# The great toilet paper poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 18, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429 "2003-07-18T17:23:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/21 "2003-07-19T11:53:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe K \* > \*\*I don’t hang my toilet paper; it’s a pain in the, um, neck to get a decent bundle. > > No; I keep it sitting on the counter\*\* Ah, yes. I used to be one of these people, then I went through a klutz period and kept knocking rolls into the toilet. For me, right now, I follow the 1A, 2A combination. 1A because it’s how I prefer it and 2A because my mother always bought the harshest TP in the world growing up and I still enjoy being able to choose my own - and that means Charmin (not the ultra though, just the regular). ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/22 "2003-07-19T12:32:04Z")
1 a. 2 none of the above. I take a roll of whatever there is at work. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/23 "2003-07-19T13:01:03Z")
1. a 2. b ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/24 "2003-07-19T14:34:57Z")
1. A There are other ways? 2. A (but if I’m really broke, C) ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/25 "2003-07-19T14:47:14Z")
1. b 2. a & c (two-ply, whatever’s on sale) I for one don’t like Charmin. I’ve always been a Quilted Northern gal. My ex-bf’s family used Charmin, and it really does leave behind lint balls, especially if you’re a girl and you shave down there (but not frequently enough to be totally smooth all the time). ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/26 "2003-07-19T15:25:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lsura \* > \*\*For me, right now, I follow the 1A, 2A combination. 1A because it’s how I prefer it and 2A because my mother always bought the harshest TP in the world growing up and I still enjoy being able to choose my own - and that means Charmin (not the ultra though, just the regular). \*\* Errrr… You people _do_ realize that Charmin is **one-ply** , don’t you? It may be “extra soft” but it’s still one-ply and hence prone to the old “poke through” problem. And I can’t believe that I am the **only** person so far that hangs the toilet paper the correct way. What is wrong with you people??? 😉 Barry ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/27 "2003-07-19T17:27:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by godzillatemple \* > \*\*Errrr… > > You people _do_ realize that Charmin is **one-ply** , don’t you? It may be “extra soft” but it’s still one-ply and hence prone to the old “poke through” problem. > > \*\* Ok, if you say so. I never pay that much attention to what ply my toilet paper is (obviously). ---
**Author:** ![chattywine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@chattywine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chattywine)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/28 "2003-07-19T17:36:29Z")
1. The JoeK way. Have to keep the rolls up and away from the little one otherwise it ends up unfurled off of the 4th floor balcony (she claims to be fishing). Though finger insertion varys - index and middle here, concept is the same. 2. C usually. I’ve never seen ply factor mentioned here. Odd. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/29 "2003-07-19T23:09:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by godzillatemple \* > You people _do_ realize that Charmin is **one-ply** , don’t you? It may be “extra soft” but it’s still one-ply and hence prone to the old “poke through” problem. Charmin Ultra is most definitely 2-ply, unless the roll in my bathroom is an unrepresentative sample. And you might want to consider the possibility that the guy who episodically experiences bloody diarrhea might know whereof he speaks with regards to the resistance of tp to “poke through.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/30 "2003-07-19T23:19:25Z")
1. a (having it hanging over the top is just so much easier to grab, y’know?) 2. a, c (the one-ply isn’t thick enough!) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/31 "2003-07-19T23:31:05Z")
1. a 2. b And i’m with **Joe K** on the brand–Scott single-ply 1000 is my skid of choice. ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/32 "2003-07-20T00:58:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gorsnak \* > **Charmin Ultra is most definitely 2-ply, unless the roll in my bathroom is an unrepresentative sample.** Nope, it’s not an unrepresentative sample. Of Charmin **Ultra** , that is. I was talking about good old regular Charmin, however. Sorry – I should have been more specific. Barry ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/33 "2003-07-20T02:31:47Z")
Real men use burlap. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/34 "2003-07-20T04:16:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny Bravo \* > \*\*Real men use burlap. \*\* Well, this would explain John Wayne’s walk. ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/35 "2003-07-20T05:48:42Z")
A and C ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/36 "2003-07-20T05:55:04Z")
Single ply is a waste of time. Around here we use the yellow pages. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/37 "2003-07-20T13:52:46Z")
1. a 2. a Because I’m the mom and I say so. That’s why. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/38 "2003-07-20T13:57:06Z")
1. a (if you have a condensation problem, this keeps the TP away from the wall). 2. a ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/39 "2003-07-20T18:57:04Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Lsura_ > **Ah, yes. I used to be one of these people, then I went through a klutz period and kept knocking rolls into the toilet.** I did that once. Very depressing; it’s about the worst way you can waste perfectly good toilet paper. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429/40 "2003-07-20T21:16:11Z")
1. A. and I “fix” it if someone else puts it on “wrong,” too. I’ve owned cats my entire life, and I’ve _yet_ to have the problem b defenders claim in most polls of this sort. What’s the cat doing in the bathroom, anyway? 😃 2. A. every one ply I’ve ever used has felt rough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-toilet-paper-poll/189429.md?page=3)