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-->'''Bob''': So you will have to pull a SweetPollyOliver for a while.\\
'''Alice''': What if I need to go to the bathroom? Should I use the men's or the women's bathroom?\\
'''Bob''': Well, here's hoping you won't need the bathroom.
'''Alice''': What if I need to go to the bathroom? Should I use the men's or the women's bathroom?\\
'''Bob''': Well, here's hoping you won't need the bathroom.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's hesitation while trying to decide causes her to have a PottyFailure. The fact there were witness around when it happened, only makes the experience all the more humiliating to her.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's hesitation while trying to decide causes her to have a PottyFailure. The fact there were witness witnesses around when it happened, only makes the experience all the more humiliating to her.
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* '''Enforced''': ???
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* '''Enforced''': ???RuleOfFunny.
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** Alice makes sure to take a dump at home before leaving.
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** Alice makes sure to take a dump dump/piss at home before leaving.
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** Alice makes sure to take a dump at home before leaving.
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** Alice would rather risk using the wrong restroom than have a PottyFailure out in public and just barges into the nearest open stall.
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** Someone pulled the signs off the restroom doors.
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Original Zig Zagged wasn't really a Zig Zag - it's just a few examples of straight and averted
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has no reason to have this trouble, but has it anyway.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice, while she cannot tell what bathroom is the ladies' room, is only doing so in order to avoid an nasty incident.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice, while she cannot tell what bathroom is the ladies' room, is only doing so in order to avoid an nasty incident.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice has no reason to have this trouble, but has it anyway.
** Alice can't tell the restrooms apart from unrelated rooms.
* '''Downplayed''':Alice, while she Alice cannot tell what bathroom is the ladies' room, is only doing so in order which restroom to avoid an nasty incident.use, but figures it out quickly.
** Alice has no reason to have this trouble, but has it anyway.
** Alice can't tell the restrooms apart from unrelated rooms.
* '''Downplayed''':
** The restrooms have idiosyncratic labels.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice is on a planet where both men and the women look the same, and so she can't tell the meaning of the stick figures on the bathroom doors.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice having a PottyEmergency OncePerEpisode as a RunningGag. Sometimes this trope happens, sometimes it doesn't.
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't need the bathroom.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice having a PottyEmergency OncePerEpisode as a RunningGag. Sometimes this trope happens, sometimes it doesn't.
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't need the bathroom.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Alice is on a planet where both men and the women look the same, and so she can't tell the meaning of the stick figures on the bathroom doors.
** Alice lives in her own apartment and cannot tell whether her restroom is the ladies room or unisex.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alicehaving a PottyEmergency OncePerEpisode as a RunningGag. Sometimes this trope happens, sometimes it doesn't.
can tell the restrooms apart just fine, but isn't sure whether everyone else can.
*'''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Alice doesn't need thebathroom.bathroom.
** Alice can tell which restroom to use.
** The restrooms are unisex.
** Alice is on a planet where both men and the women look the same, and so she can't tell the meaning of the stick figures on the bathroom doors.
** Alice lives in her own apartment and cannot tell whether her restroom is the ladies room or unisex.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice
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** Alice doesn't need the
** Alice can tell which restroom to use.
** The restrooms are unisex.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???Someone observes the restroom entrances to guage who can read the signs.
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** Alice successfully identifies the correct bathroom.
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** The restrooms are labeled in several languages to avoid this.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice is on a planet where the men and the women look the same, and so she can't tell the meaning of the stick figures on the bathroom doors.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice is on a planet where the both men and the women look the same, and so she can't tell the meaning of the stick figures on the bathroom doors.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Her hesitation while trying to decide, causes Alice to have a PottyFailure. The fact there were witness around when it happened, only makes the experience all the more humiliating to her.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Her Alice's hesitation while trying to decide, decide causes Alice her to have a PottyFailure. The fact there were witness around when it happened, only makes the experience all the more humiliating to her.
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Back to WhichRestroomDilemma
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Back to WhichRestroomDilemmaWhichRestroomDilemma.
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...Why was Averted up there anyway?
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* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't need the bathroom.
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* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't need the bathroom.
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* '''Defied''': Alice successfully identifies the correct bathroom.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Alice successfully identifies the correctbathroom.bathroom.
** The bathrooms, or a specific set of them, are designated for any gender by whoever runs the establishment.
** Alice successfully identifies the correct
** The bathrooms, or a specific set of them, are designated for any gender by whoever runs the establishment.
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* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't need the bathroom.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice can't tell wether or not to use the bathroom in the ''first'' place.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice can't tell wether whether or not to use the bathroom in the ''first'' place.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice, while she cannot tell what bathroom is the ladies' room, is only doing so in order to avoid an nasty incident.
