# Prefer shower/bath? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 3, 2000, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295 "2000-03-03T08:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michael\_Masterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@Michael\_Masterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Masterson)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/1 "2000-03-03T08:08:00Z")
Do you all prefer showers or baths? I like taking baths there soo good. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/2 "2000-03-03T08:33:00Z")
Where? OH you meant “they’re”… * * * – “Disco balls create an enchanting, dazzling effect of light shafts, adding movement and glamour to any occasion” O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Flinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@Flinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flinx)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/3 "2000-03-03T10:01:00Z")
I prefer showers unless it’s a REALLY big bathtub like a spa with warm water and bubbles. The tiny bathtub we have is too hard to get in and out of to be enjoyable, what with the glass shower doors and all. * * * The poster formerly known as “Snark.” (Don’t ask.) ---
**Author:** ![upstatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ce73a5/32.png) [@upstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upstatic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/4 "2000-03-03T10:26:00Z")
Baths after work, showers before hand. * * * R.J.D. ---
**Author:** ![upstatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ce73a5/32.png) [@upstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upstatic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/5 "2000-03-03T10:27:00Z")
Baths after work, showers before hand. * * * R.J.D. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/6 "2000-03-03T11:00:00Z")
Before hand? Ohhhh…too easy. * * * If life were always like this…if they took your guns and left this stuff…we’d live a lot better. ---
**Author:** ![starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starfish)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/7 "2000-03-03T15:15:00Z")
Unless you want a big mess, have sex while taking a shower, not a bath. ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/8 "2000-03-03T15:48:00Z")
I suppose because this was started by dear Mikey, you just assumed it was about sex, starfish, but I didn’t get that. If anyone cares, I rarely have the time to indulge in a long soaking bath, so I mostly take showers. But, when I really feel the need for a treat, I shut the door, lock it, hop in the tub for a long soak with a good book. _hey, what’d ya expect, my Honey’s not here_ * * * Changing my sig just 'cause… To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are.—Anon. ---
**Author:** ![okatym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/76d3ee/32.png) [@okatym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okatym)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/9 "2000-03-03T16:01:00Z")
Showers or baths? Don’t you know that water is bad for you!!! You could catch your death getting wet all over at once. Just put on lots of cologne. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/10 "2000-03-03T16:21:00Z")
I take baths – you can’t read in the shower. * * * ``` Jess ``` Remember the Straight Dope credo: It’s all about wiping out ignorance, not coddling the ignorant. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/11 "2000-03-03T16:26:00Z")
Time and convenience usually prevails and so then, do showers, but it is so nice to soak in a nice hot bubble bath, with candles lit and soothing music playing. Once a month or so I simply must indulge. * * * This life is a test. It is only a test. If it had been an actual life, you would have received further instructions on where to go and what to do. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/12 "2000-03-03T17:34:00Z")
Not much choice here. I only have a bath. However, I attach one of those shower nozzles to the tub faucet for a shower effect when needed. I can even wash the toilet out with it, without touching the toilet, cause its so long 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/13 "2000-03-03T19:47:00Z")
While there’s something to be said for the clean feeling one has fresh out of a shower, I like a relaxing hot bath to remove all aches and pains and leave me relaxed and refreshed. Handy said: > [@](#): > > I can even wash the toilet out with it, without touching the toilet, cause its so long. {Flort!!} You really shouldn’t post something like that on a OP-by-Mikey thread! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/14 "2000-03-03T20:39:00Z")
I’m way too tall to fit in most baths, so it’s shower for me. In fact, when my parents redid their bathroom awhile ago, they made the showerhead at 7’ just for me. Which is nice, since all the showers where I’ve lived usually come to my shoulder. And I never really liked baths. You have to keep on adding hot water, and (as Kramer said) there’s all those bacteria having sex all around you. * * * It’s not how you pick your nose, it’s where you put the boogers ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/15 "2000-03-03T20:54:00Z")
Shower. * * * When all else fails, ask Cecil. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/16 "2000-03-03T20:55:00Z")
If I’m feeling especially sybaritic, it’s shower first (to scrub off all those bacteria having sex) and then a nice long hot soak in the tub. If everyone has a price, my price is bathtub I can get wet all over, all at once in. I’m tired of one part or another missing the fun. ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/17 "2000-03-03T23:19:00Z")
i can’t stand to take a bath unless i’ve showered right before, or will right after. there’s something about sitting in my own filth that just doesn’t seem to appeal to me. * * * “If anybody wants a sheep, that is proof that he exists.” ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/18 "2000-03-03T23:37:00Z")
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**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/19 "2000-03-03T23:55:00Z")
I prefer to take a shower. I’m very particular about sitting in bathtubs. I have long hair and it tends to fall out and stick to the side of the tub when I’m taking a shower… can’t stand to have little strands of hair all over me after taking a bath. If I take a bath, I have to wash the tub out thouroughly beforehand. * * * That John Denver’s full of shit man! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295/20 "2000-03-04T05:19:00Z")
Oh, I can’t remember when I last had the time to take a nice, long, hot bubble bath. _sigh_ I’m gonna go out and buy bubble bath tomorrow. Maybe I’ll get lucky and have some free time in the near future. Til then, it’s showers for me. * * * Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99. _SD chat:_ **\** Kat’s here! the board must be down! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-shower-bath/14295.md?page=2)