Urinal Etiquette October 30, 2007
Posted by wes285 in Observations.Tags: Bathroom, Etiquette, Pee, The Urinal Game, Urinal
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Any guy knows there’s certain unwritten rules of etiquette when it comes to using a urinal. You know, don’t make conversation with the guy next to you. Look straight ahead. Don’t bare your ass for all to see. And of course, if at all possible, choose the urinal that maximizes buffer space, as explained by this handy little game here. Those are all no brainers. But here’s where I’m conflicted: are you supposed to aim your pee into the pool of water at the bottom or away from the water.
If you aim at the water, you make quite a bit of noise as your stream disturbs the tranquility and equilibrium of the pool of water. If you avoid the water, but aren’t too careful where you aim, the pee could splatter back on your pants. I tend to side with the first method. I’m not so excited about pee splattered on my slacks, even if it is my own. Plus, it is the men’s room. Yes, there is certain etiquette, but how polite should you expect the etiquette in a men’s room to be?
The reason I bring this up is because, at work, I’ve noticed a jarring lack of the first method (believe me, the sound is quite unmistakable). So, either the venerable attorneys in my office have piss all over their pants or I have yet to perfect the non-splatter method of taking a leak. Can someone help me out here? Is there actually some unwritten rule for how you direct your little waterfall?
Who Wouldn’t You Vote For October 24, 2007
Posted by wes285 in Friends, Politics, School.Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, Teach for America, Zogby
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My brother sent me this poll that Zogby released on Saturday. The poll asked likely voters which presidential candidate they would never vote for. I wasn’t particularly surprised at the results. But, here they are:
This pretty much confirms what a lot of people, including myself, think about Hillary Clinton’s chance of winning. I’m not saying she wouldn’t win. But it would be an incredibly close race and I would put my money, unfortunately, on the Republican.
Rather encouraging though are the numbers for Barack and Mike Huckabee. I still think Barack should have waited, but without an all-star in the Democratic field, I guess he saw this as his chance and he’s got my vote. Mike Huckabee is the Republican I would be most comfortable as president, and, if it were between him and Hildog, you would have a hard time convincing me not to vote for Mike Huckabee. Besides, he’s a former Arkansas governor and the last president we had from there didn’t turned out pretty, pretty good.
Switching subjects entirely, I have a couple good friends that are doing Teach for America. If you don’t know what it is, recent college grads sign on for two years to go teach at some of the neediest public schools around the nation. One of my friends is in Houston the other is teaching gorgeous Prince George’s County.
Some of their stories about their students are absolutely depressing. They don’t have enough books, enough desks. The teachers, recent college grads with loans to repay mind you, spend their own money to make their classrooms actually resemble classrooms. Coming from Montgomery County, it’s a completely foreign idea to me that public schools aren’t gleaming, polished buildings with all the materials and qualified teachers you could ever need. I can’t imagine what they’re going through and it doesn’t surprise me that they come home in tears some days. It’s heartbreaking. We sink trillions of dollars into a war we seem to be losing and waste billions more on other useless things. But an elementary school can’t get up to date textbooks for their students. But I digress…
My friend in Houston posted a poem by what I can only guess is a girl she trained with this summer before getting thrown into the fire. It’s definitely worth reading. Makes you appreciate (that much more) what these people are doing.
Gee for America 2020 October 9, 2007
Posted by wes285 in Politics, Work.Tags: Barack Obama, Josiah Bartlet, President, West Wing, Work
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There’s a really sweet old black lady who works the cashier in the cafeteria at my firm. Yesterday I had the following conversation with her:
Lady: You know Wes, I’ve been trying to figure it out for a while.
Me: Huh?
Lady: Who you remind me of.
Me: Ah okay.
Lady: You remind me of Barack Obama. You two just look so alike.
Me: Haha, thanks.
Lady: No really, you do. You know he has a little Asian blood in him.
You know, cos all Asians look the same.
What do you think? Yeah, that’s what I thought. I’m pretty much a dead ringer for Barry Hussein. Just keep a perpetual tan going and I win the presidency. Okay, it’s settled. Gee for America 2020. Hmmm…not quite as catchy as Bartlet for America. I’m going to have to figure out a name change sometime soon.