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* '''Defied''': ???
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* '''Defied''': ???Alice successfully identifies the correct bathroom.
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* '''Zigzagged''': Alice having a PottyEmergency OncePerEpisode as a RunningGag. Sometimes this trope happens, sometimes it doesn't.
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* '''Zigzagged''': '''Zig Zagged''': Alice having a PottyEmergency OncePerEpisode as a RunningGag. Sometimes this trope happens, sometimes it doesn't.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has a PottyFailure while trying to decide.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice doesn't need to go ''that'' badly.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice doesn't need to go ''that'' badly.
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%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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---> '''Bob''': So you will have to pull a SweetPollyOliver for a while.
---> '''Alice''': What if I need to go to the bathroom? Should I use the men's or the women's bathroom?
---> '''Bob''': Well, here's hoping you won't need the bathroom.
---> '''Alice''': What if I need to go to the bathroom? Should I use the men's or the women's bathroom?
---> '''Bob''': Well, here's hoping you won't need the bathroom.
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'''Alice''': What if I need to go to the bathroom? Should I use the men's or the women's
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'''Bob''': Well, here's hoping you won't need the bathroom.
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Back to WhichRestroomDilemma.
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Back to WhichRestroomDilemma.WhichRestroomDilemma
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'''Basic Trope''': A character can't figure out which bathroom to use.
* '''Straight''': Alice is having a PottyEmergency. She sees bathrooms, but can't tell which is the ladies' room or can't decide which bathroom to use.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has no reason to have this trouble, but has it anyway.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
** Alice is a trans woman who still has a penis.
** Alice is non-binary.
** Alice can't speak the language the signs are written in.
** Alice is pulling a SweetPollyOliver.
** "Alice" is actually Bob DisguisedInDrag.
** Alice is illiterate.
* '''Inverted''': Alice can't tell wether or not to use the bathroom in the ''first'' place.
* '''Subverted''': Alice seems to be confused over which bathroom to use, but it turns out she was just looking at some art above the toilets.
* '''Double Subverted''': She then has trouble deciding which ''locker room'' to use.
* '''Parodied''': Alice is on a planet where the men and the women look the same, and so she can't tell the meaning of the stick figures on the bathroom doors.
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice having a PottyEmergency OncePerEpisode as a RunningGag. Sometimes this trope happens, sometimes it doesn't.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Which bathroom do I use?"
* '''Invoked''': ThePrankster replaces the signs on the bathrooms with other, more cryptic, signs.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''':
---> '''Bob''': So you will have to pull a SweetPollyOliver for a while.
---> '''Alice''': What if I need to go to the bathroom? Should I use the men's or the women's bathroom?
---> '''Bob''': Well, here's hoping you won't need the bathroom.
* '''Conversed''': "If I was ever DisguisedInDrag like on TV, which bathroom would I use?"
* '''Implied''': Alice is seen looking at the bathroom doors in a confused way.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has a PottyFailure while trying to decide.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice doesn't need to go ''that'' badly.
* '''Played for Laughs''': CringeComedy.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Alice is having a PottyEmergency. She sees bathrooms, but can't tell which is the ladies' room or can't decide which bathroom to use.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has no reason to have this trouble, but has it anyway.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
** Alice is a trans woman who still has a penis.
** Alice is non-binary.
** Alice can't speak the language the signs are written in.
** Alice is pulling a SweetPollyOliver.
** "Alice" is actually Bob DisguisedInDrag.
** Alice is illiterate.
* '''Inverted''': Alice can't tell wether or not to use the bathroom in the ''first'' place.
* '''Subverted''': Alice seems to be confused over which bathroom to use, but it turns out she was just looking at some art above the toilets.
* '''Double Subverted''': She then has trouble deciding which ''locker room'' to use.
* '''Parodied''': Alice is on a planet where the men and the women look the same, and so she can't tell the meaning of the stick figures on the bathroom doors.
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice having a PottyEmergency OncePerEpisode as a RunningGag. Sometimes this trope happens, sometimes it doesn't.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Which bathroom do I use?"
* '''Invoked''': ThePrankster replaces the signs on the bathrooms with other, more cryptic, signs.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''':
---> '''Bob''': So you will have to pull a SweetPollyOliver for a while.
---> '''Alice''': What if I need to go to the bathroom? Should I use the men's or the women's bathroom?
---> '''Bob''': Well, here's hoping you won't need the bathroom.
* '''Conversed''': "If I was ever DisguisedInDrag like on TV, which bathroom would I use?"
* '''Implied''': Alice is seen looking at the bathroom doors in a confused way.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice has a PottyFailure while trying to decide.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice doesn't need to go ''that'' badly.
* '''Played for Laughs''': CringeComedy.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
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