Breakfast Topic: To pee or not to pee?
by Matthew Krotzer 
Oct 1st 2011 at 8:00AM
It happens to all of us. You've just wiped for the third (or maybe 30th?) time on a boss. The mage decided it would be more fun to jog in circles than to target the adds he was assigned, and your raid leader's crunching numbers and calling out changes to the strategy while everyone makes the graveyard run.
You're already back to the boss's room, you're flasked up, and you've eaten your appropriate buff food. You know your job and are anxious for the kill, because your best-in-slot item is just sitting there waiting for you. All you need is the signal to go, and you'll be ready to unleash hell on this beast. It's during this anxious moment when you realize ...
You have to pee.
Suddenly, this has become your overwhelming priority. You start to stand up, but then, the raid leader sends out a ready check. What do you do? Do you hit Not Ready, make a quick apology, and race for the bathroom? Do you send your raid leader a whisper, begging for a few extra minutes? Do you hold it in, click Ready and fight even harder, knowing that the boss must die so that freedom can flow free?
Or do you just call for a clean up in aisle three?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
isharket Oct 1st 2011 8:04AM
Imagine your piss is a spell, critical hitting Ragnaros, and putting out his flames.
tobiasmoller Oct 1st 2011 8:02AM
We have bio-brakes now and then when we raid. And you always go to bathroom before beginning.
mark Oct 1st 2011 8:55AM
pee->smoke->make drink-> start raid
raid for 1h
pee->smoke->make drink-> continue raid
raid for 1h
pee->smoke->make drink-> continue raid
raid for 1h -> kill boss on last attempt (traditional in our guild)
Jay Oct 1st 2011 9:27AM
Our guild seems to be just like mark's 5 mintues break once an hour, and then people can do their buisiness, whatever i might be and everone comes back more focused.
Snuzzle Oct 1st 2011 1:58PM
Yup. Just like when you take a long trip, you pee before you leave and you pee on every rest stop break, even if you don't have to.
Natsumi Oct 1st 2011 11:53PM
@mark
well yeah it's tradition to down a boss on the last attempt, you don't have another attempt on a dead boss :D
Kaphik Oct 1st 2011 8:08AM
Click Ready then run to the bathroom. Because even when everyone clicks Ready, everyone is not ready right away.
Swifteye Oct 1st 2011 8:32AM
Shimmer says hi, Kaphik! ^^
Anywho... uh... make this on-topic... *thinks*...
I guess as a female, I'd *have* to cop to my urges and ask for a spare moment. For while you male types can just whip it out, drain, give half a hurried shake and tuck yourself back in on the way to the PC all in the span of 30 seconds, girls need extra time for things such as wipeage, pants removal and replacement... oh, and we tend to actually wash our hands with soap afterwards, too...
... on second thought, I think I'll just hold it and hope for the best.
Dragonrose Oct 1st 2011 8:35AM
Speak for yourself Swifteye, I'ma girl and I can have 30 sec bio breaks. >: D Speed is key.
Swifteye Oct 1st 2011 8:40AM
Dragonrose doesn't wash her hands thoroughly. I am disappoint. :(
(actually I am just a CNA so hand-washing is this SUPER-big deal and I probably do it way *too* thoroughly... meh)
Docseuzz Oct 1st 2011 9:39AM
Two words.... She Wee. (look it up)
wollsmoth Oct 1st 2011 10:03AM
@Swifteye: The key is to not wear pants while raiding.
Kylenne Oct 1st 2011 11:51AM
@Swifteye: Another woman here, and I generally take more time washing my hands than "doing the deed" as it were. But working in call centers for as long as I did, you learn to do it fast.
It helps that the upstairs bathroom is literally right next to where I play WoW.
Pryn Oct 1st 2011 12:30PM
Ladies can 'splash & dash' too!
Cyno01 Oct 1st 2011 3:01PM
If you dont pee all over your hands you dont need to wash them...
Unless you think your bits that that were showered and covered in 2 layers of clean clothes are somehow inherently dirty.
Blayze Oct 1st 2011 5:42PM
Guy here. Can't urinate without wiping myself completely dry afterwards and making sure I'm totally, utterly empty. The prospect of post-toilet leakage (Also skidmarks) is a disgusting one indeed.
My toilet breaks last as long as they need to, ready checks and battlegrounds be damned.
klink-o Oct 1st 2011 8:17AM
What? You don't have a bucket? And you call yourself a raider?!?
Nah, but seriously I just tell 'em I gotta pee. They can wait another 30 seconds.
Muse Oct 1st 2011 9:00PM
Buckets are for amateurs. Professionals use diapers.
Noyou Oct 1st 2011 8:24AM
I have a feeling this topic is going to piss a few people off.
Khrono Oct 1st 2011 8:42AM
I just think urine denial of how great this topic is.