The act of
premature elimination occurring up to 35 paces from a wall mounted urinal or floor mounted toilet. The act can only be defined as puddling if access to urinal or toilet is unobstructed.
Premature elimination resulting from an interruption such as a cell phone call or a hallway
inquiry (or altercation) is not puddling.
The first written document of puddling dates back to the Egyptian city of Alexandria, where a Mesopotamian scholar, visiting the construction site of the city’s historic library, encountered a merchant handing out honey candy samples to slave laborers.
The scholar had skipped breakfast and approached
the merchant for some honey candy.
The merchant seemed distracted and would not give a straight answer—he focused his eyes on a hole in the ground some distance away. Quite suddenly, he handed
the scholar his tray of honey candies and walked briskly towards the hole. He stopped a short distance from the hole and stood erect. After a moment, his shoulders slumped a bit and he smiled, walking confidently back to the scholar and taking back his tray of honey candy. "Have you ever puddled?" The merchant asked the scholar. "Really, you must."
