# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/61 "2005-05-22T21:07:39Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > So are there really men out there who carry pocketfuls of wetwipes around with them?? > Ladies have those handy-dandy purse inventions but what are the 4 out of 4 husbands using? You’ve never heard of a [murse](http://ganley.org/bags/bags.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/62 "2005-05-22T23:34:28Z")
> [@La Llorona](#): > > Hmmm, that’s interesting. I actually have quite a few women friends who keep a package of baby wipes in their purses for use when menstruating as a sort of quickie bidet… > > (Er, that was almost certainly TMI, no? Sorry!) Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board. I notice you are new… Your post wasn’t even close to what passes for TMI around here. Especially as it was in a thread about wiping your ass. So don’t worry about causing raised eyebrows around here. It takes a little more than that to shock a Doper. The time someone confessed to performing analingus on a golden retreiver? Now THAT was TMI! ---
**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:** [May 23, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/63 "2005-05-23T11:38:08Z")
I just discovered wet wipes about a couple of years ago. Now, that I’ve found them I feel like so much of my life has been wasted. ☹ They need to come up with a travel pack that you can keep handy in your back pocket. (for use in public restrooms) Now THERE’S a million dollar idea! Oh, wait. Y’all pretend like I didn’t tell you that. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/64 "2005-05-23T11:55:46Z")
> [@](#): > > I just discovered wet wipes about a couple of years ago. Now, that I’ve found them I feel like so much of my life has been wasted. > > They need to come up with a travel pack that you can keep handy in your back pocket. (for use in public restrooms) Now THERE’S a million dollar idea! > > Oh, wait. Y’all pretend like I didn’t tell you that. Use a Ziplock bag. That’s what I do. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/65 "2005-05-23T12:07:38Z")
At one point we had three kids in diapers so we had thousands of wipes all over the house. One particular day, I’m sitting on the john and there is this box of wipes right on the counter next to the sink… It’s been there ever since. ---
**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 23, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/66 "2005-05-23T12:11:39Z")
Based on the recommendations in this thread, I looked for wet wipes at the grocery store yesterday. They has a lot of non-flushable wipes, but no flushable wipes. Bummer. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/67 "2005-05-23T12:18:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Based on the recommendations in this thread, I looked for wet wipes at the grocery store yesterday. They has a lot of non-flushable wipes, but no flushable wipes. Bummer. Don’t look among the Baby Wipes or the cleaning supplies. They put them in with the regular toilet paper. “Bummer”, indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/68 "2005-05-23T16:12:53Z")
We have a container of baby wipes in the bathroom. I didn’t know they weren’t flushable (didn’t have any problems flushing em so far). Personally I don’t normally use them exclusively, unless I’m having problems :eek: . The problem with the wet stuff is that it has zero absorbency, so they don’t seem to work well to scrape stuff off a sweaty butt. However, I ought to try it more often- there was a previous wiping thread which talked about whether or not people sit or stand when wiping, and whether or not they fold or bunch. I discovered I was using a rather ineffecient method, and changed ‘techniques’, with satisfactory results. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/69 "2005-05-23T17:21:33Z")
For those of you transitioning from TP to WW, I recommend picking up a Wipe Warmer. These can be found at Babies R Us for around $20. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/70 "2005-05-23T17:22:57Z")
You make it sound like a 12-step program. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/71 "2005-05-23T17:32:53Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > This is the part that got me. I’m picturing Carol Brady, Shirley Partridge, Samantha Stevens and Lisa Douglas sitting around having tea and finger sandwiches. > > Shirley: “Tell me, Carol, what does Mike use to wipe his ass with?” Given what we now know about the guy that played Mike Brady, I think we can safely say that Sam the Butcher was involved in some perverted way. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/72 "2005-05-23T18:27:12Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > I just discovered wet wipes about a couple of years ago. Now, that I’ve found them I feel like so much of my life has been wasted. ☹ > > They need to come up with a travel pack that you can keep handy in your back pocket. (for use in public restrooms) Now THERE’S a million dollar idea! > > Oh, wait. Y’all pretend like I didn’t tell you that. You’re too late. That’s what I keep in my laptop bag and in the glove box in my car. **Antigen** , to take your statement literally, I never shit in my car. Still, I keep a travel pack of Wet Ones (15 count) in the car in case I’m on a long trip and the urge overcomes me. Wet Ones in the car serve a dual purpose; they’re good for cleaning hands after a greasy meal; I’d much rather people use them than my upholestry. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/73 "2005-05-23T19:20:53Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > I use tp most of the time, but I keep wet naps around in case they’re needed. Also useful for post-coital cleanup. I picked it up from an ex-bf. Ditto, except for the ex-boyfriend part. I got my boyfriend onto them. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/74 "2005-05-23T19:30:22Z")
Word to the wise–my friend used WW’s and flushed 'em. She had her sewer rodded out–plumber was adamant…do not flush the ones that cannot be flushed. It cost her a bundle. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/75 "2005-05-23T20:44:37Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > I just discovered wet wipes about a couple of years ago. Now, that I’ve found them I feel like so much of my life has been wasted. ☹ > > They need to come up with a travel pack that you can keep handy in your back pocket. (for use in public restrooms) Now THERE’S a million dollar idea! Just [$2.49](http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jhtml?CATID=100615&id=prod356683), actually. ---
**Author:** ![Parrotine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Parrotine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parrotine)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755/76 "2013-07-02T05:06:42Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > This is the part that got me. I’m picturing Carol Brady, Shirley Partridge, Samantha Stevens and Lisa Douglas sitting around having tea and finger sandwiches. > > Shirley: “Tell me, Carol, what does Mike use to wipe his ass with?” I laughed so goddamn hard at this I had to register an account to say I literally had a hernia from it [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-wipes-vs-tp-must-be-a-guy-thing/304755.md?page=3)