The Power of Suggestion

Did you know line dancing was started by women waiting to use the bathroom?

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I recently had the pleasure of seeing “A Chorus Line” in Stratford. It’s a magnificent production! In fact it’s much better than the show that was staged in Toronto a few years back. Do go see it if you can. 

As everyone was settling into their seats, there was an announcement over the public address system that the run time of the show was two hours, there would be no intermission and anyone leaving during the show would not be permitted re-entry. This very innocuous statement put fear into the hearts of this audience, or as in this case, their bladders. In a nanosecond there was widespread fear about what would they do if they couldn’t “hold it” for two hours. Collectively the audience rose from their seats and scurried to the nearest washroom for one last tinkle. And contrary to what you might think, there seemed to be an equal number of panic stricken men.

Let’s be honest, hundreds of people didn’t collectively need to use the toilet. It was the power of suggestion. The mere suggestion that they couldn’t use the toilet was enough to command a visit to the washroom. Whether or not anyone donated a few drops will remain unknown but most of them tried.

You know you’re getting old when you can’t walk past a bathroom without thinking “I may as well pee while I’m here”.

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Geri