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Varven@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago

What is the right way to have your toilet paper?

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What is the right way to have your toilet paper?

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Varven@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago
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  • Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world
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    According to the patent (US465588A) it should be over.

    • GraniteM@lemmy.world
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      This is the way.

    • Empricorn@feddit.nl
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      Are we really beholden to the past like that? Things change, and hopefully improve. I know most people say over but my argument for under is that it can do everything over can… But, due to the extra friction, I can also tear it one-handed by ripping fast and the roll won’t continue spinning.

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    • Catsrules@lemmy.ml
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      What did they do before 1891?

      • krdo@programming.dev
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        Three seashells?

        • Jojo, Lady of the West
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          Poop knife.

          • MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world
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            Did you know there is poop knife merch?? I now have a poop knife shirt from Amazon

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          lmao they don’t know how to use the three seashells

      • toynbee@lemmy.world
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        In the days of old when knights were bold and toilet paper wasn’t invented, they’d wipe their ass with a piece of grass and walk away contented.

      • VelvetStorm@lemmy.world
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        Your hands or water or a sponge that is then cleaned in water. It’s actually really interesting, and I encourage you and everyone else to read up on it.

        • don@lemm.ee
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          or water

          Also known as a bidet, or washlet. It’s the only way to fly.

          • VelvetStorm@lemmy.world
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            I have a cheap bidet and I can confirm it is the way to go. I wish I could afford one of the good ones that warms the water and shoots out hot/cool air to dry you afterwards, but the cheap one is still leagues above tp or wipes.

      • LittleBorat2@lemmy.ml
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        Wipe their ass with newspaper?

        • rmuk@feddit.uk
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          And before newspaper?

          • 22hp4maa@lemmy.one
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            Town criers?

            • Today@lemmy.world
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              This is why i like it here!! The other place doesn’t get quality comments like this!!

      • mkwt@lemmy.world
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        Discarded corn cobs and pages from the Sears Roebuck catalog. At least in midwestern USA.

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    It can be highly dependent on if you own a cat.


    When I am not a cat owner: Over

    When I am a cat owner: Under, most definitely.


    Case in point:

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      My cat does this, while also ripping it up, so doesn’t matter if it’s over or under

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      I understand a lot of cat owners have this happen, but my cats have never done it other than once and then never again after I redirected them with a cat toy.

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    Over, to prevent the spread of bacteria by touching the wall. Under is acceptable if you have a cat, who will fuck with the roll.

    • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      The toilet paper drags against the wall either way though?

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        Yes, but the paper is clean, your hands are dirty. If the paper hangs over, you can grab the paper directly. If the paper hangs under you may have to touch the wall to be able to get at the paper.

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          Ahh I see, that makes more sense :)

      • sping@lemmy.sdf.org
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        hands touching the wall

      • pewgar_seemsimandroid
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        have one that goes far enough

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    Beard, not mullet.

    • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com
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      Came here to say this exact thing! lol

  • 🔰Hurling⚜️Durling🔱@lemmy.world
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    Over unless you got a cat or little kids

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    A few years ago I chose to stop thinking about it. I just refill the roll and don’t worry about it. When I realized it didn’t matter, it was a weight lifted off my shoulders. Same with trying to stop the gas pump on the nearest dollar or setting the tv volume to an even number.

    I don’t know why I felt such a relief when I let go, but I did and now I’m free!

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      You animal.

  • Christopher@lemmy.ml
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    Be chaotic like me and just put it on whichever way it’s facing when you put the new roll on.

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      Some people just want to watch the world burn

  • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeBannedBanned from community
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    My toilet paper is sideways.

    • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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      Same, on a vertical spike.

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        As a warning to other toilet paper rolls.

        • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeBannedBanned from community
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          Even potentially sentient toilet paper rolls aren’t safe from Vlad the Impaler.

    • Empricorn@feddit.nl
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      … Left or right?

      • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeBannedBanned from community
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        Front side faces the person currently shitting.

    • LittleBorat2@lemmy.ml
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      I have a ledge above my toilet or a commode next to the toilet. Who needs this weird holder in the first place?

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      3D printer went brrrr, so I got myself a bona fide sideways toilet roll holder

      • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeBannedBanned from community
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        It’s because of the way the toilet is facing. I would actually rather not have toilet paper, I didn’t grow up with it and the only reason I have it now is because the place is made to have guests.

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    mashed into a thick paste and applied liberally to the anus

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      Ah, I think I’m going to need a few visual aids for that plan…

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        • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works
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          Wow, I bet that would stick to the roof really well (with enough force)

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    deleted by creator

  • fjordbasa@lemmy.world
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    Over, unless you have cats

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    Over is best for high rate on a household single roll holder, but if you ever load a bathroom stall toilet roll magazine its gotta be under or the next round wont cycle into chamber

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    My husband just leaves it on the floor below the dispenser, even in the bathroom that just has a flip up instead of a springy cylinder.

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      Is your husband my girlfriend?

      • Today@lemmy.world
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        Perhaps. Does your girlfriend have a shoe/boot addiction?

    • Jimmybander@champserver.net
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      Sounds like my wife.

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    Whichever you prefer. There is no correct way.

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      Over is the only acceptable way!

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      Why must you be so wrong?

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