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Urinals should not exist. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
 
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[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The movie 'Waiting' has a character whose entire arc is them trying to get over urinal anxiety while working one crazy shift at an Applebee's clone.

Early Ryan Reynolds. Some of the humor hasn't aged well, but it shines a light on the service industry for those that haven't worked in a kitchen/bar/restaurant.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remember a movie called Caffeine from when I was a kid and one of the characters had a nervous bladder. One of his friends kept telling him it might be prostate cancer (while he was trying to pee) and it only made him more frustrated and nervous.

Later in the movie, someone is being mean to him and he just snaps and lies saying, "You know what? I've got cancer! So back off!"

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

An enlarged prostate is something that will happen to most men who live long enough. Prostate cancer is not. It's very probable that difficulty peeing is a result of non-cancerous prostate enlargement.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean sometimes this happens to me too if I apply too much pressure to my perineum (such as when sitting on a hard surface). It gives me the sensation of needing to pee without actually needing to pee. So it can happen even if your prostate is normal.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wait...i should probably see a doctor, reading all this.

I don't want to, i'm too busy trying to get other shit in order.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It may not be that bad! You may just have an opioid addiction that can leave certain muscles unresponsive, making urination take an absurdly long time. #kratomlife

But still, get checked. Everyone needs to feel that cold figure eventually. Better safe than cancer. My family are like lab rats and two men that lived saintly lives compared to me died of cancer of the Everything out of the blue. Having reached middle age, I'm afraid I'm built like that too.

[–] pelican7663@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Prostate check is usually a blood test now. They apparently can just check for antigen levels.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You just made my year! Thanks.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I don't want to, i'm too busy trying to get other shit in order.

As much as I can relate, there are some things I wish I'd checked even if everything else wasn't in order.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

"Waiting" is the most authentic movie about working in a restaurant as a waiter there ever was.

It's so true.