Do you use your smartphone while pooping?

I was surprised it was only 39 percent, and I wonder if people aren’t admitting it.

I think the best use I’ve got from my Android phones is surfing the web or reading RSS feeds while taking a dump. I use the disinfectant stuff on hands afterwards and on the phone, which likely didn’t get any germs on it to begin with, so I’m not worried about it being unsanitary.

No, I did not create this poll while dropping a deuce. I could have, though.

Were I not a pretty girl who doesn’t poop, I’m guessing I would occasionally bring it in the bathroom with me, because one needs reading material in the bathroom. At least, that’s what I’ve heard, not having any direct experience myself.

There’s an app for that.

I don’t have a smartphone, but if I did, I’m pretty sure I’d still use toilet paper.

Or is there an app for that now?

EDIT: Darn you, tdn!

I don’t own a smartphone, but if I did I would. I hate having to drop a load without having anything to read!

Certainly. If you’re worried about aerosolized waste getting everywhere, you have bigger things to worry about than the phone alone. I put it away before wiping until after I’ve washed my hands. Haven’t had a problem yet.

There’s a certain freedom in being able to watch Youtube videos in the bathroom. :smiley:

I read ebooks on my droid, i do not converse on it.

Why else did they invent them?

I voted no, but you need an option for: I think people who sit on the toilet but aren’t actively crapping are weird - its only a two minute max thing for me, if I can’t go I get up and come back later. So people who have time to read, etc, I don’t get.

Angry Birds helps me move things along.

I never read in the john. I don’t spend enough time in there to get caught up in the story arc. Besides, my mind is focused like a laser beam on the task at hand.

Task at hand? I don’t think I want to know. :stuck_out_tongue:

I try not to bring my smartphone into the bathroom unless it stays securely in my pocket, not so much because of the germ thing (I close the toilet lid every time before flushing, which also keeps the cat from drinking out of the toilet) but because I am a giant klutz and I don’t wish to ruin it with water. I also don’t put it down in the kitchen.

I would, but my bathroom is like a Faraday cage. No signal at all.

Joe

Do I have to spell it out for you?

Dropping the kids off at the pool. Parking my breakfast. Birthing a brown baby. Shooting some craps. Logging out. Heaving a Havana. Growing a tail. Feeding the fish. Downloading some brownware. Losing a few pounds. Sending cigars back to Cuba. Making butt coffee. Laying some cable.

Seriously, I’m expected to do all that AND read Jane Eyre? I think not.

I cannot believe I forgot to add a “Yes, I’m pooping right now” option to the poll. Dammit.

All the time. But not right now. As Bosstone mentioned, I watch YouTube videos. I also watch some TV episodes via the TV.com app. I surf the web. I’ll read a Kindle book. I’ll play games. Reading magazines is so last millennium.

Yes- generally sudoku or porn, weather permitting.

Those of you that read/surf, where do you put your device/book/magazine when you’re finishing up? I have no flat surfaces in my bathroom other than the floor.

Since I had to, I answered “I don’t poop because I’m a pretty girl.” But the real answer is yes.

Phone - Back in my pocket. Anything else - carefully on sink or floor.