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Thu Mar-31-05 01:06 AM
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Is there a RIGHT and WRONG way to put a toilet paper roll in its holder? |
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Inquiring minds want to know -- actually, several of us are disagreeing on this important topic and we need your input --
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:07 AM
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:08 AM
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5. The absolute, involute truth |
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:08 AM
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6. That's right. It always goes over. |
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Only Republicans say it goes under!
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:14 AM
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:34 AM
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22. Absolutely. (Unless you have cats.) |
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:32 PM
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58. LOL...or toddlers n/t |
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:30 PM
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57. We have the paper go under in my house... |
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Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 02:31 PM by Zing Zing Zingbah
otherwise my son will unroll all the toilet paper when he plays with it.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:07 AM
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3. Paper must feed over the top |
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:09 AM
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:10 AM
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8. Yes of course...paper over the top, as previously stated. |
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:10 AM
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9. Just make sure there's a full roll on the holder |
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and I'm happier than a pig in slop. :) And squeeze the tube of toothpaste anyway you want. Just let some for me.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:13 AM
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10. I'm an over, husband's an under |
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two bathrooms helps.
Paper towel companies seem to think it's over because the way they print their graphics.
I agree that it should just be there.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:19 AM
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12. I didn't want to tell you at the top, but I'm an "under" -- |
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Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 01:20 AM by Radio_Lady
Here is my reasoning:
1. I never buy toilet paper with printing on it -- maybe quilting, but who cares about that?
2. Under placement helps gravity feed the paper down where you can see it and grab it. (Over is for hotels that make that nice little point -- cute! That works for about one tear and then you're scratching in the dark of night at the top of the roll for the end.
That's the way I see it and I'm resolute -- been doing this for more years than I can count.
Ok, let's not fight about this. Your roll is on the top of the tank or BYOTP (bring your own toilet paper) when you come to my house and use it any way you want.
You can lock this thread for all I care!
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:19 AM
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13. I have a friend from a big family who said |
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his mom always put it on "under" and she squished the roll so it wasn't quite round. That way the kids had to work harder to get the paper off and didn't use so much. That's frugal! :D
I always put it on "over" except when I had cats. The cats would get going on the roll with their paws and run the whole thing off in a pile on the floor. They could never figure out how to do it if I put it on "under".
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:22 AM
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15. This, Liz, is a very unique reply! |
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Both your friend's mother and your cats -- are pretty clever!
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:20 AM
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14. OVER. I enjoy changing the rolls from under to over- |
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whenever i find myself using the facilities of some troglodyte "under"-head.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:24 AM
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17. Liberally, I don't think this action is very liberal on your part... |
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Don't we allow for a divergence of opinion? I draw the line at changing people's toilet rolls indiscriminately and without -- a roll call!
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Thu Mar-31-05 08:40 AM
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52. there can be no divergence of opinion on this issue! |
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you have to draw the line in the sand somewhere...
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Thu Mar-31-05 03:10 AM
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I was only only person that changed other peoples from under to over. This is the best laugh I have had today. :rofl:
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Thu Mar-31-05 10:05 AM
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53. Wow! They CHANGED because of you? |
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Did you have to beat them to a pulp????
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:25 PM
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56. let me be a bit more clear especially for you |
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I also change the toilet paper rolls from under to over when I am using the bathroom some place other than my own home.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:23 AM
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maybe i just like to be different--apparently i've been different for years.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:24 AM
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18. Hooray! I am different, too! |
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Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 01:27 AM by Radio_Lady
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:27 AM
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19. wow--this is a bit cosmic |
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we could use each other's bathrooms and feel right at home.
(well....maybe.....)
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:30 AM
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20. Sensodyne toothpaste, neatly stored -- floss, a new toothbrush -- |
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Lots of different soaps and fresh towels. Ask me if you need anything. It's all yours, sweetheart.
I'll be up in a minute --
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:37 AM
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and if you ever need a couple of beanpod candles (scent: earthly embrace), or some crest vanilla mint flavor or a little moon nightlight you'll know where you can find it.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:57 AM
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30. Oh, a moon nightlight! I have a rainbow in one bathroom -- |
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and a delicate shell in the other!
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:01 AM
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32. we have so much in common...we could be sisters! |
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:02 AM
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34. I've always dreamed of the ideal sister. I'm an only child! |
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:06 AM
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36. OMG! I'm an only child too!!! |
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(maybe that toilet paper "under" thing stems from only-childness)
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:30 AM
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:48 AM
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24. If you have a 3yr old in the house, it goes under, |
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I found this out the hard way. Over means the whole roll getting flushed, with the little shit laughing as they pull the lever, and the swirling water unwinding the roll while you are trying to feed that little shits baby brother.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:52 AM
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26. What about a six-month old golden retriever puppy? |
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When my fella was little, he got up one night and was making some sort of noises, but I went back to sleep.
