News of the Weird: Norwegian headmistress proposes that boys be taught to urinate while seated

StarTribune.com ^ | 11/1/2006 | Chuck Shepherd

[fredhead]

Like this Headmistress?

[kuma]

That's the spirit! XD

Both my boys learned how to pee sitting down. Not intentionally just being a woman that's the only way I know how to go. =P Daddy had to teach them the other way.

Boys learn masculinity from Men so don't blame your wife if your son is a sissy.

[CottShop]

Lol I can't beleive this is gettign such coverage- Women- men are goign to spray- it's been a fact ofl ife for near 10,000 years now and it aint gonna change- We aint sitting down to pee just as you're not goign to stand up to pee- end of story- besides, the pee gods would strike us dead if we squatted.

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[NonValueAdded]

If she's going to teach them that, then she better clue them in to never ever push the red button!!!

[Right Wing Assault]

If you have one of them installed, the seat won't stay up unless it is held.

Yeah, I hate those. My SIL used to have one and I had a rough time with it.

[GeorgiaFreeper]

Thank God my ancestors left this stupid, socialist, manless joke of a country and emigrated here!

There are worse problems (From Dream Job-Nightmare Trip Moving To Norway):

*The role of the local Norwegian school is very different from an American school. About two weeks before we left the US I got an email from the headmistress of the school in the village where we were headed. In was a very nice introduction and I was feeling pretty positive. After we arrived we found out just how wrong I had been. The school staff, most especially the headmistress, was boiling over with anger. They felt the company should have given them much more advanced notice that an American family was moving in and that “someone should have asked for permission” to place us in the town and school. The teachers were mad and apparently had a poor relationship with the company and did nothing to hide this attitude from my children or myself. In addition, the state religion of Norway permeates the public schools. For families used to separation of church and state this was a strange feeling. Lastly, the local school we landed in was about two years behind in content matter when compared to the academics of our North Carolina schools.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

Even if a guest in another person's home, a male seeking to urinate wouldn't want his genitals to contact the seat rim where another man's genitals were likely in contact while having a bowel movement earlier. Males should just be very, very careful doing their #1 business when visiting family or friends. It sounds like standing would be much preferable in that instance...unless the host thoughtfully provided a can of Lysol spray conspicuously present to properly sterilize the area.

~ Blue Jays ~

[Lady Jag]

Seems God was just about done creating the universe, but he had two things left in his bag of creations, so he decided to split them between Adam and Eve. He told the couple that one of the things he had to give away was the ability to stand up while urinating.

"It’s a very handy thing" God told the couple, "and I was wondering if either one of you wanted that abilty."

Adam jumped up and blurted "Oh, give that to me! I’d love to be able to do that. It seems the sort of thing a man would do. Please give me that ability. It’d be so great. When I’m working in the garden or naming the animals, I could just stand there and let fly. It’d be sooo cool. I could write my name in the sand. Please, God, let it be me you give the gift to, let me stand to pee, oh please."

Eve just smiled and said that if Adam really wanted that so bad that he should have it. It seemed to be the sort of thing that would make Adam really happy, and she didn’t mind if Adam were the one to get this ability. Adam was happy, and proceeded to wash down the bark of the nearest tree, laughing with glee all the while.

"Fine", God said, looking back into his bag of leftovers. "What’s left here?" "Oh, yes. Multiple orgasms

[fredhead]

I have a daughter and my wife has another problem...getting her to wipe in the right direction. (there's a wrong direction? Not on guys!)

[Soaring Feather]

Oh, my! LOL

[ansel12]

"During this time, the CO called a meeting of all female personnel in the building."





The CO was no plumber. Sanitary napkins can cause a stoppage, but they can't do anything to make it necessary to dig up the sewer line.

[ichabod1]

Or...

We Aim To Please. You Aim Too, Please.

[Chena]

ROFL! This Norwegian headmistress (meaning "mom") threatened to make our sons do the same thing if they couldn't improve their aim. I think men should have to use trees outside in the woods. No matter how good the aim, everyone who has ever cleaned around a toilet that is used by men knows that the "splatter factor" goes far and wide.

[Belasarius]

In a related note, about six or eight months ago it was announced that the United States Navy has decided to eliminate urinals from it's newest ships for a couple of reasons.

They are now coed and urinals require a lot of maintenance for what you would think are surprisingly simple devices. They usually stink on ships and there is urine splashed everywhere around them. They are PITA to keep clean. It's expected to save some money as well.

Thats not to say that male sailors are going to sit on the johns to pee. There was a considerable amount of grousing about the decision.

[Yaelle]

I'm a girl and I've taught 3 little boys to pee standing up. My youngest is so tiny that in order to pee in public places I have to hold him up standing ON the seat. At home we have stepstools.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Males should just be very, very careful doing their #1 business when visiting family or friends.

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Simple solution: use the same techniques you use when doing #2.

[kuma]

Yes there is a wrong direction. >_< Won't go into too much detail but it can have undesirable consequences and you're right it really does not apply to boys at all. I came from a family of all girls so what boys have to keep clean and how was all new to me.

P.S.
Perhaps if she can't get her to stop that she might improvise teaching her a two-way method.

[Belasarius]

My most endearing memory of my son as a little boy was when we went to the theatre one day and after the movie was over we went to the bathroom together.

He took the little urinal beside me and as I was doing my business I heard laughter in the line behind me and looked down and saw he was peeing the only way he knew how.

He had pulled his little britches down around his ankles and was standing there with his little butt pointed at the crowd. Then I taught him how the zipper worked.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I have no problem when I'm a guest in someone's home.

As Elvis Costello sang: "My Aim Is True".

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

The genitalia of many males comes into contact with the "round" seats on toilets when maneuvering into the fully-seated position. This is specifically why public toilets have a "cutout" on the front to avoid this unhygienic situation. Visiting males should feel free to stand when at the homes of friends or family...they should just be very gentle with their urinary thrust and careful with aim. A deftly angled bankshot on the porcelain results in reduced splashing. A gracious host should place a can of Lysol in an obvious place to allow for sterilization by houseguests.

~ Blue Jays ~