986: Drinking Fountains

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Drinking Fountains

Title text: I've always wondered whether you could drink slowly enough, and eliminate fast enough, that you just sort of peed continuously. But I'm afraid to try because I worry someone might call while I'm doing it and ask what I'm up to, and I won't be able to think of a lie.

Explanation

Here, we see Cueball, using the restroom, as the title text indicates, he is eliminating the liquid waste from his body, or peeing. He says that he avoids the use of the drinking fountain right after peeing, because he is afraid that he will be forced into immediately peeing again. And as in the image above, he would be stuck in a loop. A loop is a computer science term, but also used elsewhere, to indicates going through the same steps over and over again. In this case, the bathroom, drinking fountain loop looks like an endless one.

Transcript

[Cueball leaving the bathroom, headed towards a nearby water fountain. Cueball having a drink at said water fountain. Cueball grumblingly reentering the bathroom. Cueball leaving the bathroom. Cycle repeats endlessly in a horrific sisyphean loop.]

I avoid drinking fountains outside bathrooms because I'm afraid of getting trapped in a loop.

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Discussion

Build a toilet next to the fountain so you can do both at once! Davidy²²[talk] 06:52, 2 February 2013 (UTC)