Bathroom Etiquette

[Wes]

Okay, I consider myself to be an observant guy, but there are things I don't understand.

* Why is it that women go nuts when the seat is left up? Do they not know how to put it down for themselves?

* When a guy goes to take a leak in a public restroom and there are 500 free urinals, why do some decide to go pee in a toilet instead?

* Toilet paper - over or under?

* Why do guys like to have reading materials available? If you have mags next to your toilet, what kind are they?

* When I was a kid I used to be an usher at a theater. One of my jobs was to clean the restrooms at the end of the night. Why are the womens johns so much messier than the mens room?

* Speaking of womens restrooms, why do they have couches and stuff like that in there? Is taking an dump such an ordeal that they need a place to rest afterwards?

Okay, I've obviously got too much time on my hands if I've got the time to think of this kind of stuff. However, I would appreciate it if someone could enlighten me on some of this. I suspect that the answers will be deeper than some of the discussions I've had on Time Travel.

[carrbowl]

WEs.. you need to get a life!!!!!!!!!! What gives you all this useful information at this time of night!!!!!!!!!! You crack me up!!!! So since YOU started it....I'm going to ask a question....why is the up or down toilet thing such and issue??? Shouldn't all of it (the "seat" and the lid) be down?? It shouldn't be a male/female thing....when I walk in the bathroom, I don't want to look in the toilet....I want to look at the lid!!


And BTW....where can women go to talk about you men besides the bathroom???? We can't go sit on the toilets!!!!!!! We have to have a sofa!!!!! Come visit Houston....I'll take you in the girls bathroom for a visit and tell you about all the "things"!!!!!! Speaking of THINGS in the bathroom!!!!!!!-----when TPF had their Christmas party...did you know what I found in the girls bathroom in a vending machine???????? (Yes this made my husband very nervous when I came to get change and go back in the bathroom!!!) it was an extrememly small toothbrush you chew on that has mint flavor on it!!!!!!!! I have never seen anything like that before-----so what is in your bathroom vending machine?????? (is that against the forum rules???)

[Concisus Cognatus]

Nooooooo! Not the never-ending toilet seat debate!!!!! Arggghhhhhhhh!!!!

[Jeff_Green]

Originally Posted by Wes

Okay, I consider myself to be an observant guy, but there are things I don't understand.

* Why is it that women go nuts when the seat is left up? Do they not know how to put it down for themselves?

I've never understood it so I have now started informing lovely young ladies that I would think they would rather put the toilet seat down themselves than to have some lazy guy make a mess all over their seat and them have to clean it up. Also, Guys have to go out of their way to bend over to put the toilet seat down while girls are having to bend down anyways to sit so why not make it one fluid motion? It's a matter of convenience and cleanliness... really!

* When a guy goes to take a leak in a public restroom and there are 500 free urinals, why do some decide to go pee in a toilet instead?

I have been known to use the toilet if there is only one free urinal, especially if someone is walking in behind me. I try to be courteous, even in the bathroom (everyone's heard of the courtesy flush, right??)

* Toilet paper - over or under?

The toilet paper should go over. It makes it easier to find and pull this way. If it is under, the end of the roll is either hidden on the back or just hanging there.

* Why do guys like to have reading materials available? If you have mags next to your toilet, what kind are they?

I can't figure this one out myself. I like to get in and get out ASAP. I don't want to take long enough to where I will need War and Peace. I have been known to open mail occasionally, but not go through and read the mail... just see if it's important.... TMI......

* When I was a kid I used to be an usher at a theater. One of my jobs was to clean the restrooms at the end of the night. Why are the womens johns so much messier than the mens room?

That is the one place the men don't get to see so they don't have to be neat. At home you can see if the woman is being a slob! At a public restroom they just let loose. Also, because they don't have to clean it up!

* Speaking of womens restrooms, why do they have couches and stuff like that in there? Is taking an dump such an ordeal that they need a place to rest afterwards?

I was just talking to someone about this a couple hours ago. They get couches, accent lights, etc and we don't even get scented foaming soap!

Hope I helped!!!

Jeff

[dreemes]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

so what is in your bathroom vending machine?????? (is that against the forum rules???)

I remember the first time as a child noticing a vending machine in the mens restroom at a gas station. I thought they were balloons and almost bought one. This was on a trip my mother and grandparents and I were taking. Now knowing what they are and thinking back that would have been a real riot if I had bought one.

[dreemes]

Originally Posted by Jeff_Green

I was just talking to someone about this a couple hours ago. They get couches, accent lights, etc and we don't even get scented foaming soap!

Jeff

Whatever happened to equal rights?

[Jeff_Green]

Originally Posted by dreemes

Whatever happened to equal rights?

Can you imagine guys sitting on the couch in the mens room? Discussing the latest Oprah or Tyra show?? lol That's disturbing...

Okay, sitting on a couch reading a Motor Trend and discussing the best way to skin a cat.... whew... much better.

[carrbowl]

Excuse me...but were do the heck you think us girls go to talk about you guys???? in the stall??? I don't think so...and while we are on the subject...what to you think about a DIL that gives her MIL wine glasses that hold almost TTTTHHHRRREEEEE cups of wine each????????? Even if you don't fill that dang things up..........that'll make you have to visit the couch alot!!!!!!!! Trust me...I am well aware of the problem at this particular time of night!!!!! (thus the not so good photography..but it does prove a point!!!!!!!)

[Concisus Cognatus]

Ok, help me out here. What are DIL and MIL?

