotten it. Only three people seemed to have not gotten, actually. “Dropping the kids off at the pool” is actually a very common euphemism. > However, in the spirit of preventing further wooshes in this thread should a euphemism be used, I’ll list some of the more common ones for using the restroom (this list is by no means exhaustive, nor is it in any sort of order): > > Dropping the kids off at the pool > Punching a grumpy > Taking the Browns to the Super Bowl > Stocking the pound with brown trout > Pinching a loaf > Baking bread (or baking a loaf) > Growing a tail > Answering nature’s call/Taking the one call that can’t be sent to voicemail > Catching up on some reading/heading to the reading room/going to do some heavy thinking > Going to see a man about a horse (usually just for pissing) > Peeling paint/Peeling wallpaper > Launching a torpedo/launching a brown torpedo > Dropping a bomb/deuce/log/load > Planting dingleberries > Making room for \/making room for another beer > Breaking the seal (first piss of a night of drinking) > Testing the plumbing > Fighting brown snakes These are just so dreadfully awful. What are people doing that they’re sitting there conjouring these clever kindergarten quips? ~donates reading material~ ~confiscates etching pens, sharpies, and cans of spray paint~ ---
**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:** [May 6, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/163 "2011-05-06T16:36:00Z")
I love “punching a grumpy.” That’s a new one for me. ---
**Author:** ![markm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@markm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markm)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/164 "2011-05-06T17:02:18Z")
[QUOTE=The Lone Cashew] What are people doing that they’re sitting there conjouring these clever kindergarten quips? [/quote] Usually shitting, but sometimes it’s a false alarm. That leads to other bathroom poetry such as the classic: [QUOTE=William Shatspeare] Here I sit, all broken-hearted; Tried to shit but only farted [/quote] ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/165 "2011-05-06T18:56:50Z")
> [@markm](#): > > Except, most people did get it, or appear to have gotten it. Only three people seemed to have not gotten, actually. “Dropping the kids off at the pool” is actually a very common euphemism. If that’s the case, why, in nearly 50 years on this planet, having been in a dozen states and five countries on two continents, have I never heard it before? I suspect that while it may be common in some places it’s unheard of in others. Oh, shocking, language differences exist. Might be something to keep in mind given that people on this forum come from all over the world. I’d say, of the list you gave us, easily half of them I’ve never heard before, either, though some are more obvious than others. When someone says “dropping the kids off at the pool” my first thought is… they’re taking their offspring to go swimming. Not “they need to shit”. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/166 "2011-05-06T19:05:38Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > If that’s the case, why, in nearly 50 years on this planet, having been in a dozen states and five countries on two continents, have I never heard it before? > > I suspect that while it may be common in some places it’s unheard of in others. Oh, shocking, language differences exist. Might be something to keep in mind given that people on this forum come from all over the world. > > I’d say, of the list you gave us, easily half of them I’ve never heard before, either, though some are more obvious than others. > > When someone says “dropping the kids off at the pool” my first thought is… they’re taking their offspring to go swimming. Not “they need to shit”. How old are you? It’s a pretty common expression. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/167 "2011-05-06T19:09:52Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > If that’s the case, why, in nearly 50 years on this planet, having been in a dozen states and five countries on two continents, have I never heard it before? Take every time you ever heard someone make reference to taking their children to a pool for swimming; half of those times, someone was talking about shitting. You just didn’t know it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/168 "2011-05-06T19:10:40Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > If that’s the case, why, in nearly 50 years on this planet, having been in a dozen states and five countries on two continents, have I never heard it before? > [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > How old are you? It’s a pretty common expression. I’d guess that unless she’s lived on off-world colonies, she’s probably nearly 50. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/169 "2011-05-06T19:14:48Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I’d guess that unless she’s lived on off-world colonies, she’s probably nearly 50. LOL, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/170 "2011-05-06T19:20:35Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > See, this is why too much euphemism is a bad thing - it leads to misunderstanding. Yeah, I totally get your drift. Next time I have a misunderstanding in my pants, I’m totally going to blame “too much euphemism.” ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/171 "2011-05-06T19:23:57Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > If that’s the case, why, in nearly 50 years on this planet, having been in a dozen states and five countries on two continents, have I never heard it before? I’ve never heard it anywhere except at the SDMB, but I’m sure I’ve seen it dozens of times here. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/172 "2011-05-06T19:26:08Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Take every time you ever heard someone make reference to taking their children to a pool for swimming; half of those times, someone was talking about shitting. You just didn’t know it. Thing is, I can’t ever recall hearing someone say that when they weren’t, actually, taking their kids to a pool - you know, they’re leaning out the window of a minivan full of kids in swim suits or something. I just sayin’, the expression may not be as widespread as folks think it is. Maybe it’s common in California and unknown in Ohio or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/173 "2011-05-06T19:27:50Z")
I’d never heard of it either, and now I will never be able to hear that phrase again in the same old way. Thanks a lot, Autolycus! ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/174 "2011-05-06T19:29:14Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Thing is, I can’t ever recall hearing someone say that when they weren’t, actually, taking their kids to a pool - you know, they’re leaning out the window of a minivan full of kids in swim suits or something. > > I just sayin’, the expression may not be as widespread as folks think it is. Maybe it’s common in California and unknown in Ohio or whatever. It definitely exists in The Region. ---
**Author:** ![kbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/175 "2011-05-06T19:34:02Z")
I have no dog in the fight but in all my 49 years, I have never heard the expression taking the kids to the pool to mean taking a dump. (never heard of half the expressions on that list either) ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/176 "2011-05-06T19:52:45Z")
I’ll bet asking your teenage kids what stall they use in public restrooms is something that almost never happens. Although you won’t always get a positive or polite response you can mention it to those leaving the only handicap stall when others are available. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/177 "2011-05-06T19:53:44Z")
> [@kbear](#): > > I have no dog in the fight but in all my 49 years, I have never heard the expression taking the kids to the pool to mean taking a dump. > > (never heard of half the expressions on that list either) Wait…who’s fighting dogs? WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/178 "2011-05-06T20:04:40Z")
I’ve known that saying for decades. It definitely exists in western Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/179 "2011-05-06T20:09:38Z")
I’ve heard it as ‘taking the twins to the pool’, in NZ, which confused me as well, that’s the only other place I’ve come across the phrase. Incidently, a lot of disabled toilets in the UK have a key system, where disabled people can get the key, [(as seen here)](http://www.radar.org.uk/radarwebsite/tabid/41/default.aspx) though it is possible to get a key without being disabled, it does make being a jerk require some planning. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472/180 "2011-05-06T20:13:14Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I’ve known that saying for decades. It definitely exists in western Canada. And in the UK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-please-teach-your-daughters/580472.md?page=10)