
Exhausted Sarcasm and Urinal Etiquette #2 – The Stall
So those of you who haven't read "Exhausted Sarcasm and Urinal Etiquette", it's a nice little prequel to this blog. Although this peice serves nicely as a "stand alone". And yet i found myself sitting amongst unfamiliar company
So there i was heading to my "favorite" white trash emporium (insert sarcasm here) to procure me some cheap Easter basket provisions. As i strolled through the store, my game plan was simple, and the same as it always is. Get in, get out but be on the lookout for people who you can snap a picture of, so that you may submit it to www.peopleofwalmart.com thus winning the famed "Feature Creature" of the week. If you have yet to visit this gem of a webite, prepare yourself to not only never get back the 2 hours you will squander, but just remember there are things that can never be unseen. You have been warned...
So i hopped along filling my basket with stuff to fill the kid's baskets. As i was passing the sugar free Peeps (which in itself is Easter Blasphemy) i felt a rumble in this bunny's tummy. Now normally i try to avoid dropping a deuce in a public restroom but since the rabbit was falling behind i didn't want the turtle head to win the race. As i entered "El BaƱo del Diablo" i noticed 4 stalls, 1 being the handi-capable one. I did what we all do, the feet check. Revealing one empty stall. Now if you have read "Exhausted Sarcasm and Urinal Etiquette" you will know that there is code that all men live by in the arena of public restrooms. The 3 standard rules are...
1. Put atleast one empty urinal (or in this case, stall) between you and the next guy.
2. No Talking
3. No Eye Contact
Now these 3 rules are non negotiable, unless your with a friend. And let's face it guys, only chicks (oh yes staying with the Easter reference) go to the bathroom in pairs. At this point, there was no time. I would have to break rule #1. Toilet paper, check. Cowboy hat, check. DroidX, check. All preparations were made and i was ready to send Alice down the rabbit hole when from the stall next to me came feirce sounds of over exertion. Now at first i thought, come on man this is a public restroom. Then as the intensity amplified, i was genuinely concerned for the guy.
Okay, We now pause for station identifaction...For those who don't know me, my wit and charm is not immediately appreciated by all. And moreover, I too cannot beleive the shit that sometimes comes out my mouth. But i digress...
Back to the genuine concern. So i broke rule #2 and said, "Come on buddy, release the Kracken". I guess subconciously i was really trying to help the guy out with a little positive reinforcement, but as it turns out the other 2 stalls found it just as funny as i did. Which in turned really helped things along for me... And respectively for the Titan in the handi-capable stall.
I exited my stall and the only thing left to wipe was the giant smile on my face. But i still had to wash up. Water, soap, water, dry, and just as i turned to toss away my paper towel the stall door swung open and rule #3 was broken with what i can only describe as "stink eye" (no pun intended). Fight or Flight said "Go", and i left without confrontation or Easter supplies. Thank you, Easter Bunny. Bawk, Bawk.
~S