[carrbowl]

soory.....new laptop...problem #1....too many of those glasses...#2....mother in law and daughter in law...sorry I hate it when people do that...but with the previous two problem areas...I had to abbreviate!!!!!!!

guess I'm practicing for tomorrow...or the road trip yesterday has me catching my sanity today???

[pippin]

daughter in law
mother in law


but, speaking of the whole bending thing - sheesh - you men have to bend down to put the darn seat up anyway. all ya gotta do is knock it and it'll come down.

gravity ya know.

big pet peeve. Although the guys at work seem to pee all over the floor anyway. Toilet seat up or down. I'm to the point of sticking a pingpong ball in there so they can have some entertainment.


Thats another thing. Hello? Is it really THAT hard to aim into the bowl? And not on the floor? I know, the floor is a bigger target and all, but dang. I want to use the bathroom, not swim to it.

TMI I know.

But Wes started it!!!

[Rson]

* Why is it that women go nuts when the seat is left up? Do they not know how to put it down for themselves?

Do what I do, never lift it......that fixes that problem

* When a guy goes to take a leak in a public restroom and there are 500 free urinals, why do some decide to go pee in a toilet instead?
Proper urinal etiquette rules dictate farthest away is best.

* Toilet paper - over or under?
Does it matter?

* Why do guys like to have reading materials available? If you have mags next to your toilet, what kind are they?
Playboy and newly acquires "what to expect when expecting?

* When I was a kid I used to be an usher at a theater. One of my jobs was to clean the restrooms at the end of the night. Why are the womens johns so much messier than the mens room?
THEY LIE


* Speaking of womens restrooms, why do they have couches and stuff like that in there? Is taking an dump such an ordeal that they need a place to rest afterwards?
It is an attempt to have them feed away from the masses.....whatever, would you like to eat in a bathroom???

[Concisus Cognatus]

Looks like you're having too much fun. Nitey-night

Originally Posted by carrbowl

soory.....new laptop...problem #1....too many of those glasses...#2....mother in law and daughter in law...sorry I hate it when people do that...but with the previous two problem areas...I had to abbreviate!!!!!!!

guess I'm practicing for tomorrow...or the road trip yesterday has me catching my sanity today???

[ngoduyviet]

Originally Posted by Wes

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* Why is it that women go nuts when the seat is left up? Do they not know how to put it down for themselves?
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I forgot to put it down once, and my wife sat down during the night without checking it ... never heard the end of it, I guess I was trained well after that

[Toad]

Originally Posted by Wes

* Why is it that women go nuts when the seat is left up? Do they not know how to put it down for themselves?

I've always had pets, so it's always been lid and seat down at my house. What drove me nuts was when a sister-in-law lived with us for awhile, and I constantly had to remind her to put the fricken lid down!

* When a guy goes to take a leak in a public restroom and there are 500 free urinals, why do some decide to go pee in a toilet instead?

Ok, I don't know about 500... but when there are 5, only three men are allowed to pee at once so as to have a buffer urinal in between.

* Toilet paper - over or under?

Neither. I have a shelf the roll sits on. Makes it easier to get the right amount for each wipe. I say that because I have toilets that clog easily, and too much butt wipe equals me grabbing the plunger. I'd rather count sheets than unclog the toilet on a regular basis.

* Why do guys like to have reading materials available? If you have mags next to your toilet, what kind are they?

I've got a veritable bookshelf in my crapper. I have honestly sat there long enough that I couldn't get up, and had to slide off the toilet to lay on the floor until I had enough feeling back in my legs to be able to get up.
I think the reason for it is that my wife doesn't bother me in the crapper, and so I can actually get some reading done. I just blow a fart every once in awhile so that she thinks I'm still being productive, and read about 300 pages of my book. I can finish some books from start to finish in one sitting on the crapper that would take me a week to read on the couch.

* When I was a kid I used to be an usher at a theater. One of my jobs was to clean the restrooms at the end of the night. Why are the womens johns so much messier than the mens room?

I think it's because they don't want to sit on the toilet, and so try to hover over it. Well... their aim isn't all that great, so they pee on the seat. Oh, and then when there isn't any toilet paper, they have to drip dry, which also causes spills. Then the next person that walks in sees the dribbles, and hovers to avoid them as well, which of course causes more spills.
Seriously women, wipe the seat off and sit down. The chances of catching a disease off a toilet seat is less likely than me winning 4 lotteries in a row, and nailing every single women I've ever fantsized about in one massive orgy...

As far as men peeing on the seat and floor and such... well it doesn't always come out straight ahead. I've even had two streams where one went left at about 30 degrees from center, and one went right about 45 degrees from center.
In the middle of the night we don't turn on the light, so it's a spray and pray. Since I've practiced my keegles, I'll give a little squirt to see if I hear water on water, then let go. If I hear the plastic bag of the trashcan, I'll adjust aim and try again. If I still don't hear the right sound, then I might turn the light on to see how far off the stream is before continueing.

* Speaking of womens restrooms, why do they have couches and stuff like that in there? Is taking an dump such an ordeal that they need a place to rest afterwards?

A line of 10 men can move through 5 urinals and 2 toilets in about 5 minutes. A line of 10 women with 5 stalls takes far longer because of all the hovering and wiping and readjusting their clothes. So there are places to sit while they wait. Usually couches and stuff are in bathrooms that don't have large volumn, but may have a couple more than there are stalls for, so they sit there to wait their turn. High volumn restrooms like at a mall or movie theatre are just wall to wall stalls to handle more women.

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