You got me laughing pretty good too with that one.
Reminds me of a couple-year old TV commercial for IIRC Kohler toilets: Guy walks out of his row house, sees a total babe in a plumber’s uniform going into the adjacent house. He runs back inside and hurriedly tries flushing various stuff to clog up his toilet so he can call in the babe plumber too. Nothing works; the toilet swallows it all with aplomb. He eventually is seen frantically dumping a 50# sack of dog food in there. And then his wife walks in. WTF? Total confusion and disbelief. Cue the wrap-up / tagline voiceover.
Something about toilet dog food struck me extra-funny then and your story reminded me of it now.
I first heard about it here and it was in regard to not leaving skid marks in the toilet bowl, which has proven to be very a helpful tip. I’ve probably experienced the kind of splash back the OP refers to but I can’t recall it specifically.
My bf and I constantly have the toilet paper discussion, which is made all the more stupid since we don’t even live together. Why he even pays attention to how much is used in my house I don’t know, but I pointed out that I use it for removing makeup, blowing my nose, sometimes for a quick wipe of the sink, etc. I also drink about a gallon of water a day; don’t get me started on evenings when we drink alcohol. Also, also, I wipe every time I urinate, whereas he does not. Speaking of which, may I also indulge in a quick hijack and ask if it’s true that most men don’t wipe after peeing?
Pretty much. If you go into a men’s public restroom, you won’t even find a toilet paper dispenser anywhere within reach of a urinal. Generally a quick shake or tap is enough to free the last drop or two that might be clinging to you; if there’s a large wetted area in need of wiping, then something has gone horribly wrong.
I’d heard of the shaking thing, I guess. I must admit I never really paid any attention to prior boyfriends’ bathroom habits. I seem to recall seeing my brother and cousin using the toilet when we were all little and I could swear they both used a square or two to blot. Don’t know if it has anything to do with the fact that they’re both circumcized and bf is not.
Don’t worry about it. It sounds like a freak occurrence, so I don’t think you’re to to blame. I don’t think boys the world over are depending on their parents to learn them proper shaking technique in order to avoid infections. Our species would be in deep doo-doo if they were. The kid was probably shaking as much or as little as the next guy, and it was just one of those things that would have happened anyway.
It’s not like the “shaking” under discussion is some convoluted process. More like, give it a flick if there’s a drop hanging off it. Or whatever. If you’re being vigorous about it, then you’re just playing with it.
If there was no visual or olfactory indication otherwise, my guess is she used it to apply skin cream(s). According to the ladies at the beauty stores, every woman should use - at least! five different ones*, none of which would have a particularly noticeable odor or be colored.
Never heard of the splashback thing before this thread; I have been known to go through tp like it grew on the shelf when I’m on my period. My mother goes through wads of it due to liberal application of multiple creams, to makeup touch ups during application, and to makeup removal.
eyes, night, day, anti-wrinkles and hydration. And that’s without getting into the wonderful world of makeup removal, lotion, colored base… those ladies make me glad I’m frumpy, because not being frumpy sounds like an enormous lot of work!
It’s true; and as Machine Elf says, in most public urinals there would be no option of wiping as the only paper is in the cubicles.
I’m in the minority on this though. If I rely on shaking, then occasionally, not often, I have a wet “dot”.
So at home I…not so much “wipe” as just a quick pat on the end with a piece of toilet paper. Don’t know if it’s that I have a slightly weak muscle there to stop the flow of pee, or I’m just more hygienic that most guys (note: many guys don’t even bother to wash their hands after peeing).
Hmm I guess that puts me on the toilet paper wasters side of this thread, along with my gf.
Well, I guess that happens to all of us. An occasional dot never killed anyone, is my thinking. And most of us change boxers in the morning.
But do you know what is annoying? Getting up to pee in the middle of the night, and for whatever reason you’re not wearing underwear. So you slap a pair of sweat pants on. You go pee, and perhaps don’t shake sufficiently. And then, when you tuck your junk back in your pants, the last one or two drops go straight down one pant leg.
For some reason, I really hate it when that happens. I could probably make use of a sheet of TP on such occasions. I never seem to learn, though.
