POWER BRUSH AND COURTESY FLUSH — by Steve Nadis
In the Y the other day, my trivia-spouting friend who has taken up residence in the locker room called out from the sink, where he was grooming, over to my “stall,” where I was taking care of business. “Hey Steve,” he said, loud enough for everyone to hear. “How about a courtesy flush? A LITTLE COURTESY HERE…” The first time this happened, I was offended, as if my private space had somehow been violated. But now I accept it as the price of doing “business” there.
In other news, I tried out one of those new thick-handled toothbrushes that I’ve avoided all these years, mainly because they don’t fit in ordinary toothbrush holders. I had no idea what I was missing. The engineering of these brushes is mind-boggling, as well as teeth-boggling (if that’s a word, and if not it sure ought to be). When you put one of these babies in your hands, you feel a surge of power, despite the fact that it is a strictly manual affair. After this electrifying experience, it may be hard to go back to the thin, old fashioned-style toothbrush again. So, ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts and start your brushes now. And while you’re at it, remember: “A LITTLE COURTESY HERE…”
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16:07:58
Toothbrushes and “potty business” in the same post? Yuck! Now I can’t finish my coffee.
Sorry Gatemouth, once again I wasn’t thinking. But, hey, looking on the bright side, maybe you’re better off without the coffee…?
Word of caution Snake, if you see any of your teeth flying across the room, turn the brush speed down a bit.
Excellent Doc, sound advice indeed. They don’t call you “Dr.” for nothing.
Seriously, try crapping in a hole dug out in the woods in the middle of a circle of men all with rifles pointing out, pulling secruity for your movement, for upwards of a month or so at a time. Then add the fact that every man in the company or platoon, you’re in charge of. Makes “business” quiet casual. You learn to take such criticism with grace.
Oh, and have you tried those vibrating razors? They rawk!
Bearing in mind that I have been single most of my life and know very little about the more, ahem, intimate parts of men’s lives, are all men this obssessed with, um, potty stuff?
Next time the same guy asks for a “courtesy flush” you can inform him that it takes [insert how many] gallons of water of wasted water so that his tender ears aren’t offended… Usually the ones ranting about “courtesy” are the rudest of all and obviously planet wasters.
My blog changed into a Max site. New address (and improved links).
Flubberwinkle–I thought the purpose of a courtesy flush was to save tender noses?
Oldroses–Yes, the order of priorities for men is as follows:
1) Sports
2) Sex
3) Dirty jokes
4) Bodily functions
Notice there is often overlap between all of these.
Thanks Gatemouth for clearing that up. Yes Roses, I admit the potty stuff was a desperate (and transparent) attempt to boost “circulation” (if that’s the right word). Also thanks to FW for adroitly exploring the environmental consequences of the courtesy flush. Hello there CousinBob–I’ve seen the site but you have to be on blogger.com to leave a comment; that can be easily changed, I suspect. (You’re now linked w/Call Me Snake–a dubious association, to be sure). And thank you GS for the tip on the razors; haven’t yet tried them as I am still enamored w/my turbocharged manual tootbrush.
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