# RE: Urinal 101....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-urinal-101/595567>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 8, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-urinal-101/595567 "2011-09-08T01:25:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-urinal-101/595567/21 "2011-09-16T14:31:34Z")

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> [@Grestarian](#):
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> BTW: Have you noticed there’s been a lot of excretion-related reposts in the last few weeks?

The “classic” columns are not selected at random, but are taken from Cecil’s books, which are organized by topics. Thus, it’s not uncommon that we have a long string of classics about some topic, like food or sports or excretions.

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-urinal-101/595567/22 "2011-09-16T18:15:14Z")

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> [@fgasparini](#):
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> Well, you don’t expect ME to do something as complicated a quick google search, do you? :rolleyes:

I wasn’t being snarky - that would have been LMGTFY. I was simply stating I have no personal experience with these, but looking online found a couple of helpful links.

Really, some people get touchy over the littlest things.

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**Author:** ![\_tom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/dec6dc/32.png) [@\_tom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_tom)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-urinal-101/595567/23 "2011-09-16T18:46:31Z")

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> [@fgasparini](#):
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> There were some old urinals in the student union at my university; they were large bowls filled with water which extended towards the user and narrowed as they did so, such that you could actually stand with one foot on either side of the bowl. These were pretty splash-free also. I was told that they had once upon a time been “female” urinals, dating to the time when women wore voluminous skirts but no underwear; the skirts could be hiked up and the women could hover easily above the bowl. I have no idea if this is true but I suspect not.

I worked in a Victorian building a while back (no, not in Victorian times :p) and the toilet was shaped like that. The timber seat was very wide though - but once that was raised, it was an easy target - with less danger of dripping on the floor :smack:

jeez, what a first post 🙂

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**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-urinal-101/595567/24 "2011-09-17T03:26:10Z")

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> [@Irishman](#):
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> I wasn’t being snarky - that would have been LMGTFY. I was simply stating I have no personal experience with these, but looking online found a couple of helpful links.
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> Really, some people get touchy over the littlest things.

I was making fun of myself for being lazy. Tone is difficult on the internet. I thank you for taking the trouble to look it up and post the links.

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-urinal-101/595567/25 "2011-09-19T19:53:00Z")

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Ah. Rolleyes has a dual meaning. Sometimes it’s ironic tone, sometimes is sarcasm against the other person. Thanks for clarifying.

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