There’s not much that will separate me from a good read, and if nature calls upon me for a sitting-down jobbie, whatever I am reading will go in with me.
I keep a book in my bathroom, but I rarely am ever in there long enough to read it.
If I happen to be reading at the time, I may take the material in with me; however, most of the time it takes less than thirty seconds. How on earth can one take a 20 minute dump? Doesn’t this make you late a lot?
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Absolutely. I always bring whatever my bedtime book is and read it on the can. I am not sure I could poop without something to read.
I’ve wondered that, too. I posted about a minute for my poops, but now that I think about it, it’s really more like a few seconds. Ten, fifteen, like you. Are people who take long poops actually pushing it out and making a lot of effort? I never do. I mean, I’ll continue to read if it’s a good part in the book. But it’s never a question of, “I have to sit here and puuuuuush the poop out.” It just comes naturally. God, I hope it doesn’t stop coming that way as I age.
I have inflammatory bowel disease, and there are days when I can’t leave the house. Sometimes, when I’m having a particularly bad episode, the only things I can eat without setting off a battle in my guts are oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, and Slimfast.
It generally takes me slightly less than five minutes, but I imagine I could get it done a bit quicker (provided I’m not constipated, which does happen every so often to me). The two main reasons it does not take seconds are:
- Bizarrely enough, I enjoy it. Someone once told me it’s because the male ‘g-spot’ is there. Though I’m not sure I believe in such things, it does seem like there’s a heck of a lot of sensitive nerve endings in there. This means I do make, probably subconscious, efforts to prolong it. But that’s such a weird thing to actually write and tell the world and I should probably delete it.
- It’s where I do my catalogue clothes shopping.
I see no problem with bringing books or magazines into the bathroom. I have a collection of Playboys that most men would kill for if they didn’t have a similar collection.
I can see where the idea of taking a phone into the bathroom would be gross, though. Some people talk on the phone while they’re in the shitter and are absolutely oblivious to whatever noises may be going out over the connection. I would never submit anyone to the noises I make when I’m on the throne.
I do take my iPhone in the bathroom, I admit. Not to talk, but I will surf the web, check out the Dope and other places while I’m there. So you never know, I may be posting from there from time to time. I’ll try to be discreet while I’m about it.
I have a collection of puzzle books in the master bath, and I bring whatever I am reading into any others. I’ve done this since about 3rd grade. When I went to Africa in the 5th grade, I spent the first two weeks there getting, ahem, adjusted, and read most of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich while doing so.
Not on a regular basis, but is has happened. On the other hand, a properly equipped toilet should have a well stacked bookcase with a selection of different reading material to suit all moods and personal tastes.
I’m the only one in my residence that reads the weekly TIME Magazine. So I read it while visiting the throne. 
If I go into a quiet room, sit down with a book, and lock the door, I will not come out until the book is finished or the family breaks the door down. So, no, I never take anything with me.
OK, to stir some shit (pun intended):
Is it wrong to:
(a) borrow a book from someone,
(b) read that book in the bathroom whilst pooping,
without
© first ascertaining the book owner’s feelings on the subject?
I’m a reader on the can, and until the thread it would have never occurred to me to refrain from doing that with a borrowed book.
I don’t have a hygiene issue with it, I just think it’s kind of vulgar to ostentatiously put the sports section or whatever under your arm and march off to the bathroom. Like the people who feel the need to announce “I’M GONNA GO DROP THE KIDS OFF AT THE POOL NOW”. I never understood the need to make a big production out of it.
I think it’s a male/female thing maybe; women are sitting down already so it’s no big deal to add in the extra task.
Yes, it’s the only chance I get to read. even then I’m generally interrupted by the third page.
This is why I always wipe down used books with rubbing alcohol before reading them.
Yes, I do.
My post is my cite.
Next time take a grammar book in with you. I can’t tell if you’re defending us Yanks or not!
Edit: I take books in with me. When I was living with a roommate I’d take his books in with me and he’d sometimes take mine. Then again, we often used the same towel after showering. To be a teenager.
I always bring something to read, or sometimes bring in a sudoko or a crossword puzzle to work on. I get too bored just sitting there.
Not wrong at all. It does no harm to the book and what they don’t know won’t hurt them.