One thing that’s interesting about Twitter, and its connection to Facebook’s status field, is that you just never know what kind of comment is going to spark wild conversation.
At work, right before lunch, I went to the restroom, and upon returning to my office, I tweeted:
| I hate, hate, HATE urinals beside sinks in men’s rooms. I’m just saying… |
which, because of the way I have Twitter and Facebook configured, also showed up in the status field of my Facebook page. During the course of the day the following activity took place there:
Henry OgburnHow come?
John MartinA couple of reasons: 1) I don’t like standing next to someone to wash my hands when they’re right there using the urinal, even if there is a divider between it and the sink. It’s just awkward –ESPECIALLY if you’re out at work, and 2) If there isn’t a divider between the sink and the urinal, there’s the splash factor that’s just GROSS.
Pam BensonWhy can’t you guys just sit down on the toidy? Especially when there is ONLY a toidy. It gets on the floor – yuk!
John MartinI have a (guy) friend who always sits no matter what he’s “doing” for that very reason. He’s a germ freak. And, yes, what you see on the floor is exactly that “splash factor” I’m talking about. And often I don’t see it, but I know it’s happening, because I usually wear shorts and I can feel it on my legs! TMI, I’m sure. 馃檪
Pam BensonHoot! 馃檪
Hector RiveraYou need to work on the right angle
John MartinHector, two things: 1) There is a patent in progress to help with your idea: http://www.freepatentsonli Hector Riverahttp://dustinland.com/arch
Orion PozoReminds me of the famous John Wayne urinal joke: http://www.tothepointnews.
And, finally, later in the afternoon, I got this notification: Shy Bladder Assoc. (Shy_Bladder) is now following your updates on Twitter. And shortly after that this tweet from them:
| Shy_Bladder@nematome Sinks near urinals show poor restroom design. |
to which I replied:
| @Shy_Bladder I’ll say! Just like no trash cans outside the restroom doors. Tsk. Tsk. |
Okay, that’s enough. Crazy shit!
I had an incredibly productive day at work today, and wrote a long a tedious summary email about it before going home.
Dancing was fun tonight. We had a fair number of dancers, and Carl hobbled through a few dances and reviewed the “new” (correct) way of doing Hideaway Cha, which should come in handy at The Stomp this weekend.
It was a weird crowd. It got crowded for a while, but most people were there to watch American Idol.
Hector Rivera Look at what you started.