# Wet Wipes vs TP - Must Be a Guy Thing **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 20, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755 "2005-05-20T16:10:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/41 "2005-05-21T20:22:48Z")
> [@fessie](#): > > Four of us were discussing our husbands last night and - lo and behold - we discovered that 4 out of 4 husbands surveyed use those wet wipes. One of them’s even training his sons to have a preference, and now he’s buying those jumbo packs! Holy crap! Pun not intended. I thought it was just my husband who did that. ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/42 "2005-05-21T21:16:59Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Do you know how much it hurts to not spew cola all over the keyboard? Just let it spew and go ahead and clean it up with a Wet Wipe. 😃 I’m intrigued. I have something to add to my shopping list. ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/43 "2005-05-21T23:30:59Z")
Before I opened this thread I thought wet wipes were silly. God help me, but I think I might buy some next time I’m at Walgreen’s. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/44 "2005-05-21T23:37:53Z")
For the record, at the last Mommy gathering the topic veered to “pocket rockets”. Apparently that inspired a few shopping trips as well. (my girlfriends thought the replies to this thread were a riot) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/45 "2005-05-21T23:57:23Z")
Walgreen’s Brand - Lightly Scented Wet Wipes (with aloe) - 150 cloths - $2.99 + tax. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/46 "2005-05-22T00:05:47Z")
Toilet paper with a drop of lotion works good too. Not as cold, or as wet. And when I let things go _natural_, I also have tail feathers. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/47 "2005-05-22T00:14:08Z")
I really want to do this now… but I don’t really want to explain to my parents why there are wet wipes in my bathroom. What I do now is wipe until it’s mostly clean, dampen a (neatly folded, like always, you barbarians!) piece of TP just a bit, so that the poop doesn’t soak through to my fingers, and wipe… then a dry one so that I’m not squidgy. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/48 "2005-05-22T00:16:20Z")
> [@fessie](#): > > For the record, at the last Mommy gathering the topic veered to “pocket rockets”. Apparently that inspired a few shopping trips as well. > > (my girlfriends thought the replies to this thread were a riot) Psst… what are “pocket rockets”? Tampons? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/49 "2005-05-22T00:24:14Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I use them. > > I keep one travel pack in my laptop bag and another **in my glove box**. This handles about 98% of the situations I’m likely to need them outside of the home. My God, how often do you shit in the _car_? :eek: ---
**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:** [May 22, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/50 "2005-05-22T00:30:39Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > Psst… what are “pocket rockets”? Tampons? [Small vibrators.](http://www.mypleasure.com/store/Clitoral-Vibrators-and-Small-Vibes/index.asp)😃 ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/51 "2005-05-22T00:32:23Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > Psst… what are “pocket rockets”? Tampons? [Au contraire, pommes frites](http://www.libida.com/content/shop/toys/item.php?product_id=1015) ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/52 "2005-05-22T00:56:21Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > 😕 Pardon me, but I’m willing to bet that I’m not the only woman in the world with hair on her ass. Correct. You are not the only woman in the world with hair on her ass. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/53 "2005-05-22T01:01:49Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > Other than for nose-blowing, how do you have poop-free TP? About 51% of the human population has reason to use TP for pee-only as well as for poop ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/54 "2005-05-22T01:44:52Z")
Men use toilet paper? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/55 "2005-05-22T03:25:53Z")
Aaah… whoops. :o Damn being a man. I’m gay, though… will you still let me into your clique? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/56 "2005-05-22T03:27:07Z")
Umm… wow… there’s a lot of activity in this thread. My reply was meant for **silenus**. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/57 "2005-05-22T04:40:47Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > Psst… what are “pocket rockets”? Tampons? The Pocket Rocket was Rocket Richard’s kid brother. They were the top players on Canada’s top hockey team. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/58 "2005-05-22T04:41:41Z")
Is ok, I’m a guy, too. But my wife has a pocket rocket, so I know what wonderful little items they are! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/59 "2005-05-22T13:35:41Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Is ok, I’m a guy, too. But my wife has a pocket rocket, so I know what wonderful little items they are! 😃 Aah! The embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/60 "2005-05-22T18:41:26Z")
After reading this thread, I now know I have performed my contribution to society. About 8 years ago I was part of a consumer survey on this exact product topic, they asked: “if a product like this was available for adults, would you purchase it?” I answered yes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755.md?page=4)