Peeing Standing Up
The other day I came across a very interesting organization known as MAPSU (Mothers Against Peeing Standing Up). This organization is basically advocating for men to stop peeing standing up. They would like us men to take a seat. There reason for this is quite simple --- men tend to miss the bowl a lot. These mothers are simply tired of cleaning up after their husbands, boyfriends, and sons. And they are right! If the pee stains on the floor around most public urinals is any evidence, most men have terrible aim. I will even implicate myself by admitting that there have been nights when I tried peeing in the dark and --- well, I missed. (I will not put a time frame on when or where these incidents actually took place). But yes, if big men still can't adjust their aim properly, you can only imagine the mess that little boys create. I can't imagine why boys are encouraged to pee standing up. It must be a macho thing. But I understand the frustration of MAPSU. They hate having to clean that yellow stain on the rim of the bowl. Their goal is to "transform the way the world goes to the bathroom by 2010". I personally won't be sitting down to pee anytime soon, I'm afraid I am too ingrained in my ways. And I won't be teaching my sons to sit either, I'm afraid that is just a tad bit too gay for my tastes. But I wish MAPSU lots of luck! It's a worthy cause.