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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I don't even piss standing up anymore, but I'm still a firm believer in the concept of "it really isn't that hard to just look before you sit".
the correct solution.
True power comes from not using the power.
I can stand and piss... but for many reasons I prefer to sit.
For me the algorithm is "if(wearing_glasses == True and is_brightly_lit == True): stand; else: sit".
Your variables are already booleans, so you can just write:
if wearing_glasses and is_brightly_litAre they though? Maybe they are inputs that haven't been sanitised but the language has two kinds of equals and is you use the double equals then it tries to coerce it for you. Lol that with would be silly!
lol what a funny lamguage design horror story. I'm sure glad it's not real
yes but it makes it clearer to do
isWearingGlasses == trueThe compiler/interpreter/etc will convert it to the most efficient implementation regardless of what you the human type. If you're used to the
if [boolean]convention use that, if you're used toif [boolean] == trueuse that, it does not matter except to style commissars.Tbh, it's just easier and less messy. I don't gotta focus on aiming, and I don't have to worry about getting griped at for forgetting to put the seat down. Standing is really only a better option if you're in public and in a rush.
Certain toilets are on the small size for my... equipment. And I periodically find my dongle touching porcelain. This also results in some backspray which is annoying to clean up.
I've found it easier and less messy to piss standing. But I also got a fancy bidet for my wife's Christmas present years ago. It automates the whole task of opening and closing, does a bit of self-cleaning, and saves us a few bucks on toilet paper month-to-month. So its less of an issue.
Yet another problem solved by being a grower
nsfw
This is the exact problem I have with sitting to take a piss and, while I find it more comfortable, I’d prefer not to have to wash myself in the sink after every piss to feel clean again. Standing just cuts out the chance of getting that icy spicy porcelain all up on my wing wang.
Are you washing your pingas in the sink
Please tell me you only do this at home
Sometimes I piss too hard or at the wrong angle or something while I'm having a big one while I'm also having a shit and it somehow escapes under the rim and I end up with piss all over the floor. The amount of piss from that Vs micro spray is incomparable.
The real problem is that those toilets are just too small. It's the same as those sinks that have the faucet 1 micrometer from the sink edge. I truly don't get it
I can get piss on the floor when sitting on the toilet too.
Yeah, for men, standing up is just going to get piss everywhere. Men also need to wipe themselves afterwards, not just shake. Some men consider both of these practices to be overly-feminizing or whatever, but not having piss all over yourself and the bathroom is unequivocally a good thing.
I wear shorts for most of the year. Using a urinal while wearing shorts, you realise how much piss splashes everywhere. Really not hygienic.
This is exactly why I stopped bothering with toilets
The pigeon technique, just do it while in motion. Brave
Couldn't agree more
Not sitting in your own piss and shit is for women and gay people obviously
All you want
You can shake and dance
But the last two drops
Are in your pants
I started doing this over 30 years ago, when I shared a restroom at work with a few women. I kept doing it.
Where I grew up and live, there are two types of toilets, those designed to be sat upon, and those designed to be stood in front of. Use them as they were designed to be used, and they work better.
I've only ever seen photos of squat toilets. I imagine that men stand in front of them and piss all over them?
It's a lesson you learn once.
Apparently not, considering the bitchy comments I've gotten from women in my life lol.I learned it after the first time, but hey.