Fred wrote: 09 May 2026, 12:25
being able to hold your piss can be a point of pride.
Absolutely.
At one place I used to frequent there were 2 mates that I'm sure took great pride in holding their piss. We'd recognise and acknowledge each other in passing, but weren't friends otherwise. I'm sure there was an unspoken holding competition to not break the seal. How it played out was dependent I guess on how long they stayed, and how drunk they got.
One was a shorter, rounder bloke, who I think was the real 'camel' of the 2. In one instance eventually leaving having not yet broken his seal, walked off towards home down the alley opposite. Walking the same way a few minutes later I found a fence along that alley absolutely soaked in fresh beer-piss. To this day it's one of the the most impressive ones I've encountered. It was a massive mark and puddle. There was a picket missing and he'd also pissed through that gap and onto the wall of the vacant property on the other side of the fence, so must have had a good deal of pressure enabling him to shoot his stream that far

So, some effort must have been involved in holding that in. Presumably it also felt really good finally being released. I'd also encountered the same bloke at the urinal, I guess when the competition ended before leaving. He'd exclaim "It's all good don't mind me" or similar while unashamedly spraying all over the stainless steel. The competition was not even entirely unspoken, In one instance when a 3rd mate was present I overheard him jokingly exclaim "you should be holding on" as the 3rd excused himself to use the facilities.
The other was a really tall bloke. Also in one instance eventually leaving having not yet broken his seal either. A few minutes later following I encountered him spraying a torrent up a tree trunk just outside the car park exit. He just said "sorry mate" and unashamedly continued about his business. This pub also had a second set of facilities that were easy to sneak off too without it being obvious, it might look like you simply went to the bar buy another round. I also encountered the tall bloke at the urinal there in one instance, with a cheeky grin he put a finger up as if to kind of said 'I'm cheating, don't tell'.
Either I was just safe company, they didn't really care when drunk, or they'd clocked my own big pees and so I was even safer company.
Ah, with hindsight, could have been a good game to join. Would have been proud to win
Fred wrote: 09 May 2026, 12:25
a "manly" pursuit
Our host had noticed and remarked, "You must be a F**king camel or something. Everybody else has pissed two or three times." It was entirely due to my dehydration.
I've heard this a lot actually, like when the last from a group of mates finally breaks the seal and then the others start talking "he's a f****** camel" or something. I've even heard it proudly stated "I can hold it like a camel" mates to mates.
Yeah, and pub camels are cool

Probably my favourite kind of scenarios, as it is somewhat deliberate and intentional, and just 'a "manly" pursuit'.