A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from May 26, 2020
Social Pisstancing (social distancing + pissing)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made “social distancing” popular. “Social pisstancing” (social distancing + pissing) is when men use social distancing at the urinals in a men’s room. Every other urinal might be put out of order.
     
“How about social pisstancing, where I practice peeing away from everyone?” was posted on Twitter by “all work and no Bryan” on March 11, 2020. “Social Pisstancing” was posted on Twitter by Snax Power on March 13, 2020.
 
   
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
       
Twitter
all work and no Bryan
@clydepunchrobot
How about social pisstancing, where I practice peeing away from everyone?
1:36 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Snax Power
@Max_thePower
Social Pisstancing
10:20 AM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
esh!
@eshfriend
social pisstancing
3:44 PM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
DJ Dirty Doug
@tequilawerewolf
Leaving an empty urinal between you and a stranger is social pisstancing send tweet
3:36 PM · Mar 15, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
james “shithead”
@QueerShithead
social pisstancing is where i try to pee on your shoes from six feet away at the supermarket
12:51 PM · Mar 19, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Funny
Posted by u/ItzMeMilo March 28, 2020
Social piss-tancing
       
Reddit—Funnypics
Posted by u/HotPocket184 April 3, 2020
Social pisstancing
 
Reddit—CoronavirusMemes
Posted by u/Mrs-Cooper April 12, 2020
Social Pisstancing 😂
 
Twitter
Weekend Edition
@NPRWeekend
“There’s a new term out there. It’s called Social Piss-tancing.” - Steven Soifer, President of the American Restroom Association
Fear Of Public Restrooms Prompts Creative Solutions As Some Businesses Reopen
Some people are afraid to use potentially germ-filled public restrooms as stay-at-home restrictions begin lifting. That’s boosting sales of products that offer creative alternatives.
npr.org
9:46 AM · May 23, 2020·Twitter Web App
     
LAist
One Doctor Calls The Public Restroom A ‘Bio Weapons Factory.’ You’re In Good Company If You Are Afraid
BY NPR IN NEWS ON MAY 24, 2020 12:30 PM
By Tovia Smith | NPR
(...)
Steven Soifer, president of the American Restroom Association, which advocates for clean and safe public bathrooms, said many businesses are also installing dividers between urinals or closing down every other one.
 
“There’s a new term out there,” he said. “It’s called ‘social piss-tancing.’”

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityWork/Businesses • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 • Permalink


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