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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:13:59 -0500
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- From: "JOHN R. KRAFT" <KRAFT@NUHUB.BITNET>
- Subject: More Bathroom Talk (Out on a limb)
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- I'm feelin awfully darn giddy tonite and I have been thinking.
- Dangerous combo. Mostly I have been thinking about the Middlemist
- personal space invasion study which took place in a men's bathroom.
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- The authors justified the use of a bathroom because it lent itself
- to the study of personal space invasion. A subject in a space invasion
- study usually has several coping devices at his/her disposal.
- The subject can back away (very common), use hands or arms to make a barrier
- between the invader and him/herself. Men in a bathroom, once having chosen
- a urinal to use, are extremely committed to using that urinal. (please note
- that I am being slightly facetious in this post) And a man's hands, at least
- one, but often times both, are busy. Tee hee.
-
- So I started a little introspection going trying to recall my private
- thoughts when my personal space was invaded. That's when I remembered
- a few incidents so embarassing that I swore I would never share them.
- But then I thought - why am I on this list and what the point of thinking
- about things if I am not going to share them. So ( as I take a deep breath)
- here is one of the ways I remember reacting when personal space was invaded.
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- Dear god I hope I am not the only one who has ever done this.
- If I am - I deny ever doing it.
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- Once my personal space was invaded, I reacted much the way Middlemist's
- subjects did. My external urethral sphincter constricted and onset
- of micturation was delayed. (Boy, I know I am nervous when I start
- using words like micturation). This is a very conspicuous moment in a
- young man's life. So I immediately start thinking of running water or
- envision Niagara Falls on a rainy day. All the time trying push out any thoughts
- of what the personal space invader could be thinking me. Finally, micturatio
- n
- occurs. Phew! So to save face, I would make sure there were splashing sounds
- in the bottom of the urinal so that the personal space invader knew that
- I was no longer constricting my external urethral sphincter and , hence,
- A REAL MAN!!!!
-
- Now I feel silly about making such a big deal about this post. Anyway, Are
- there any other coping devices used in the mens room? I am the only one?
- If this post about bathroom behavior is offending anyone, let me know.
- It really meant to be fun more than anything.
-
- ^is
-
-
- Have a great weekend everyone.
-
- John R. Kraft
- (Kraft@northeastern.edu)
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