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While the [[Wondrous Ladies' Room]] may be a place for chatting, primping, and various [[
# Keep all interaction to a bare minimum. Do not make eye contact with other men, as this may be interpreted as an unwelcome invitation. Also, never let your gaze wander to any body part of another occupant, whether or not he is of any genuine interest to you.
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Whenever Male Restroom Etiquette is brought up in media, it is usually [[Played for Laughs]] as we watch some poor soul try to use the restroom while another man shows complete disregard for the above rules. And while many men can attest that these rules are indeed [[Truth in Television]], most know that a breach of these rules is not so awkward as some make it out to be. Contrast [[The Can Kicked Him]], the ultimate breach of etiquette.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO1mCAVyMw This] [[YouTube]] video explains these rules in greater detail and links them to the very fabric of our civilization.▼
* ''[[Pv P]]'': [http://www.pvponline.com/2010/09/21/potty-mouth/ Skull] breaks rule #4. ▼
* In ''[[Custom Robo (Video Game)|Custom Robo]]'', Harry has to go to the bathroom when nearing the [[Big Bad]]. You can choose whether or not to follow. If you go in, two Mooks will confront you after using the urinals. Harry makes a comment about them not washing their hands. ▼
* [[House (TV)|House]] and Wilson are often seen being quite loose about this; they often chat in the bathroom. However, when House gets some kind of bladder constipation and goes into the bathroom with Wilson and pretends to use the urinal but doesn't pee, that's treated as wrong. ▼
* Mentioned in ''[[Roseanne]]'' when Roseanne dresses as a guy and goes to a urinal. After unsuccessfully trying to start a conversation... "Oh! It's like an elevator!" ▼
* Mentioned repeatedly in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''The Caves of Steel'' and its sequels. In the society of the future Earth, the women's "Personals" are social centers, but the men adhere strictly to the no-interaction rule. ▼
* There's one ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=222 strip] where Marten describes Steve trying to talk to and look at him while they're peeing as "the creepiest thing a dude can do to another guy at the urinals". ▼
* Averted hard in ''[[Babylon 5]]'', where Garibaldi would from time to time have actually discussions with both Sinclair and Sheridan while... using the facilities. ▼
* ''[[Real Genius (Film)|Real Genius]]'': The hyperactive Jordan finds Mitch at a urinal and obliviously bombards Mitch with questions. Doesn't help rather shy 15-year-old Mitch's composure in this situation that Jordan is female.▼
* Violated by U.S. President [[Lyndon Johnson]], who would discuss business with people while he was on the john (note, in person, not on the phone, with the door open). It is unknown whether he did this because he was genuinely uncaring about the whole thing or as part of a power trip showing off that he was the boss and you had to deal with him even while he was on the toilet. ▼
* In [[Mel Blanc]]'s autobiography, he talks about his son Noel coming in, sitting on his lap, and making Mel read to him, even when he was on "the can". ▼
* [[Spaceballs (Film)|Spaceballs]] - President Skroob gets a phone call while in the restroom.▼
* [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] using the power of math [http://blog.xkcd.com/2009/09/02/urinal-protocol-vulnerability/ here] by [[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]]. ▼
* Often referred to in ''Sid the Sexist'' in ''[[Viz]]'', which also makes up some rules:
** Can't use the urinal until you've drunk 10 pints of beer.
** Anything more than three shakes is a wank.
* [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/urinal The Urinal Game].▼
* One one-page gag of the comic ''[[Spinoff Babies|Le Petit]] [[Spirou and Fantasio|Spirou]]'' was dedicated to this.
== [[Film]] ==
▲* ''[[
▲* ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
▲* Mentioned repeatedly in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''The Caves of Steel'' and its sequels. In the society of the future Earth, the women's "Personals" are social centers, but the men adhere strictly to the no-interaction rule.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
▲* [[House (TV series)|House]] and Wilson are often seen being quite loose about this; they often chat in the bathroom. However, when House gets some kind of bladder constipation and goes into the bathroom with Wilson and pretends to use the urinal but doesn't pee, that's treated as wrong.
▲* Mentioned in ''[[Roseanne]]'' when Roseanne dresses as a guy and goes to a urinal. After unsuccessfully trying to start a conversation... "Oh! It's like an elevator!"
▲* Averted hard in ''[[Babylon 5]]'', where Garibaldi would from time to time have actually discussions with both Sinclair and Sheridan while... using the facilities.
* On ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' Ted and Barney actually met at the urinal. Barney thinks nothing at all of chatting with another guy mid-stream and instantly forming a friendship with him, while Ted struggles to be polite while barely saying anything and avoiding eye contact.
* ''[[NCIS]]'': Flagrantly disregarded by
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'''Ziva:''' Long enough to know you hydrated well for the desert.
== [[Video Games]] ==
▲* In ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
▲* ''[[
▲* There's one ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=222 strip] where Marten describes Steve trying to talk to and look at him while they're peeing as "the creepiest thing a dude can do to another guy at the urinals".
== [[Web Original]] ==
▲* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO1mCAVyMw This] [[YouTube]] video explains these rules in greater detail and links them to the very fabric of our civilization.
▲* [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] using the power of math [http://blog.xkcd.com/2009/09/02/urinal-protocol-vulnerability/ here]
▲* [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/urinal The Urinal Game].
== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* Violated by U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], who would discuss business with people while he was on the john (note, in person, not on the phone, with the door open). It is unknown whether he did this because he was genuinely uncaring about the whole thing or as part of a power trip showing off that he was the boss and you had to deal with him even while he was on the toilet.
▲* In [[Mel Blanc]]'s autobiography, he talks about his son Noel coming in, sitting on his lap, and making Mel read to him, even when he was on "the can".
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