Unwritten Rules

I was thinking the other day about all the "Unwritten Rules" that people tend to follow and wondered just how many of them are out there.

For example, I walked into the men's bathroom and I made sure to leave at least one empty urinal between myself and the guy that was already in there. Nobody says this is necessary but it seems to be one of those "Unwritten Rules"

What other "Unwritten Rules" do you find to be important?

I do the same thing unless I have no choice.

I live in California and so I tend to try to avoid urinals if at all possible; you never know when George Michael is going to come in and try to check you out.

Another unwritten rule is that you go down isles in stores on the right side; as if you were on the road. You can pass to the left, but only if it's safe.

This can be simply answered by taking this test.

If you have to drop a deuce at the airport, keep your stance narrow

I had to poop on an airplane once. Not fun. And not pleasant for the patrons in the back.

Sr Slampiece wrote:

This can be simply answered by taking this test.

Well, I got all but the last one correct. But, as I stated above, if I'm at the urinal it's because I really have to go and so the correct option is not an option for me. I guess that I could use the sink, but that's just tacky and I would be sure to be George Michael oogled then.

Sr Slampiece wrote:

I had to poop on an airplane once. Not fun. And not pleasant for the patrons in the back.

I Flew to Oakland CA every week (left Monday returned Thursday) at 6am for 4 months...I can't begin to count the number of morning deuces i had to hold to avoid this situation. I usually had to make myself go back to sleep to put off the inevitable.

while we're on the urinal topic...
Unwritten rule - never lock eyes with another dude at the urinal. If they look over as you walk into the bathroom (or vice versa) you must immediately look away. And never make eye contact at the urinal. period.

Doamne01 wrote:

Another unwritten rule is that you go down isles in stores on the right side; as if you were on the road. You can pass to the left, but only if it's safe.

THIS!! ^^^ HUGE pet peeve of mine!

another urinal rule - if you are directly next to someone do not blow ass - this is only acceptable with friends and relatives

office rule - if im on the phone don't fucking hover near and/or over me!!!!

BlackDeath wrote:

office rule - if im on the phone don't fucking hover near and/or over me!!!!

Or send him pictures via Google Talk of a women who shit her pants walking down the street. That's pretty shitty.

Doamne01 wrote:

Another unwritten rule is that you go down isles in stores on the right side; as if you were on the road. You can pass to the left, but only if it's safe.

^^ This!! ^^

Except, this not only applies to aisles in a store, but any thin public hallway, escalators, hell, even sidewalks! I can't count how many times I nearly walk through someone because they aren't paying attention and just drift in front of me... or you do that stupid "oh, excuse me, excuse me" dance left-and-right trying to get around them... LOL!

*sigh* perhaps I need to get back to shooting pixel people in da face... or get out of this city.

EDIT: LMAO!!! I hadn't even read down the rest of the thread and noticed BD respond with almost the exact same reaction! Yes! I'm not as alone or crazy as I'm made out to be for this one...

I known its old fashion but how about a please and thank you ? Is that to much to ask? And don't get me started on yeah instead of a simple yes

Throwing money on the craps table as the shooter is throwing the dice. Terrible. Do it before, or wait until after they roll.

Funny Urinal Story:

When my cousin was around 6 or 7 years old he needed to go to the bathroom while the family was out shopping. So my uncle took him to the bathroom, but my cousin wanted to go in by himself because he was a "big boy". My uncle decided to let him go in alone while he waited outside. After a few minutes went by my uncle decided to go in and check to make sure everything was okay. Unfortunately, when my uncle walked in the door he saw my cousin sitting in the urinal taking a dump. I can only imagine how funny that would have been to see.

Brennan_Huff122 wrote:

I known its old fashion but how about a please and thank you ? Is that to much to ask? And don't get me started on yeah instead of a simple yes

I know what you mean; ah huh is the one that really gets me though. I ask my 5 year old something and she gives me an ah huh, so I ask her to quit humming a tune to me and answer my question. It gets a laugh and gets her to stop doing it.

At Indy: Great story, I'm sitting here laughing my ass off and the guy across the hall thought I was crying and wanted to make sure I was ok.