# super toiletbowl

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 2, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537 "2007-02-02T14:02:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537/1 "2007-02-02T14:02:36Z")

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In a local paper here in Norway today we can read that there is a great fear of sewer system hickups when every american will run to the bathroom during super bowl this sunday. The paper is pulling my leg right :dubious: 300 000 000 people flushing the toilet simultaniously? Is a giant toilet tidal flush going to come crashing into Europe sunday evening? Should I get out my life-jacket?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537/2 "2007-02-02T14:08:31Z")

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[Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/superbowl.asp) says no.

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**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537/3 "2007-02-02T14:14:43Z")

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So I can stow away the life-jacket then?

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537/4 "2007-02-02T18:26:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Kotick]  
every american  
[/QUOTE]

Come on … do ya _really_ think that _every_ American will be watching the Super Bowl? Please say no. 😛

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**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537/5 "2007-02-02T22:08:56Z")

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I can see that kind of thing happening elsewhere in the world during a halftime break during the World Cup – hypothetically, anyway – but not during the Super Bowl, with a commercial break every few minutes.

Even if the commercials are often more entertaining than the game itself. 😃

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537/6 "2007-02-03T03:04:01Z")

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It ate the plunger! _THE WHOLE PLUNGER!_

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-toiletbowl/390537/7 "2007-02-03T15:41:22Z")

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Are you kidding? Goto the bathroom and miss the commercials? Wouldn’t you rather wait till the game is back on?