# Who reads on the pot? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [August 27, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932 "2003-08-27T07:05:54Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/1 "2003-08-27T07:05:54Z")
I am a girl. I read. I pee. I read whilst I pee. Is this wrong? šŸ˜• ---
### Author: ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/2 "2003-08-27T07:07:47Z")
I donā€™t read in th bathroom. (Iā€™m male) This probably belongs in IMHO, too. ---
### Author: ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/3 "2003-08-27T07:14:01Z")
IMHO??? Iā€™m new, ohā€¦ so new to this place, fill me in, bub. Pretty please with sugar on top? ---
### Author: ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/4 "2003-08-27T07:15:52Z")
Yes, you will now be excecuted with a 1920ā€™s style ā€œdeath rayā€. ---
### 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: [August 27, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/5 "2003-08-27T07:16:28Z")
Not at all. I read while attending to necessary matters all the time. Iā€™m thinking of hanging some posters up in there, as well; I like ambiance. Iā€™ve been known to practice in there, as well. ---
### Author: ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/6 "2003-08-27T07:17:52Z")
LMFAO!! ā€œPracticeā€ aha, I seeā€¦ ---
### Author: ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/7 "2003-08-27T07:28:47Z")
I read on pot. It makes the stories come to life. ---
### Author: ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/8 "2003-08-27T07:44:19Z")
OMFG! LMAOā€¦ I do not condone THAT! I meant toiletā€¦ TOILET! No mention of the other thing, not me, no way, never, UH UH!! (whistles nervously) I would never mention thatā€¦ (cough). Toilet, I do speaketh of. ---
### Author: ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/9 "2003-08-27T08:18:18Z")
I read things like Uncle Johnā€™s Bathroom reader (when iā€™m downstairs), How to fix ^just about^ everything (when iā€™m upstairs), or Rolling Stone (depending when and where it appears next to the throne). Iā€™m male. I only read when iā€™m droppinā€™ a deuce. When i pee i keep one hand on the wall for support so i am unable to read at the same time. There is nothing wrong with this. ---
### Author: ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/10 "2003-08-27T09:46:20Z")
Iā€™ve been kown to take my laptop while I go to the loo. Yes, I need help ---
### Author: ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/11 "2003-08-27T09:52:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AngelicGemma \* > \*\*Iā€™ve been kown to take my laptop while I go to the loo. > > Yes, I need help \*\* My brother does that now that he got a wireless NIC. He can chat with his friends on aim and they are none the wiser. He can also go to such sites at [farts.com](http://farts.com) and [ratemypoo.com](http://ratemypoo.com) - heā€™s a loser to me. ---
### Author: ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/12 "2003-08-27T09:57:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SlickRoenick \* > \*\*My brother does that now that he got a wireless NIC. He can chat with his friends on aim and they are none the wiser. He can also go to such sites at [farts.com](http://farts.com) and [ratemypoo.com](http://ratemypoo.com) - heā€™s a loser to me. \*\* LOL. Well I donā€™t have the wireless internet. So its not like I chat to friends while Iā€™m there! ---
### Author: ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/13 "2003-08-27T11:58:03Z")
ā€œThere is nothing wrong with this.ā€ Yes, there is. Why would you rather smell your own shit while reading when you could just as easily finish and go sit in a nice, comfy chair? ---
### Author: ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/14 "2003-08-27T12:09:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SanguineSpider \* > \*\*IMHO??? Iā€™m new, ohā€¦ so new to this place, fill me in, bub. Pretty please with sugar on top? \*\* In My Humble Opinion=IMHO, another forum for asking polls & opinions. The moderator can decide if the thread belongs there. Donā€™t worry about whether youā€™ve chosen the wrong forum, if you have, then a mod will move it. Of course I read on the pot. Only the most taxing bowel moving experience takes all of oneā€™s attention. ---
### Author: ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/15 "2003-08-27T12:15:00Z")
Doesnā€™t everyone? Reading on the commode is one of lifeā€™s small pleasures. The Treasured Toilet Tome: [The Great American Bathroom Book](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1880184044/qid=1061986973/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/102-4895563-9648129) ---
### Author: ![merge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@merge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merge) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/16 "2003-08-27T12:58:20Z")
\<ā€”Another laptop userā€¦ hey sometimesā€¦ you just need to take your time in thereā€¦ My uncle refers to his bathroom as the libraryā€¦ that is greatā€¦ ---
### Author: ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/17 "2003-08-27T13:18:35Z")
Iā€™m glad Iā€™m not the only one who immediately thought pot = marijuana (until I looked at the thread title a second time). Silly me. ---
### Author: ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/18 "2003-08-27T13:29:34Z")
Ah, itā€™s a 1920ā€™s style ā€œDeath Ray.ā€ ---
### Author: ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/19 "2003-08-27T13:41:41Z")
Reading on the pot is a probe family tradition. We keep a large supply of reading material in there, Everything from the **Western Gardening** book to **Analog** and **The Readers Digest**. Another tradition is pounding on the bathroom door and yelling ā€œHurry up! I have to go pee!ā€ šŸ˜ƒ ---
### Author: ![Plankspanker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Plankspanker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plankspanker) #### Post date: [August 27, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932/20 "2003-08-27T13:46:04Z")
Iā€™ve read thru so many books whilst on the loo. itā€™s the one safe place i can actually get some reading done!!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-reads-on-the-pot/197932.md?page=2)