OT - The stadium urinal troughs are gone!
Included with this year's season ticket package is a note describing the progress of construction on Michigan Stadium. Apparently, most of the old trough-urinals have been replaced. I know they were much maligned, but they were still the most efficient system created for moving the line in the men's room. Will the new system be an improvement?
August 4th, 2009 at 12:01 PM ^
Luckily my brother is part of the Victor's Club so when we go to games I can piss in the less-crowded bathrooms of Crisler.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:07 PM ^
i used to be part of that. it was great to warm up on cold days too.
If you give less than $5k/year to the Victors Club, you no longer have access to the Crisler concourse.
I don't think he contributed enough this season to continue having access to Crisler. Shit.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:07 PM ^
I thought they got the job done perfectly well.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:08 PM ^
Hmmm... this may be a problem as I have difficulty aiming into anything smaller than a trough.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:14 PM ^
Those with short muskets ought stand closer to the firing line.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:41 PM ^
I was talking about dropping deuces.
Realistically, that would be extremely efficient. Sometimes the "Deuce dedicated dropping zones" (actual toilets) are pretty crowded. This is sad though, I loved those troughs.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:14 PM ^
This is just another blatant example of Rich Rod not understanding Michigan traditions. He's probably going to replace the faithful troughs with a new Spread Urinal that will throw everyone out of whack for the whole season.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:57 PM ^
Rich Rod's new bathroom attendants will fumble the urinal pucks without provocation.
Boutros: just a little suggestion here, but I'd avoid using the word "whack" in a thread about urinals. Otherwise, your point is well taken.
That is classic! LOL Only RR could manage to ruin the "tradition of the trough"!
Thanks to your comment about spread urinals and an above comment about dueces, my brain has created a very disturbing imagine of spreading.
will put the PEE in sPEEd. You'll see.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:17 PM ^
I guess the only place I'll be able to use a piss-trough is Brown Jug and EVERY SINGLE PLACE IN STATE COLLEGE. I swear, I think their Provost's private WC is a piss-trough. They're everywhere at PSU.
has a trough
August 4th, 2009 at 12:23 PM ^
The piss troughs added tons of ambiance. I love feeling like I'm in a slaughterhouse when I whip it out.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:28 PM ^
the troughs.
Efficient, pleasant waterfall sounds, etc.
The trick was always walking through the maze to the end, where no one ever occupied space because they were busy looking for space in the front area.
Hopefully the new system is at least as efficient. And for the ladies out there... based on the lines I've seen, there's probably nowhere to go but up, right?
peeing in the stadium is worth it for men.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:31 PM ^
...about this than RAWK MUZIK or UConn. Pissing on the floor is what God intended. Save the piss troughs.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:35 PM ^
it's a sad sad day when you can no longer piss in troughs
August 4th, 2009 at 12:35 PM ^
get a petition going.
Save the Piss Troughs!
if Brian dedicates a 7-800 word post on this topic exclusively, we'll be in business.
Save the Piss Troughs!
Keep piss troughs, make big happy family
I propose a haiku thread on the departure of the troughs:
Old stadium troughs
Pee in floor-length opening
Great efficiency
August 4th, 2009 at 12:37 PM ^
saw this happen once, but it was impressive: I enter the men's room, and rather than everyone finding an open place on the trough, each man was sliding sideways as he pissed. You simply entered at the beginning, unzipped, shuffled to the left, and when you were done, pulled off the wall that much closer to the exit/sink. Not that this has ever happened again, but it shows a great potential troughs have that urinals just can't reach.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:49 PM ^
The possibilities are endless for the future of pissing technology.
Then what happens if you have to go really badly and you get to the end before you're done? Tragedy, that's what.
Lever.
Probably not what you want to hear someone yell in that environment.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:47 PM ^
Can portions of the old troughs be purchased as memorabilia? What a fantastic keepsake!
August 4th, 2009 at 12:52 PM ^
I'd redo my countertops w/ those little tiles they used in there. That's not gross, is it?
Only if by "gross" you mean "totally classy."
Take the whole thing! You'd throw the greatest parties ever.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:57 PM ^
If you've ever wore sandals while using a crowded trough, you'll be glad to see the troughs gone.
...that this applies to the type of people who also wouldn't use a weed whip in knee-high, bird-poop-covered foliage in sandals and athletic shorts.
Pansies!
Sorry I usually don't wear sandals in crowds of over 100,000 people. This one's on you bra.
August 6th, 2009 at 12:45 AM ^
AFTER Labor Day?
Anyone looking for mgopoints need look no further than a funny pissing story... my +1 goes to Big Boutros...lolz
Nothing brings fans closer than standing shoulder to shoulder with your comrades while you each release a powerful stream in the name of Bo and Lloyd. This is a damned shame and will have grave effects on the overall atmosphere in the stadium.
I once heard a story of a circular urinal trouogh, where everyone faced inward, in a NY ballpark. Can anyone confirm this?
This is probably the best thread of all time.
Almost as good as the thread on the old site regarding Great Wolverine Penises of the Mid to Late 90s. I've never been able to look at Jon Shaw, David Terrell and Corwin Brown the same way.
Well, your name is certainly appropriate for the subject.
While it's not exactly my favorite memory of Michigan Stadium, it was comforting to know you could always stagger in from your tailgate, make your way around the troughs, and find that always-there clearing just before the exit. Now I'm going to have to factor in a couple extra minutes in case there's a wait...
this is fucking bullshit
FIRE MARTIN
I liked them, but once some jerkhole peed all over the back of my leg when he couldn't find an open space and tried to "thread the needle" between two of us.
Did the guy give any warning that a stream of piss was coming your way, or did you just feel the warm liquid on the back of your leg and glance back?
I'm not sure if he knew till after it happened. He had obviously found some way to sneak lots and lots of alcohol into the stadium.
That was probably Nick Sheridan- always trying to squeeze it into a crowd.