# Setup toilet to stay empty? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 19, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943 "2020-11-19T05:14:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/21 "2020-11-20T03:49:45Z")
Note to self, never accept a biscuit from @FigNorton. ---
**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/22 "2020-11-20T05:09:41Z")
I must always remember that almost no one saw “The Road to Wellville”. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/23 "2020-11-21T03:06:03Z")
> [@Keith1](#): > > TIP! If you see a section of your poop that doesn’t look normal, either avoid scooping that section or try again in a day or 2. A problematic selection of poop will result in your going for further testing, such as a colonoscopy. This is someting to be avoided if possible. Wouldn’t you want to _include_ that, because you know… the weird part might be what helps them diagnose the problem? ---
**Author:** ![GrassFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b19c9b/32.png) [@GrassFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrassFox)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/24 "2020-11-21T06:16:00Z")
My dog just drops a duece in the backyard, and I collect it with an XL pooper scooper and bag it for the vet. Just do as the natives do. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/25 "2020-11-21T13:49:49Z")
Oh God! I literally felt like I was going to pop a stitch when I stifled a laugh after seeing your quote on that picture. Whoever said laughter is the best medicine was a lying scumbag… ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/26 "2020-11-21T13:56:54Z")
Somebody’s watched \*The Road to Wellville” I see. 💩👍😝 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/27 "2020-11-21T21:33:01Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > Did you leave out a step between “Sit & Shit” and “Pull up Pants”? If not I don’t want to see your laundry basket. Yeah, nothing’s over until the paperwork’s done. > [@CookingWithGas](#): > > I used a sheet of plastic wrap across the bowl. For my sample (hemoccult) I just needed a small amount, so I scooped then flushed the rest down. I hope you’re not flushing that plasic wrap. Could cause a blockage in the sewer. Ditto for other suggestions made about placing newspaper or whatever in the toilet. The kits made for collecting stool samples have what is basically tissue paper for this, so it’s meant to be safely flushed. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943/28 "2020-11-21T22:08:16Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > I hope you’re not flushing that plasic wrap. Nope. Rinsed it in the bowl then threw it in the trash. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943.md?page=1)