Choking at the Bowl

Slate ^ | May 13, 2002 | Bryan Curtis

[avg_freeper]

Not a problem I've ever had. My problem is that somehow I choose to go to the john at the exact same moment as every one else.

[camle]

ain't that a pi$$er?

[mikeb704]

Soifer, a recovering paruretic himself, offers a three-day workshop for shy bladders, held monthly in cities in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. It costs $300 to attend.

Obviously, Mr. Soifer's managed to get over his shyness.

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[NYpeanut]

Men experience stage fright at ballpark urinals all the time.

Tough noogies. They should try standing in a two-mile long ladies room line sometime. At least they can get into a restroom. I don't even want to hear about it.

[linn37]

only complaint I have is women who pee all over the dang toilet seat,that is so nasty

[mad puppy]

I have 5 kids and my privacy is rarely respected. If this ever happens to me, I'm a dead man.

[RippleFire]

Must be a slow news day at Slate

[r9etb]

Soifer, a recovering paruretic himself, offers a three-day workshop for shy bladders, held monthly in cities in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. It costs $300 to attend. The first day is a group counseling session. During the second day, attendees gorge themselves on water and then, in pairs, practice voiding in their hotel bathrooms. In this exercise, one man stands at the toilet while his partner stands a comfortable distance behind him. As the first man begins to urinate, his partner inches closer, eventually standing directly behind the man, sometimes touching or razzing him as he urinates, to re-create the feel of a busy public restroom. The closing event of the workshop, which Soifer calls the "graduation ceremony," is held in a bathroom at a train station, airport, or, occasionally, a ballpark.

Hey, boss -- can I have a few days off to go to piss camp?

I don't even want to see the t-shirts....

[Ditto]

"...17 million Americans suffer from some form of Shy Bladder Syndrome, about 7 percent of the population.

These guys have obviously never been in a good pissing contest.

[dmz]

what, not on the breaking news column? shocking.

[Mr. Steady]

"...17 million Americans suffer from some form of Shy Bladder Syndrome

I'm sure that's just a drop in the bucket. . . . .

[BluesDuke]

Either that or someone got up in a rather p@ssy mood...

[Amore]

What? No mention of "Bashful Bowel"? Not uncommon with either sex.

[TexasNative2000]

These guys need to go to The Ballpark in Arlington. Give them an order of nachos with extra jalepeno's - those have a tendency to loosen any orafice that may need relaxation.

[VoiceOfBruck]

So does the ballpark restroom's infamous trough urinal, a knee-high, stainless steel gutter that forces men to urinate while standing elbow-to-elbow.

Has anyone else seen this game? At some bars in northern Michigan guys would put coins in the trough urinals and play "hockey" with them.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

I *blush* have suffered from this problem. However, the solution is simple - hold your breath. You'll either urinate or pass out!

[R-eyes-man]

Man at first stall: "Man, this water is cold..." Man at second stall: "and deep... Third man: "Take your hand out of the water"