using the bathroom while on the phone. direct relationship with the advent of cordless phones and cell phones especially, particularly in da club.

The safeguarding of Earth and other worlds from biological cross-contamination (i.e. billionaires with too much time on their hands).

Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”

There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.

A practical solution to an impractical schedule, but a good way to get hung up on, and your number blocked.

knowing that you have a large amount of work to do, and hoping that it will go away by calling a friend and talking to them for a number of hours.

While you are at work, or out and about, and your bladder signals to you that you need to use the restroom. If you have to go you have to go.