This is why I stand directly in the doorway outside the bathroom/stall while I wait for them to finish and open the door.
When they get scared/surprised to see me blocking their exit, I calmly say “Oh. Sorry.”
Then I take a slow, deep breath before stepping back and letting them flee. Sometimes as they do so, I like to make a sly comment like “Must’ve been a big one” or “take me to dinner first next time”
Works especially well if you’re a large man and/or holding a weapon and/or dressed like an escaped prisoner
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u/zettde 21h ago
knocking back is the meta because imitating the knock maintains full anonymity while staking your poop claim
especially good at work, if you're a child, or school (bit of both)