LOL: Arlo, But Clean

Cidu Bill on Sep 5th 2010

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23 Responses to “LOL: Arlo, But Clean”

  1. Tim Sep 5th 2010 at 12:33 pm 1

    Dilbert had a gag like that a long time back. Wally says, “Why do people wash towels? The only time they’re used is right after a shower, when I’m as clean as possible.” One of the co-workers says, “Maybe I should just save time, skip my shower and rub up against you in the morning.” Wally says, “By the way, are towels supposed to bend?”

  2. Chuck Sep 5th 2010 at 12:34 pm 2

    No, not clean. He didn’t wash his hands!

    If it bothers him that much he can turn the faucet off with a paper towel….

  3. Steffen Sep 5th 2010 at 12:36 pm 3

    Yes, clean… Urine is a sterile liquid barring serious problems kidney problems.

  4. Charlene Sep 5th 2010 at 02:25 pm 4

    Urine may be, but your body absolutely is not.

  5. James Schend Sep 5th 2010 at 04:56 pm 5

    The point of hand-washing isn’t that your penis dirty, or that urine isn’t sterile.

    The point is people should be washing their hands periodically during the day *anyway*, and that way we guarantee people do it.

    If you’re OCD and wash your hands without peeing, then kudos to you and feel free to skip next time you pee. But most people don’t.

  6. Rebecca Sep 5th 2010 at 05:23 pm 6

    I guarantee everything in the bathroom is far filthier than your penis, if you showered that morning.

  7. 1958Fury Sep 5th 2010 at 07:55 pm 7

    The Straight Dope article on the subject:
    http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1043/why-are-men-supposed-to-wash-their-hands-after-urination

    Short answer: Urine is sterile, but your penis is crawling with bacteria.

  8. BoT Sep 5th 2010 at 08:42 pm 8

    Urine may be sterile the split second it leaves the body. You think it stays sterile? Rolling on the floor, laughing.

  9. Michael Sep 5th 2010 at 09:40 pm 9

    Rolling on the floor?! That’s not clean either!

  10. Frank the curmudgeon Sep 6th 2010 at 10:58 am 10

    The real question is did the person(people) that used the door handle to exit the “washroom” before you wash his/her/their hands? Lot to be said for no doors on the rooms - or at least, the sink areas.

  11. padraig Sep 6th 2010 at 11:18 am 11

    Exactly, Frank, which is why I flush the toilet with my toe and elbow my way out of the men’s room. And then I thoroughly wash my toes and elbows in the drinking fountain.

  12. Keera Sep 6th 2010 at 11:32 am 12

    Frank @10, I’ve watched people adopt some really unhealthy behaviors because they were afraid to touch dirty surfaces, behaviors like flushing with their foot on handles meant for hands. (STOP DOING THAT!) Also, American women are notorious (here in Europe) for getting urine where it doesn’t belong because they won’t sit on the toilet seat, believing the seat to be filthy. (STOP DOING THAT, TOO!) Toilet seats have been shown to be among the cleanest items in your home because they are generally touched only by butts; the problem surfaces are the ones touched by hands.

  13. Elyrest Sep 6th 2010 at 12:10 pm 13

    “American women are notorious (here in Europe) for getting urine where it doesn’t belong because they won’t sit on the toilet seat”

    Keera - I’m not sure that it is just American women that do this, but as most of my toilet usage has been in the U.S. I do know that it happens here a lot. I always check and I am amazed at what I find. These women never seem to think of who comes after them - they could at least clean up after themselves. This is slipping into the ewww category.

  14. Keera Sep 6th 2010 at 01:54 pm 14

    Elyrest @13, I didn’t know, myself, having not lived in the US for a few decades nor being squeamish about restrooms (I did grow up using an outhouse), so my knowledge about the matter is based mostly on several enlightening discussions I’ve had with women from both sides of the pond in another forum.

  15. Gilgamesh Sep 7th 2010 at 05:34 am 15

    So many questions about restroom etiquette; so little time.

    Is it acceptable…

    ??? To speak with someone in the next stall?

    ??? Talk on the phone while in a stall?

    ??? For men to look anywhere but eyes front when using a urinal?

    ??? Do a quick rinse of the hands and call it a washing?

