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Jewish World Review Oct. 3, 2005 / 29 Elul, 5765 Study overlooks basic male traits By Mitch Albom http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Through the years, the sentence "Men don't …" has had many endings. There was "men don't leave" (a movie), "men don't eat quiche" (a book) and "men don't gave a damn about anything but their stupid selves" (women I have known). However, we now know the ending, to which even Mother Nature must sadly nod her head: Men don't wash their hands. This has recently been proven by the American Society of Microbiology. Employing the highly scientific process of standing in public restrooms and spying on people, it has concluded that, while 90 percent of women, on average, wash their hands after, you know, whatever, only 75 percent of men do. And at Atlanta Braves games, it's 63 percent. There are so many questions here. The first, obviously, is: Why did scientists go to an Atlanta Braves game when it's not even the playoffs? And what constitutes a wash? (Because if wiping your fingers on your pants leg counts, the numbers might shoot up.) Also, if scientists are spying on people in public restrooms, is it really science, or a felony misdemeanor? But I'm nitpicking. The fact is, let's face it, the study is correct. If anything, it gives men too much credit. As someone who has spent way too much time in stadium, hotel and airport bathrooms — wait, that didn't come out right — I can attest that the typical male behavior goes like this: (1) Find place to put down luggage, Blackberry or giant cup of beer. (2) Conclude there is no place, so do everything one-handed. (3) Finish, zip. (4) Sip beer. (5) At mirror, check receding hairline. (6) Depart. If — and this is a big if — a sink faucet is already dispensing water, a man might slide a free hand underneath it, while still looking at his receding hairline. He will never shut the faucet off, out of kindness for the next male customer and also because he can't believe he's losing his hair that fast. And then, as previously mentioned, he will wipe his hand on his pants leg and leave. I know women find this unsatisfactory, but most men count that as a wash. Some count it as a shower. The American Society of Microbiology is not impressed. I spoke with a communications director there who said washing means water, soap and — get this! — drying your hands. Man. They're really strict. In defense of my gender, men worry about time when using the bathroom. To men, the bathroom is a place to get in and out of as fast as possible, much like a therapist's office. Whereas women, based on the lines, can't wait to get into a bathroom. They like it so much, they go every six minutes. Of course, they wash in there. As far as men can tell, they're getting their hair done! It's true, as scientists note, dirty hands help spread flu and other infectious diseases. Then again, so does kissing, and you don't see anyone hosing down before that. Besides, men, by nature, employ a deductive logic to such situations, summed up by the sentence, "Aw, what difference does it make?" We know that after the bathroom come doorknobs, and handling money, and high-fiving the fat guy sitting next to you after a home run (or, in the case of the filthy Atlanta Braves fans, every time a player is introduced). So yes, we men, if left on our own, would sleep in a pile of mud, as long as there was TiVo. And we don't worry about the full body wash after nature calls. This is not a good thing. The report is embarrassing. On the other hand — as any wife holding an instruction manual can tell you — there is another "men don't …" that the American Society of Microbiology forgot: Men don't read. Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in in the media and Washington consider "must-reading". Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here. MITCH'S LATEST "The Five People You Meet in Heaven"   A novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it's an answer. Sales help fund JWR. Comment on Mitch's column by clicking here. Mitch's Archives © 2005, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS DISTRIBUTED BY TMS, INC.

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