Urinal Exchanges

oldman9x7: The guys here who are nervous about exposure at the urinal remind me of an old joke about a fellow who would never go into a public restroom because he didn't want anyone to see him half naked.

Gramps

BrownEyedGuy: I love urinals without those stupid dividers. No men's room ever had them when I was younger. (I'm 39 now.) Troughs are the best. I love 'em!

johnny8x8: Interesting posts guys.

I just don't think there's anything about me in particular that would explain why in a restoom with 8 urinals and no one in there except me, the next guy in the door decides to pee RIGHT NEXT to me.

Speaking of troughs, our church is in an older building and the men's room has a trough. And the sick is immediately next to the trough ... no dividers whatsoever except for the lone stall. On more than one occasion during a church hall social event, I have been at the trough when some other dad and son walks in to wash the kid's hands. I seem to always get a look as if I'm flashing his kid! Now mind you, I'm thick but NOT HARD, hanging clearly downward and PEEING!! Not like I'm standing there with a boner pointed skyward and talking to the kid "hey, looky here little boy!" Just PEEING. Several times the kid seeing me pee was momentarily distracted and the dad, seeing me, would also pause (I don't know ... 5 seconds ... ) before rushing up the kid. Once a kid ran in the restroom, saw me, and ran out of the restroom. I walked out a minute later and see the kid whispering to his Mom, who looks at me and turns three shades of pink before shooshing her kid to finish his business and leave me alone.

Enough already with the damn troughs ...

malito: Hey guys, it must be nice to at least be able to stand and pee. There are those like myself who have to sit to pee. It is a birth defect called hypospadia. If one has this and stands there is a good chance that he will pee on his pants or the guy next to him. Troughs are totally out of the question. Having sat all my life I have become very adept at cleaning before sitting. Oh to be normal!!!

prepstudinsc: I thought hypospadia could be corrected by surgery. Am I wrong in thinking this?

Tender: well I might be wrong, but i think that surgery is done typically at birth. ???
so some may fall through those cracks...

And some have to have several surgeries spread out over the years.

getnbiggr: This is a story that I told in another thread way-back-when, but it seems appropriate here.

Once, at a gay club in Toronto, I went down to the large bathroom and installed myself at one of 4 or 5 urinals in a row. And the bathroom was quite busy, so I had one guy on either side of me. And I'm a bit pee-shy, so it was taking me a while to get down to business, as it were.

And while I was standing there, trying to concentrate, the guy to my left pipes up and says "It's not often that you see two uncut guys in a row at a urinal." (I'm uncut, and I guess that he was too.)

And the funny thing is that the guy on the other side of me piped up and said "Three, actually." <g> And then we all had a little conversation about where we were born and/or why we hadn't been circumcised as kids, and then went on our separate ways...

Now I understand that lots of people might find this inappropriate or sexually aggressive or whatever. But I just found it amusing. And I kind of like the idea of a cultural space in which men/people can talk about these sorts of things -- after all, isn't that what LPSG is all about?

-- J.

johnny8x8: Neat story.

I do value a place to discuss these issues, but prefer that no flushing sounds be going on in the background (or should I say foreground).

To me, seems to still be a bit forward for another guy you don't know, standing less than a foot away commenting on my being circumcized. I'm used to guys catching a quick look while I piss, but to then talk to me about it ... oh, no Mister. I've got nothing against gay guys and I don't think I'll find myself in a gay club, but I can't imagine THAT conversation taking place anywhere BESIDES a gay club.

47boreas: [quote author=johnny8x8 link=board=meetgreet;num=1067107507;start=0#17 date=10/27/03 at 0336]

On more than one occasion during a church hall social event, I have been at the trough when some other dad and son walks in to wash the kid's hands. *I seem to always get a look as if I'm flashing his kid! *Now mind you, I'm thick but NOT HARD, hanging clearly downward and PEEING!! *Not like I'm standing there with a boner pointed skyward and talking to the kid "hey, looky here little boy!" *Just PEEING.*
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Have you ever tried to palm your dick? Several men are successful in it when they are peeing at trough or urinal. If you have a broad palm, you can succeed to hide the most part of your dick.

johnny8x8: Boreas,

I'm not trying to hide it. How long does a piss take? 15 seconds? 30 seconds? I don't care about someone getting a glance. Just don't like people talking to me when I'm pissing ... and certainly not when they mention anything to do with my cock. I don't want to her "How 'bout them Yankees?" and I certainly don't want to hear "Yeah, imagine, two circumcized guys in a row ..."

47boreas: [quote author=johnny8x8 link=board=meetgreet;num=1067107507;start=20#23 date=10/27/03 at 06:44:38]

I've got nothing against gay guys and I don't think I'll find myself in a gay club, but I can't imagine THAT conversation taking place anywhere BESIDES a gay club. *[/quote]

Johnny8x8

Yes, such things may happen. I have never visited any gay club. When I asked you to hide your dick, I thought that it might silence other men at the trough. Could you only say "Cut it". (But it may be a little impolite.)

MassingUP

Your story was very fun. I had a good laugh! :D

Boreas, one circumcised guy.

Once while I was in London, there was a bit of a line inside the men's room to get to the urinals. I had struck up a conversation with a guy on the line, which continued as we were pissing at adjacent urinals. As we were finishing up, the question of where I was from came up. When I answered, He said: "Really? You're American? I thought you were from London, just Jewish!"

I should point out I am circumcised, so I can guess where he was looking.

ORCABOMBER: [quote author=Tender link=board=meetgreet;num=1067107507;start=0#8 date=10/25/03 at 19:40:32]...
Paul, where were you 13 yrs ago when i needed that
1-800-pee-at ease support group # ?!
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Tender, that must've been hell!

I'm pretty pee shy myself. Altough the MacDonalds have trough's and so does my uni! Argh!!!!!

johnny8x8: Eric, he thought you were "from London, just Jewish"? Err, uh ... maybe there was someone ELSE about your appearance that made him think that ... ;) I guess it is because circumcision is nearly automatic in the United States that I would not have thought this to be a major distinguishing characteristic. I am opposed to circumcision as a barbaric custom but unfortunately it was done to me as a baby. If I had male children (have 3 girls), I would NEVER circumcize them.