    ??? Refuse to shake someone’s hand if you are not sure if they have finishing without washing?

    ??? Point out to somebody they forgot to flush or forgot to wash?

    ??? Blurt out “Holy lightening of Zeus, what do you eat; road kill!?” If the stench is so abominable your hair is starting to melt?

    Hey, just asking questions, thats all.

  16. mathwiz Sep 7th 2010 at 01:00 pm 16

    Is it acceptable…
    ??? To speak with someone in the next stall?
    As long as it’s not to me.

    ??? Talk on the phone while in a stall?
    As long as the other folks on the call can’t tell (and I’d hope no one else in the bathroom recognizes you).

    ??? For men to look anywhere but eyes front when using a urinal?
    With partitions, OK in conversation. No partitions, shut up, eyes front.

    ??? Do a quick rinse of the hands and call it a washing?
    “Call it” a washing? Does someone go around saying “look, I really washed my hands”? Yes, they’re lazy (or ignorant of the differences). No, they haven’t washed their hands. That’s the same thing as rinsing your toothbrush so Mom thinks you’ve brushed your teeth.

    ??? Refuse to shake someone’s hand if you are not sure if they have finishing without washing?
    Depends on the basis for the information. Immediate visible evidence, sure. Otherwise, shake as long as the hands are dry (assuming you shake hands normally..because that’s what’s happening all day anyway).

    ??? Point out to somebody they forgot to flush or forgot to wash?
    Nope. (Indignant comments like “Dude!” are acceptable if you’re sure someone is responsible for an avoidable “violation”)

    ??? Blurt out “Holy lightening of Zeus, what do you eat; road kill!?” If the stench is so abominable your hair is starting to melt?
    Are you in college/HS and get cred from telling bathroom jokes? If not, then no. Just breathe through your mouth. You think I can do something about it?

  17. Igelino Sep 7th 2010 at 02:17 pm 17

    Anyway, the focus on sterility is unhealthy. Infants in a sterile environment have weakened immune systems when they grow up. And washing with warm soapy water actually encourages the native bacteria living on the skin. And anti-bacterial stuff kills most of the weak bacteria, leaving the stronger resistant ones to multiply. Washing once a day has kept the “evil” bacteria found on surfaces in check for thousands of years.

  18. John in Tronna Sep 7th 2010 at 03:44 pm 18

    I was in a stall once, when a guy went into the stall next to me, and started talking. I thought for a split second he was talking to me, but it turns out he was on his cell, talking with a woman. I knew, because I could hear her voice (what did he have the thing on speakerr mode?).

    Well, I wasn’t about to forget my etiquette simply because he forgot his, so…I flushed.

    Woman’s voice on other end stopped dead. I swear I could hear her eyes bug out — followed by a shocked “Where are you???” and a hasty “Uh, call you back.”

    Hee hee hee. A wee bit o’ schadenfreude there, too.

  19. Keera Sep 7th 2010 at 03:51 pm 19

    The only time I’ve found it even remotely amusing or appropriate that someone would make a phone call from the john was back when cell phones were still a bit new: The girl in the stall next to me loudly announced, “You’ll never guess where I’m calling from!!! A PUBLIC BATHROOM!!!” I had to grin.

  20. Morris Keesan Sep 8th 2010 at 01:21 pm 20

    A Harvard student and a Yale student are in a public bathroom in Cambridge: Both pee, and the Yale student then walks towards the sink while the Harvard student heads for the door.

    Yale student: At Yale, they teach us to wash our hands after we pee.
    Harvard student: At Harvard, they teach us not to pee on our hands.
    voice from a stall: It probably doesn’t matter; the MIT student who was here before you peed in the sink.

    (Alternate version uses Army, Navy, and Marines, instead of colleges).

  21. DSkinner Sep 8th 2010 at 05:35 pm 21

    Beautiful John. Love the story.

  22. Aus-terry Sep 8th 2010 at 10:32 pm 22

    When you work in a laboratory, you was your hands BEFORE you touch it, and then after …

  23. Lorraine Sep 13th 2010 at 12:00 am 23

    @Gilgamesh 15:
    no
    no
    no
    no
    yes
    what mathwiz 16 said
    no

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