July 26, 2006

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..."

Posted by Snake at 10:07:58 | Permanent Link | Comments (10) |
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1 - Toothbrushes and "potty business" in the same post? Yuck! Now I can't finish my coffee. (Comment this)

Written by: gatemouth at 2006/07/26 - 10:12:48
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2 - Sorry Gatemouth, once again I wasn't thinking. But, hey, looking on the bright side, maybe you're better off without the coffee...? (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/07/26 - 10:16:27
3 - Word of caution Snake, if you see any of your teeth flying across the room, turn the brush speed down a bit. (Comment this)

Written by: DrMax at 2006/07/26 - 17:34:15
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4 - Excellent Doc, sound advice indeed. They don't call you "Dr." for nothing. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/07/26 - 20:37:29
5 - 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! (Comment this)

Written by: guttersnake at 2006/07/26 - 21:59:20
6 - 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? (Comment this)

Written by: Oldroses at 2006/07/27 - 01:12:31
7 - 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. (Comment this)

Written by: Flubberwinkle at 2006/07/27 - 01:28:15
8 - My blog changed into a Max site. New address (and improved links). (Comment this)

Written by: cousin bob at 2006/07/27 - 04:08:36
9 - 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. (Comment this)

Written by: gatemouth at 2006/07/27 - 08:23:53
10 - 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. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/07/27 - 08:27:00
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