Bud Light has a commercial series showing the great versatility of the word “dude.” I have a new situation they can use – when you find someone talking on their cell phone while they take a leak at the urinal.
Dude?
A guy in my building was just doing it when I went to use the facilities. Totally uncalled for. I don’t want to hear people talk on their cells in public places much less in the can.
I have long thought I should start a companion website on urinal etiquette. You know, breaking down the many ways to stand, clarifying the “no talking” rule and listing the strategies for which hole to use depending on how many slots exist and which ones are occupied.
Now I can add a diatribe for no talking on your phone while you take a leak. First off, what’s that say to the person on the other end? Do you really think they will find their call so important that you took it while pissing? How do you think they feel when they hear the flush?
Let’s just say I was disturbed. And I didn’t even get into the story about the dude who took a call when he was on the crapper last month. That’s just wrong.
That’s one of my biggest pet peeves. Of course, I don’t have to deal with the urinal issue, thank goodness. But it just grosses me out beyond belief when I’m in a cubicle in the restroom and I hear someone talking on her phone. I used to, when that would happen, try to be as quiet as possible, but then I just got so annoyed that I went to the other extreme. I mean, I’m not the one gross enough to be talking while I’m sitting on the toilet.
Dude!
Dude,
Go For It.
Dude.
That’s just wrong.
Dude.
That’s disgusting. Both the standing and sitting versions are clear violations.
Nobody is truly that important that their phone calls can’t wait until they’re done in the can. And being self-important doesn’t count.
Dude.
— Marcel
Dude,
Give him a bump and see how well he handles it when the phone lands in the pisser. 🙂
-dude