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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (64)	9/23/1998 11:00:00 PM
From: bluejeans	Respond to of 430

Urinal Etiquette Always go to the one furthest away from any being used. Never fart loudly and say "Better out than in!" Always keep eyes straight in front of you. Never try to piss higher than the overflow. Do not under any circumstances try to touch the sanitary cubes. If only one urinal is left available either use the toilet or hold on for a few minutes. On no account squeeze in. Despite alcoholic consumption never try to piss without use of one of your hands guiding your member's directional flow. Never attempt any other toilet procedure. Limit yourself to only three shakes on finishing - anything more is a criminal offence. state51.co.uk

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (64)	9/23/1998 11:15:00 PM
From: bluejeans	Respond to of 430

The Fly in Process Control An excerpt from The Wall Street Journal...ÿ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airports, the Dutch know, are all about flow control. Just visit the men's room. The tile under the urinals in the Arrivals Building has that familiar lemony tinge; rubber soles stick to it. Over in Amsterdam, however, the tile under Schiphol's urinals would pass inspection in a hospital operating room. But nobody notices. What everybody does notice is that each urinal has a fly in it. Look harder, and the fly turns out to be a black outline of a fly, etched into the porcelain. "It improves the aim," says Aad Kieboom. "If a man sees a fly, he aims at it." Mr. Kieboom, an economist, directs Schiphol's own building expansion. His staff conducted fly-in-urinal trials and found that the etchings reduce spillage by 80%. The Dutch will transfer the technology to New York. "We will put flies in the urinals -- yes," Jan Jansen says in a back office at the Arrivals Building. He is the new Dutch general manager, the boss as of noon today. "It gives a guy something to think about. That's the perfect example of process control." His New York public-relations attendant titters. "Fine, laugh at me," Mr. Jansen says. "It works." geocities.com