Next morning, I found he had managed to take the end of the roll of toilet paper, run with it and drag it out to the hall. So, the bathroom was festooned with a long strip of toilet paper.
Reminded me of high school days when we papered trees.
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:01 AM
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33. There was a TV advertisement like that a few years ago. |
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Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 02:03 AM by Radio_Lady
I can't remember the brand. A puppy unrolled a complete toilet paper roll out of the house and onto the lawn.
The idea was to show how much more paper there was on this particular brand's core.
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:08 AM
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37. 3yr old, golden retriever puppy, a lot the same. |
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Except the puppy won't wet her pants, take them off, and drop them in her infant brothers crib. "Look what he did, mommy."
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:00 AM
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31. "Your children are NOT your children -- " |
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"They belong to the house of the future, which you cannot visit -- " (slightly paraphrased Kahlil Gibran)
My response: "Who the hell would want to live with those little shits in their house of the future? I'll take assisted living or a nursing home instead!"
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:28 AM
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Except that those little shits(big shits now) are still giving me some of the biggest laughs of my life. What is life without the laughs? BTW, I have nothing but respect for people who decide to live child free lives. Sometimes, downright envy.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:48 AM
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25. NO - and I can't understand why people get worked up about it. |
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I can see people who have cats putting the roll a certain way, but otherwise - who cares?!?! TP is TP.
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:06 AM
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35. Strongbad, see my reasoning on Post #12 -- |
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I know it ain't as important as the theorum E=MC squared.
(If you think I'm going to search for that little superscript 2 this late at night, you're nuts!)
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Thu Mar-31-05 03:32 AM
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Frankly, I never notice.
It just has to be somewhere the cats won't shred the whole roll in the middle of the night.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:53 AM
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27. The right way is whichever way she wants it. |
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The wrong way is anything different than the right way.
This applies to more than just toilet paper, you know.
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:56 AM
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clearly deserving of a screen name with zen in it
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Thu Mar-31-05 01:56 AM
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29. Zen, some would say this, but I wouldn't ------------ |
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:10 AM
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Toilet paper orientation is a small thing compared to control of the TV channel.
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:21 AM
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40. Ah -- HA! I knew you had a hot button! |
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My husband controls the channels everywhere, except in my bedroom...
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:11 AM
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just 'cause it always seemed slightly easier to remove it that way. But I can deal with either; if I change the roll and realize I've put it on "under" I'll go through the whole roll that way rather than turn it around. So it's either not that big a deal to me or I'm just lazy!
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Thu Mar-31-05 02:24 AM
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41. Both ways are wrong! The paper belongs on the tank lid with the tube... |
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facing perpendicular to the ground. This allows the wiper to hold the tube and use the dominant hand to select the exact amount of paper desired for the wipe
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Thu Mar-31-05 03:26 AM
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44. And some put a roll on a projecting peg. |
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Life it off and use. For toilets down in basements. Just saying. Upstairs we duel for over and under.
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Thu Mar-31-05 03:30 AM
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45. Also, who remembers the situation |
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In outhouses? The olden days I dimly recall.
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Thu Mar-31-05 04:15 AM
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47. We always have a disagreement. It depends on how you were taught. |
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My way is not the most popular, but the most efficient. The roll goes under, not over, making it must easier to pull off. If you pull it from over, it just goes on and on. That's all.:shrug:
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Thu Mar-31-05 05:05 AM
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48. According to The Simpsons, overhand is improper... |
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Goodman: Child welfare, ma'am. Agent 2: Here's a little bedtime reading. Marge: Mmm! "Squalid hellhole"? "Toilet paper hung in improper overhand fashion"? "Dogs mating on dining room table"?
Ever since then, I've hung toiletpaper underhand. Much more pleasant to work with.
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Thu Mar-31-05 10:07 AM
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55. Thanks for the Simpson script excerpt -- |
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Good news that the Simpsons see it MY way!
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Thu Mar-31-05 05:51 AM
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49. I don't even look to check... |
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when putting it on. So I always get a random mix of over and unders.
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Thu Mar-31-05 10:06 AM
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54. Never thought about that -- you go both ways! |
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At least your toilet paper does!
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Thu Mar-31-05 06:01 AM
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is the only proper way to place the roll. Surly ~ ever one knows that ~ :silly:
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Thu Mar-31-05 06:10 AM
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Edited on Thu Mar-31-05 06:14 AM by Jamastiene
It's a matter of personal preference.
btw, some people will argue about ANYTHING.
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61. What!!? You don't use the 3 shells? |
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