Let's Have a Very Controversial Conversation About: Toilet Paper!

Hey Everyone,

In the continuation of the "Very Controversial Topics" thread series...

A while back, toilet paper was mentioned in another thread, and one member said it could become an entire thread topic by itself. After seeing not just toilet paper mentioned in the "Embarrassing Amount Of" thread -- but "high quality" toilet paper -- it's time to put this theory to the test.

Is an entire thread about toilet paper going to hold water? Let's find out!

Just for fun, I'm going to write a poll which will be multiple choice -- and we'll be able to see what everyone says. The poll only allows for about 10 answers, so please add any additional thoughts/comments/um, experiences? here in the thread!

And maybe this thread will finally be able to answer the age-old question:


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Over -- or Under?!?

Let the Great Toilet Paper Debate begin!

P.S. We don't want anything too "graphic" in this thread... No gruesome bathroom descriptions, please.

Let's just have some (hopefully) funny banter about something almost everyone (hopefully) uses every day!

You have failed to include one of the most important question.. Are you are TP folder or a TP cruncher.. Of course advanced civilized people of high culture will chose the folding option.. Only deviant types crunch there TP

Yeah, about that...

I raise the toilet seat to pee. Why is it so difficult for a woman to put the toilet seat down to pee?

Would you rather have me leave it down and dribble on the seat?

Why is it not the woman's duty to put the seat down, pee, then put the seat back up? If they expect us to do all the work, I have to ask why they are not doing all the work instead. Why must it be left down by default instead of left up by default?

Have you ever heard of any man yelling at a woman because she left the toilet seat down? No. That's because we are adults and we can raise the toilet seat to pee. I heard a rumor that feminists claim they are equal to men in every way, so they should be quite capable of the same feats of strength.

Altogether it is probably best to meet us halfway here. We put it up to pee, girls put it down to pee. That seems simple enough.

Hubby left the seat up one night and I came behind him. I didn't look and " went down like a folding lawn chair" came to mind and it hit me so funny I was laughing hysterically when I got back into bed. Woke hubby and he apologized for leaving the seat up. I bought a little blue light that goes in the loo, it helps him not miss and me not to fall in, problem solved.

Hubby left the seat up one night and I came behind him. I didn't look and " went down like a folding lawn chair" came to mind and it hit me so funny I was laughing hysterically when I got back into bed. Woke hubby and he apologized for leaving the seat up. I bought a little blue light that goes in the loo, it helps him not miss and me not to fall in, problem solved.

You have failed to include one of the most important question..

Are you are TP folder or a TP cruncher..

Of course advanced civilized people of high culture will chose the folding option..

Only deviant types crunch there TP

Uh... Why did you not look?

I’m on a budget and switched from Charmin to Costco brand. My butt is not happy.

Just from my own experience...

I wouldn't look either, just because I've pretty much only been in households where the seat is always down. So if it's something you're not used to, you're going to look all the time.

It would kind of be like if you lived in a household where, if you picked up a glass/bowl/eating utensils from a certain area (cupboard, certain section of the counter, etc.), you wouldn't think twice when grabbing them to get something to eat.

Now let's say you married someone who had a habit of putting dirty dishes/utensils in areas where you were used to having them clean. Most likely, it would take you a long time to learn to check if they were clean before you started using them, unless it was obvious.

And as far as a toilet goes, the last thing you're thinking about (or want to have to think about when you're stumbling through the dark in middle of the night is having to check for the seat.

I guess we are almost all in agreement over the roll. Sweet, I'm apart of the majority. Who likes under the roll???

Over is a lot easier to rip off a strip without putting your hand on the rest of the roll. This is nice for me because I don't like to think about people putting their poopy hands all over the toilet paper roll.

So you're saying... You're spoiled rotten?

The dirty dishes analogy was a low blow. You know I got used to checking dishes when Grandma's eyesight went bad.

But the dirty dishes analogy would be applicable if we were talking about checking for dribble on the seat before we sat down. It doesn't apply so well to the current conversation. Apples and oranges.

You have failed to include one of the most important question.. Are you are TP folder or a TP cruncher..

Of course advanced civilized people of high culture will chose the folding option..

Only deviant types crunch there TP

Lol!

No, I didn't "fail to include one of the most important questions" -- because in all honesty, I didn't realize this was an issue.

I certainly can't speak for other people, but I'm just there to take care of business and go -- I've never even thought about how the TP is administered.

So this is a thing? How did you learn about it? As in, how did you know people apparently crunch the paper instead of folding, which you consider to be the proper way? How does one learn about other people's toilet paper application -- by watching them go to the bathroom?! All I've ever done is change some family and friend's kids' diapers, so I don't know (nor do I want to know!) what other people choose to do "in the heat of the moment."

Are there any brave souls who want to state whether they are "folder" or "crunchers"?

And is it important enough to be a dealbreaker?

Uh... Why did you not look?

I feel like I’m going be able to have more fun conversations observing and learning from these back and forths.

Well I have a problem with dizziness when I first get up from bed. Been to doctors and no real solution for it. So if I'm not careful I fall over. lol I've had the problem since I was a teen. So with the open hole and my dizziness I missed my landing. The water was clean, just a little cold. Now I know why the German Shepard loves to drink from it. But hubby usually uses the downstairs loo because the upstairs one is quite low and small and he's tall. Not sure why they are different but it's the one he uses most.

Just from my own experience...

I wouldn't look either, just because I've pretty much only been in households where the seat is always down. So if it's something you're not used to, you're going to look all the time.

It would kind of be like if you lived in a household where, if you picked up a glass/bowl/eating utensils from a certain area (cupboard, certain section of the counter, etc.), you wouldn't think twice when grabbing them to get something to eat.

Now let's say you married someone who had a habit of putting dirty dishes/utensils in areas where you were used to having them clean. Most likely, it would take you a long time to learn to check if they were clean before you started using them, unless it was obvious.

And as far as a toilet goes, the last thing you're thinking about (or want to have to think about when you're stumbling through the dark in middle of the night is having to check for the seat.

If that was the case with my (hypothetical) wife, I would put the seat down too.