http://metachat.org/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:11:38 +0000 c328043@http://metachat.org Take a slash. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328043 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:29:40 +0000 c328046@http://metachat.org My dad always said "see a man about a horse," not a dog. I like Bart Simpson's "I gotta whizzle." I think in some old book, I read "making water." A quick Google (can't believe I'm Googling this!) reveals: Squirting the dirt Writing your name on the wall Making yellow snow Answering the call of nature to point percy at the porcelain
I like Bart Simpson's "I gotta whizzle."

I think in some old book, I read "making water."

A quick Google (can't believe I'm Googling this!) reveals:
Squirting the dirt
Writing your name on the wall
Making yellow snow
Answering the call of nature
to point percy at the porcelain]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328046 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:03:27 +0000 c328051@http://metachat.org "I have a 2 o'clock appointment." That one deals with #2, of course.
That one deals with #2, of course.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328051 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:18:04 +0000 c328054@http://metachat.org I thought "see a man about a dog" was a synecdoche (I just spent half an hour googling that) for any kind of errand, and not specifically toilet related. I've always been a fan of "spend a penny", mainly for its extreme prudish obtuseness.
I've always been a fan of "spend a penny", mainly for its extreme prudish obtuseness.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328054 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:00:26 +0000 c328057@http://metachat.org "a fine frenzy" "the polyphonic spree" Okay, so these aren't really euphemisms, but band names that could easily qualify for a urination euphemism. Sue me. "the polyphonic spree"

Okay, so these aren't really euphemisms, but band names that could easily qualify for a urination euphemism.

Sue me.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328057 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:53:03 +0000 c328065@http://metachat.org Female: shake the dew off the lily http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328065 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:39:30 +0000 c328068@http://metachat.org "bleed the lizard" or "bleed the giant" "drain the main vein" Ah, highschool, a wonderful time for euphemisms. "drain the main vein"

Ah, highschool, a wonderful time for euphemisms.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328068 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:58:00 +0000 c328070@http://metachat.org There's a little more to seeing a man about a dog/horse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_a_man_about_a_horse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_a_man_about_a_horse]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328070 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:17:10 +0000 c328074@http://metachat.org Female: shake the dew off the lily I actually kinda like that. Of course when a woman says she is going to powder her nose she is off to pee. Female: shake the dew off the lily

I actually kinda like that.

Of course when a woman says she is going to powder her nose she is off to pee.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328074 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:19:43 +0000 c328075@http://metachat.org I think it depends on context. In my family "see a man about a horse" was exclusively used about bathroom trips. But obviously for others it has a broader meaning. Michael Quinion says that since its euphemistic necessity has largely disappeared it's almost always used facetiously, which I would say is true in my family.
Michael Quinion says that since its euphemistic necessity has largely disappeared it's almost always used facetiously, which I would say is true in my family.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328075 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:02:11 +0000 c328085@http://metachat.org In Alaska we always called it "watering the trees". Well, whenever we urinated in the woods. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328085 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:30:37 +0000 c328089@http://metachat.org The Onion did a little blurb about such euphemisms a couple of years ago. little blurb about such euphemisms a couple of years ago. ]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328089 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:00:18 +0000 c328093@http://metachat.org Not sure this counts as a euphemism, but for me it's "I gotta pass some urine through my urethra." Out of my ass - how about "undrink," as in "I have to go undrink this morning's juice."
Out of my ass - how about "undrink," as in "I have to go undrink this morning's juice."]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328093 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:28:54 +0000 c328100@http://metachat.org Hellbient: I like "undrink." Very suave. A friend said "I've gotta go solve some problems" earlier this year, and it's been my favorite ever since.
A friend said "I've gotta go solve some problems" earlier this year, and it's been my favorite ever since.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328100 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:02:07 +0000 c328108@http://metachat.org I sometimes say... "I gotta return the beer I rented this evening" [afternoon|morning ... if you're jonmc]. I also use one I recall from an early M*A*S*H episode... "I'm off to the little general's room." OR "Can you tell me where the little general's room is, please?" I like "shake the dew off the lily," dano. Bravo, sir.
"I gotta return the beer I rented this evening"

[afternoon|morning ... if you're jonmc].

I also use one I recall from an early M*A*S*H episode...

"I'm off to the little general's room." OR
"Can you tell me where the little general's room is, please?"

I like "shake the dew off the lily," dano. Bravo, sir.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328108 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:44:35 +0000 c328114@http://metachat.org I'm going to see a dude about a thing... http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328114 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:57:28 +0000 c328117@http://metachat.org If I've been drinking, then it's "breaking the seal." http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328117 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:26:43 +0000 c328137@http://metachat.org I've always kind of liked, "I'm going to go free Willy" http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328137 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:28:30 +0000 c328138@http://metachat.org "gotta listen to Urethra" "gotta lighten the load" *sigh* "gotta bargain with my prostate" "gotta lighten the load"
*sigh* "gotta bargain with my prostate"]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328138 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:43:04 +0000 c328151@http://metachat.org I have a buddy who insists on "chucking a piss"...which I've really never got comfy with. I have also heard the "take a slash" variant. My mom, and grandmother used to ask if we had to "piddle". Weird. I'm assuming the (in my experience) common, "take a leak" has been heard elsewhere?
I have also heard the "take a slash" variant. My mom, and grandmother used to ask if we had to "piddle". Weird.

I'm assuming the (in my experience) common, "take a leak" has been heard elsewhere?]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328151 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:50:00 +0000 c328153@http://metachat.org There used to be a school supply store here called "the little professor's bookstore." So for me it's "off to the little professor's bookstore." Which probably just creeps people out or confuses them. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328153 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:52:08 +0000 c328214@http://metachat.org I usually say, "Excuse me, I need to go call my bookie," replacing a socially awkward announcement with a socially unacceptable one. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/08/26/euphemisms_for_guys_peeing#c328214