# In a public bathroom, there are no cats **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788 "2015-01-14T03:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/21 "2015-01-14T15:47:43Z")
what about dogs? are dogs allowed? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/22 "2015-01-14T16:02:40Z")
> [@simster](#): > > what about dogs? are dogs allowed? Of course. And until they invent a Seeing Eye Cat that doesn’t lead its owner off a cliff just to be a wiseass, it will remain that way. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/23 "2015-01-14T16:33:02Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What about Schrödinger’s bathroom? But where would you find poisonous gas in a bathroom? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/24 "2015-01-14T17:33:42Z")
> [@simster](#): > > what about dogs? are dogs allowed? Only Peeing Eye dogs. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/25 "2015-01-14T19:57:22Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > But where would you find poisonous gas in a bathroom? BYOG ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/26 "2015-01-14T21:18:04Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > All toilet paper hung in a regular holder will hang down from the top of the roll, therefore being “up and over” regardless of the orientation of the roll. I therefore sagely suggest that a new terminology should be adopted for the ageless argument of which way the roll should go. These new terms are “in” for towards the wall, and “out” for away from the wall. “Out” is, of course, the proper way. > > Feel free to argue over what terms to use for those giant rest stop rolls that hang parallel to the wall. The bathrooms I use have at least 4 walls, so the roll is always facing “in” and “out” no matter it’s orientation. > [@Flywheel](#): > > And the floor is paved with cheese. I ain’t putting that sh\*t on MY crackers! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/27 "2015-01-14T21:27:17Z")
I’m just grateful when I don’t have to contort myself to reach one of the huge rolls that are mounted below the grab bar. Half the time when you do that, you get bitten by the serrated edges used to tear the paper. ☹ As long as one can use the internet in a public restroom, there will be cats. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/28 "2015-01-14T23:42:52Z")
> [@missred](#): > > I’m just grateful when I don’t have to contort myself to reach one of the huge rolls that are mounted below the grab bar. Half the time when you do that, you get bitten by the serrated edges used to tear the paper. ☹ Actually, that was a TP spider bite. Not dangerous but painful. Some bathrooms don’t have them. Because the toilet snake eats them. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/29 "2015-01-15T00:31:49Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > But where would you find poisonous gas in a bathroom? Chili day at the office cafeteria. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/30 "2015-01-15T00:39:23Z")
I dunno about cats, but I hear that in San Diego you can find 5 foot boa constrictors. :eek: I have no information on whether or not they are prone to unrolling the tp. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/31 "2015-01-15T02:59:00Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > I dunno about cats, but I hear that in San Diego you can find 5 foot boa constrictors. :eek: > > I have no information on whether or not they are prone to unrolling the tp. There’s also the mysterious and rare Cottonellemouth snake. ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788/32 "2015-01-15T03:11:06Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > Chili day at the office cafeteria. Every day at Taco Bell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-public-bathroom-there-are-no-cats/709788.md?page=1)