Where do you stand on the “men pointing Percy or sitting down having a pee” debate? This emerged in The Times this week (Carol Midgley 23/11) as a hot topic around the theme of what is so difficult about aiming and firing? Without wading into the bathroom debate, I’m off to the en-suite; what is more satisfying than looking forward to a hard earned pee, releasing it, stretching the head backwards, smiling and lifting the chest – enjoying that bladder emptying sensation; then you bang your head on the ceiling beam and suffer wet feet.
I think I might alter my stance on this one.
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