This may have been one motive behind the distinction language invented to designate which personal elimination business was No. 1 and which was No. 2 — i.e. so the audience would understand fully what was about to happen. But my point is — when one is excusing themselves, say from the dinner table or an evening out in public with others, to go the W.C. to take care of their personal business, why do some go the extra step of TELLING you which business they will be doing in your absence? Doesn’t this fall under the category of TOO MUCH INFORMATION? Yet some people obviously think these are important details that others must know or else something significant will have been missed.
WHY!!!???
Do you somehow LOSE STATURE if your personal business includes something more complicated than a quick trip for No. 1, i.e. you may take longer since there is more serious No. 2 business to be dealt with? Is THIS why some people PRONOUNCE what they will be doing in the W.C., so as to not disappoint with any expectations for your speedy return?
I have always been perplexed by this habit of some to share these personal details with a polite group of adults. I sense that some people believe they are so incredibly fascinating in all regards, that the world WANTS to know these details so they will not be MISSING A THING in terms of what is going on with you!
And in the age of twitter, does pronouncing which business you are about to perform (or have performed) in a Tweet to your Followers qualify as something valid they really want to hear about? (i.e. "Just did No. 2 — back now.") Or are there some things we really don’t need to share with others?
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wc? wow, that’s a blast from the past.
some people have no couth.
I think
That you think
About this
WAY too much.
I gotta go, #2, thanks for asking.
I think it may be because 1) some people do it for humour 2)some do it because they don’t think that it is too much info. and 3) some do it so that the person they are with will understand if they take a little longer than usual… I think it is unecessary to tweet it as i personally don’t want to know and i think it is too much info. aswell.
Sorry. I would answer your question, but I’ve gotta go take a dump.
Uncouth. Ill mannered. Boors. I think we can figure it out if we want to! I prefer not to know.
I have a step daughter that feels the need to broadcast what she does. My step son is much more discrete. She is loud anyway – thinks everyone is interested in every detail of her life. I mean -she’s very loud. You don’t have to ask her any questions. She does it for attention. She does it for shock value too, I’m sure or just to be obnoxious. I ignore it when people do this. It’s tasteless. Seriously – these people should get over themselves. You have nothing else to say? That’s sad. She also burps a lot b/c she has to eat fast. That’s why she burps. She eats like the food is going to run away from the plate. It drives me crazy but I say nothing. It is disgusting.
It’s unnecessary. She’s clueless too. The stuff that she asks – it’s like – how do you do anything if you are so helpless and clueless. Gee – eating junk – getting 0 exercise – watching tv for hours – sleeping for hours – it’s a wonder why you don’t feel well – this is what she does. It’s not her fault. Mom couldn’t care less.
Usually for #1, I like to announce the " I’ve got to take a leak", "Squeeze the Pickle" or " shake the Dew off my lily". For # 2 " Float a log", "Pinch a Loaf", " Beak a Branch " or Drop a Grenade" will do. Then after I like to tell everyone if they were "sinkers or floaters" or if they were unusually long or large in diameter. Sometimes telling of a corn speckled floater will be an interesting comment to add to the conversation upon returning, from a ride on the " Porcelain Pony."
Because they are thoughtless and/or hoping to shock you.