# Would you rather pee or poo your pants? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473 "2012-11-09T13:20:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/41 "2012-11-12T00:15:50Z")
I gotta go with pee. If I have to poop so badly that I can’t hold it, it’s going to be a bowl filling three coil burner. No way I want to have to exit a subway car with that load in my pants. Chances are, I will be wearing black pants and the pee stains won’t be so obvious. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/42 "2012-11-12T07:50:09Z")
It depends on if I’m wearing underwear. If so, I’d rather poo than pee in my pants. I’ve done both once. A 7th grade teacher wouldn’t let her students use the restroom during class, so that was a pee. ---
**Author:** ![weareclouds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@weareclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weareclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/43 "2012-11-12T09:29:36Z")
I choose peeing myself. Actually. I wouldn’t choose either of them. But, IMO. Peeing yourself is much less embarrassing. You could always say you spilled water on yourself. There’s not much you can do when you shit yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/44 "2012-11-12T14:39:10Z")
If you live in a cold climate, the choice is unnecessary because of culturally accepted “steamers”. In subzero climates, we all wear big coats outdoors but cut our pants off at the knee and hold them up with rubber bands so it looks like we’re wearing pants. Otherwise, we naked from the knee up. If, when walking down the street, we feel a bowel bazooka loading up for discharge, we simply kneel down as if to tie our shoe and let her rip. Afterward, we stand and casually walk away leaving behind a “steamer”. ---
**Author:** ![FartLighter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@FartLighter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FartLighter)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/45 "2012-12-15T19:30:52Z")
Shit, because it has happened to me more times than I can count and it isn’t that bad. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/46 "2012-12-15T19:54:01Z")
> [@Dereknocue67](#): > > If you live in a cold climate, the choice is unnecessary because of culturally accepted “steamers”. > > In subzero climates, we all wear big coats outdoors but cut our pants off at the knee and hold them up with rubber bands so it looks like we’re wearing pants. Otherwise, we naked from the knee up. If, when walking down the street, we feel a bowel bazooka loading up for discharge, we simply kneel down as if to tie our shoe and let her rip. Afterward, we stand and casually walk away leaving behind a “steamer”. I live in what some people would consider a cold climate, and I’ve never heard of this. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/47 "2012-12-15T19:55:23Z")
> [@Dereknocue67](#): > > If you live in a cold climate, the choice is unnecessary because of culturally accepted “steamers”. > > In subzero climates, we all wear big coats outdoors but cut our pants off at the knee and hold them up with rubber bands so it looks like we’re wearing pants. Otherwise, we naked from the knee up. If, when walking down the street, we feel a bowel bazooka loading up for discharge, we simply kneel down as if to tie our shoe and let her rip. Afterward, we stand and casually walk away leaving behind a “steamer”. I _knew_ it! ---
**Author:** ![aspie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@aspie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aspie)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/48 "2014-04-15T06:17:10Z")
I can not fill in the poll since i am disabled i have autism and learning difficulties and epilepsy so i wear diapers all the time anyway but yes i would probably wet and poop myself since i can have more than 200 fits a day so if it was a long ride it would definitely happen 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/49 "2014-04-15T08:03:42Z")
> [@Yorikke](#): > > That’s an excellent point. It’s quite easy to pee in a stray coffee cup, and hold on to it until the next opportunity. Just remember that it ain’t coffee. Besides the fact I’m not sure if zombies pee… Is a coffee cup big enough? For a “normal” whizz…let alone the sort of volume you’ll be dealing with in a “gotta go right now” kinda way ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/50 "2014-04-15T09:09:51Z")
It is if it’s a Trenta size. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/51 "2014-04-15T15:41:45Z")
I think that most people who are choosing #1 are underestimating the, er, _volume_ of liquid released in an emergency scenario. If you’re really desperate enough to basically forever ostracize yourself from society, this isn’t the kind of thing you can explain away with a spilled drink. Also, for those who chose it because of the smell you get with #2, believe me, urine stinks as well. Lastly, I really, really hope no one’s wearing white pants the day they try this out. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/52 "2014-04-15T15:59:46Z")
> [@Yorikke](#): > > That’s an excellent point. It’s quite easy to pee in a stray coffee cup, and hold on to it until the next opportunity. Just remember that it ain’t coffee. zombie or no don’t do the Dew either. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/53 "2014-04-15T16:08:07Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > It is if it’s a Trenta size. Well,see, right there is how you got into this urgent situation to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/54 "2014-04-15T16:38:04Z")
> [@Shark\_Sandwich](#): > > I’m waiting for the person that shows up to give justification of #2 over #1. That’s going to be a hard sell. Well if you _really_ need to poo, like you’re on the bus and you’re trying really hard to hold it in but the pain is unbearable and you feel like you have a load so large that if you hold it in you’re doing some sort of damage to your prostate or whatever else is down there - well, in that instance, you might choose #2 because #1 isn’t going to solve your problem. Not saying this happened to me recently, not at all, no sir, no siree bob ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/55 "2014-04-15T20:43:22Z")
Pee dries in a few minutes, depending on the relative humidity. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473/56 "2014-04-15T21:29:38Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Pee dries in a few minutes, depending on the relative humidity. Have you done the appropriate tests in the field to make such a statement? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-pee-or-poo-your-pants/640473.md?page=2)