A word of warning: If someone sees you engaged in “lewd” conduct, you have broken the law. The Stranger does not condone illegal activity. Credit: TERRA DEHART

A word of warning: If someone sees you engaged in “lewd” conduct, you have broken the law. The Stranger does not condone illegal activity.

A word of warning: If someone sees you engaged in “lewd” conduct, you have broken the law. The Stranger does not condone illegal activity. TERRA DEHART

Nature has many calls, and the call to congress can be no less urgent than the others. Normally the proper response to that call is to ask for the check and negotiate a proper venue. (My place, your place, the parking lot, etc.) But, due to the endless complexities of circumstance, sometimes the only neutral zone to bone is a good powder room.

Obviously, the wisest option is to get a hotel room or go to a sex club, but if you have read this far, you probably don’t care about the wisest option. You should know that if someone sees you engaged in “lewd” conduct, you have broken the law. The Stranger does not condone illegal activity. Nor do we condone unsanitary behavior. Nor do we condone taking a bunch of time in there and holding up the line for everyone else.

Rich Smith is The Stranger's former News Editor. He writes about politics, books, and performance. You can read his poems at www.richsmithpoetry.com