Hmm… An interesting point and one that I hadn’t considered. A thousand apologies for such a misogynistic, male-centred assumption :smack: I shall go flog myself immediately.
In light of this revelation here is my clear, non-sexist, rephrased question:
When on a mode of transportation such as a bus, train, plane, or ship, a homo sapien is disposing of its excreta into a standard flush toilet that is part of said mode, while the mode and aforementioned homo sapien are in transit and motion, in such a way that the abovementioned depositor is not resting on, or making contact with, the already mentioned receptacle, therefore allowing for any possible turbulence affecting the mode and its occupants/objects within to be, without warning, suddenly changed in their plains of movement resulting in said excreta not entering the aforementioned flush toilet in the standard manner causing the material to be spread onto areas not designed for the disposal of the material, is it the expectation of the non-gender specific reader that the homo sapien in question and wider species in general should, as a precaution to prevent such disastrous incidences, remain seated on the flush toilet in the first instance out of due respect to all those who may also use the waste facility and those whose occupational or professional duty it is to maintain its hygiene.
There. Clear and PC
Note: I’m sure there’s some grammatical and/or spelling errors in that. English was never my forte and I have already added another round of flogging in the expectation that some good Doper will point out my error :o
I’m told that my mom potty trained me by by putting Cheerios in the toilet for me to aim at while urinating… It’s like a toddlers version of a video game.
I’ve read that some public urinals will affix a decal of a housefly at the center of the urinal to improve aim by providing a handy target.
I’ve never missed even while urinating in planes, boats and trains, so my early Cheerios training has paid off for a lifetime!
Count me as another man whose masculinity is not threatened by a toilet seat.
I’ll stand if I’m able, but some modes of transportation are so bumpy that attemting to stand will cause me to pee all over the place. I’m happy to clean off the seat, but cleaning my pants is a little more difficult in that situation.
The bumpiest rides are usually on a bus that’s going through a town. Tight turns, stops and starts, and unpredictable traffic make for a bumpy ride.
I used to commute on New Jersey Transit before they upgraded to high-speed rails on the Northeast Corridor Line. You didn’t really notice it when seated, but standing up, you could get tossed about quite a bit. If you had to pee, sitting down wasn’t an option. I’m sure they cleaned the lavatories regularly but that was something you really had to take on faith. So the only thing you could do is hope for some smooth track when you had to go. Otherwise it looked like you were pantomiming one of the more chaotic proton pack scenes from Ghostbusters. :eek:
