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December 14, 2003
Another Weirdness
So in keeping with exploiting my oddities for your entertainment...
Like the above archive I was going to post on a second bathroom phobia but instead I want pull back to something a little less personal and talk about routine.
It is very difficult for me not to subconsiously slip into a meaningless routine.
Here is an example: (Ok I am going to use the bathroom.)
Men are faced with the choice of urinal when entering a public bathroom. Now there are certain rules that govern this when other men are present. (I'll let pat dig up the link finding them.) But when I am all alone and I frequent a bathroom (such as the one in the CS building on campus) I have that deep down pull to always pick the same one, or say pick on in sequence, or use some other algorythm to make the choice.
A choice cannot be meaningless, it must carry some weight. I must choose that specific urinal for this specific reason.
Maybe I am obsessive-complusive.
Maybe I am also a genius.
I doubt that either are true.
Posted by paul at December 14, 2003 11:32 AM
Comments
If another patron is already using the facilities I enjoy choosing the urinal right next to him and to note his body language. It usually proves quite entertaining.
Posted by: wagner at December 14, 2003 04:04 PM
wagner, your scary. Stay away from me!
Posted by: Paul at December 14, 2003 07:09 PM
There are various written rules available on the web, but I've always thought games were more fun: http://www.flasharcade.com/game.cgi?urinal
Posted by: Pat at December 14, 2003 08:35 PM