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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 1:14:12 GMT
Oops, I did it again! Walked into the men's room. I have done this before. Was I a dude in a former life? Am I a closet perv? I think mostly I'm just an airhead. Or maybe, since I never wear a dress, I identify more with the little picture of the man wearing pants. This time was really bad, because it was at work. I just thank all the stars above that my supervisor is a.) female and b.) located in Europe; otherwise with my luck I'm SURE it would have been my boss that looked up, startled, appendage in hand - when I wandered in. Which would have just really added a layer of awkwardness to our relationship that we would never recover from.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has experienced that moment - the "something is not quite right here" feeling when it hits you that there should NOT be urinals on the walls of the ladies' room and you slink back out in shame?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 1:16:49 GMT
While I've never accidentally walked into the men's room, I have used them when the ladie's room was a) too crowded/long line and/or b) closed for cleaning and no guys were in there. That being said, I laughed so hard at this:  |
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Post by calgal08 on Aug 23, 2014 1:20:29 GMT
I've always wondered how male co-workers can go to the bathroom and stand next to each other while peeing - do they talk to each other while they do it?
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Post by GiantsFan on Aug 23, 2014 1:21:51 GMT
While I've never accidentally walked into the men's room, I have used them when the ladie's room was a) too crowded/long line and/or b) closed for cleaning and no guys were in there. I do this too. If there is a huge line for the ladies and none for the men, I make DH be my bouncer! Why not? Funny but on our last cruise, for some reason I kept going left instead of right at one set of restrooms. Luckily there was never anyone using it! |
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Post by marianne on Aug 23, 2014 1:22:12 GMT
Well, can't say that I've ever walked into one accidentally, but I've gone into quite a few on purpose. When they're the only restrooms available, I have no qualms about using the men's room... stalls, of course.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 1:24:40 GMT
I've always wondered how male co-workers can go to the bathroom and stand next to each other while peeing - do they talk to each other while they do it? Good point. Also, where I work, it seems to be the thing for the ladies to go into a stall and have telephone conversations. Really? I mean this is a big, professional, company. The bathrooms are very large, with many stalls and they have those automatic flush toilets that fire about every 10 seconds, seemingly unrelated to whether or not anyone is actually using them. I mean, don't they care that the person they phoned may be hearing the sounds of people tinkling, or worse, while toilets flush themselves into a frenzy? |
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Post by peasful1 on Aug 23, 2014 1:24:46 GMT
Yes. By accident more than once in my life. But sometimes, in an emergency situation when the ladies' room line was too long, I've gone in the men's room on *purpose*. That's what I love at hockey games. Men's line? LONG. Women's? No line.
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Post by pjynx on Aug 23, 2014 1:25:20 GMT
At least you realized it and quietly slink'd back out. I was at an indoor waterpark. I usually wear glasses but of course had taken them off to ride the waterslides. So I couldn't see well. I go into the bathroom and never even noticed the urinals. I went into a stall, closed the door, as I'm going about my business, I heard men's voices. Peaked through the cracks of the door and realized there were several men out there. I've never left a bathroom so quickly! 
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Post by lumo on Aug 23, 2014 1:26:29 GMT
Well, think about it this way...if the urinals weren't there, then you might not know it was the men's room at all until you actually saw a man.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 1:29:59 GMT
Ironically, I have NEVER used the men's room on purpose.
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Post by Jili on Aug 23, 2014 1:45:39 GMT
I've done it once. I was at a neighboring school district administration office for a training seminar. I walked into what I thought was the ladies' room and used one of the two stalls in there. I did think it was interesting that there was a urinal in there, but I didn't really think anything of it until I walked out and realized that I had used the wrong bathroom entirely. I couldn't believe I did that.
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Post by scorpeao on Aug 23, 2014 1:50:07 GMT
I've always wondered how male co-workers can go to the bathroom and stand next to each other while peeing - do they talk to each other while they do it? I just had this conversation with a male coworker. No they don't talk. It's an unwritten rule. No talking, and stare straight ahead. Also, they take urinals as far apart as possible. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 23, 2014 1:50:59 GMT
I only did once. After flying all night I was a total zombie and staggered into the restroom that had a picture of a person dressed like me - in pants. Turned around when I saw the urinals and DH was waiting outside for me with a funny look. I just shook my head and went into the correct room.
What I did do once was to shower in the men's room at an airport. I'd had motorhome trouble and had spent 2 days sweating, emotionally and physically. I was so sticky I insisted on showering immediately while DH put the plane (his mode of transportation) away. I told him not to let anyone come in. Nobody would have seen me anyway as the light was out. I had to shower in complete darkness is a gruesome mens room shower but I was that desperate.
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Post by calgal08 on Aug 23, 2014 2:13:02 GMT
I've always wondered how male co-workers can go to the bathroom and stand next to each other while peeing - do they talk to each other while they do it? I just had this conversation with a male coworker. No they don't talk. It's an unwritten rule. No talking, and stare straight ahead. Also, they take urinals as far apart as possible. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Phew - thanks for clearing that up. |
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Post by samantha25 on Aug 23, 2014 2:42:37 GMT
We used a family bathroom at one of our local outlet malls and there was a urinal with the drain on the ground. My 5 yo son, who does mostly "sit down pee pee" asked me how to use it? I had to text my DH as to what to do and he said don't use it, those are gross... who knew?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 3:20:12 GMT
I've always wondered how male co-workers can go to the bathroom and stand next to each other while peeing - do they talk to each other while they do it? Me too!!! I think it's awkward when women try to talk to each other in the stalls let alone doing it face to face!!! Off to ask my husband urinal questions!!! Lol |
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 23, 2014 3:24:07 GMT
For me, the different smell hits me a second before the urinal does. Ga-ross!
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Post by whipea on Aug 23, 2014 3:44:06 GMT
For me, the different smell hits me a second before the urinal does. Ga-ross! Yes, so true. In various places have walked in by mistake, and the smell got me before I went too far in. |
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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 23, 2014 4:15:07 GMT
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has experienced that moment - the "something is not quite right here" feeling when it hits you that there should NOT be urinals on the walls of the ladies' room and you slink back out in shame? I have wondered why there were urinals in the ladies room... and rolled my eyes at myself on my fast retreat outta there.  All I can say is.....  ...... that I was the only one caught by surprise at the time. |
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Post by azredhead on Aug 23, 2014 4:41:46 GMT
Been there done that! lol! At costco, that's easy to do there!
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Post by miominmio on Aug 23, 2014 5:20:16 GMT
Never accidentally, but several times on purpose when the women's line are looong, and there's no line for the guys.
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on Aug 23, 2014 5:40:00 GMT
I accidentally walked into a men's restroom at a bar and they had a trough with those little round pink things. I had to ask exdh what that heck I had just seen!!
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Aug 23, 2014 5:50:26 GMT
I accidentally walked into the men's restroom at the airport--I think it was in Detroit. I walked in, saw several men, and turned around and walked out. No idea how I screwed that one up since the women's restroom wasn't even close by.
I've used men's restrooms on purpose when lines for the women's room were too long or the women's room was out of order. Doesn't bother me, as long as it isn't in a crowded airport restroom!
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...... that I was the only one caught by surprise at the time.
