# Do you look back after number 2? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245 "2009-02-10T17:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mike\_ahndembroak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mike\_ahndembroak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike_ahndembroak)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/1 "2009-02-10T17:49:58Z")
After all the blood, sweat, and tears of droppin’ a duece, do you look back to see what you did. Or do you just anonymously flush without ever getting to know your little friend. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/2 "2009-02-10T18:38:55Z")
Always take a look at the little feller. Or big feller. Sometimes I really impress myself. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/3 "2009-02-10T18:57:21Z")
If there’s blood, see a doctor. If there’s sweat, turn down the heat. If there’s tears, see a shrink. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/4 "2009-02-10T19:14:02Z")
Of course, how else will I know to call everyone in to show it off? ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/5 "2009-02-10T19:19:57Z")
Check the paper - check the bowl Words I live by… ---
**Author:** ![tattman40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/6 "2009-02-10T19:21:31Z")
Gotta check to see if there is a need to get plunger ready,just in case. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/7 "2009-02-10T19:22:11Z")
Why bother. I mean it’s not exactly the Parting Shot from Life Magazine. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/8 "2009-02-10T19:22:34Z")
I have actually been chastised before by my doctor for not inspecting my leavings. Apparently, you’re supposed to know these things when you tell your doctor you’ve been sick. I don’t pay much attention, generally, but I do look back, particularly in public restrooms, to make sure the flush was completely effective. ---
**Author:** ![TheScogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@TheScogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheScogg)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/9 "2009-02-10T19:38:38Z")
I always evaluate my airstrike. I don’t expect the water to be bloody, but I want to know immediately if it ever happens. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/10 "2009-02-10T20:23:57Z")
Most of the time, I can just “sense” what the poop will look like as it’s leaving my tight little anus. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/11 "2009-02-10T20:28:37Z")
I always look. If I’m shooting out small furry creatures, I want to know about it. I was a little alarmed yesterday. I looked back and there was blood. Lots and lots of blood. I would have rushed myself off to the ER, but then I remembered that I spent a large part of the weekend eating borscht. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/12 "2009-02-10T20:35:48Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I always look. If I’m shooting out small furry creatures, I want to know about it. > > I was a little alarmed yesterday. I looked back and there was blood. Lots and lots of blood. I would have rushed myself off to the ER, but then I remembered that I spent a large part of the weekend eating borscht. I had a cancer scare - went, it was pretty loose, looked in the bowl, and saw blood, blood, blood… My awesome husband, who is totally swicked out by bathroom subjects, agreed to look at it with me. He agreed, we talked about whether to go the doctor or straight to the ER… Then I remembered the pitcher of Crystal Lite fruit punch I’d drank that day. Turns out, Red Dye #2 doesn’t digest… ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/13 "2009-02-10T20:39:28Z")
I’m always disappointed that the auto-flush toilets at the office go too quickly for me to get a good evaluation of my productive efforts for the day. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/14 "2009-02-10T20:43:07Z")
When I was little, I suffered from constipation. So I always had to show my mom my #2 before I flushed. At first she was like, “My - what a good girl! Look how big that is!” However, after a while it was like, “Honey, I don’t want to see that anymore. No matter how big it is.” But I still check them every day from force of habit. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/15 "2009-02-10T21:01:10Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > At first she was like, “My - what a good girl! Look how big that is!” Funny, I use that as a pickup line. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/16 "2009-02-10T21:02:28Z")
I look back with pride. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/17 "2009-02-10T21:03:17Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > I had a cancer scare - went, it was pretty loose, looked in the bowl, and saw blood, blood, blood… If you want a real cancer scare, try having a lot of drinks containing Blue Curacao. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/18 "2009-02-10T21:06:42Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Funny, I use that as a pickup line. Oh my! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![mauxlicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@mauxlicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mauxlicious)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/19 "2009-02-10T21:45:49Z")
Ummm, who _doesn’t?_ A few years back on a visit to Ireland I was mildly horrified and moderately proud when I produced my first (and only) bi-colored log. The front was as black as a pint of Guiness (of which many were consumed) and the back was nice and amber like a pint of Bass. A black and tan turd. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245/20 "2009-02-10T21:56:13Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > If you want a real cancer scare, try having a lot of drinks containing Blue Curacao. I have to ask - is it blue? Like bright, almost fluorescent blue? Because if so, I have to try that! 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-back-after-number-2/485245.md?page=2)