# Why Do People Use DRY Tissue To Wipe Themselves? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147 "2003-08-14T15:19:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/21 "2003-08-14T23:40:17Z")
People use tissue? ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/22 "2003-08-15T00:37:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrazyCatLady \* > \*\*Anything strong enough to use wet isn’t going to be flushable–unless you’re fond of having the plumber out on a regular basis. Wiping one’s ass with wet stuff is going to involve tossing the used product in the wastebasket. Personally, I’d rather risk having a microscopic layer of shit smeared across my ass than to definitely have a basket of shit-smeared paper sitting around my house. YMMV. \*\* I KNEW Miss Manners posted on this message board!! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/23 "2003-08-15T00:43:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Ink \* > \*\*Baby wipes are not meant to be flushable. Please put them in the trash. \*\* So the trash can will smell like springtime fresh poop. Oh good. ---
**Author:** ![X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbe5ce/32.png) [@X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X_Slayer_ALE)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/24 "2003-08-15T00:56:06Z")
you could _spring_ for a bidet. [http://www.mindspring.com/~amotoi/intimist.htm](http://www.mindspring.com/~amotoi/intimist.htm) darn those japanese and their ass fastidious ways! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/25 "2003-08-15T01:10:03Z")
I use a crude form of bidet, (this might sound revolting, but bear with me please). Any chance I have to make dookie at home, I do it there. I have a (TMI) serious problem with hair surrounding my anal area…you know how hard it is to get peanut butter out of your hair? Well now you know the hell I have to go through. In order to use regular tissue properly involves me RIPPING hairs out of my anus, something not very pleasant to do. However the prospect of snipping/shaving/waxing/nairing in that area is also scary. So what I do is go #2, then just strip naked and jump in the shower, then use the massager attachment to hose myself off, and direct the offending material down the drain. I often feel like my problem is one I will be destined to suffer alone. Most people obviously do not want to hear about it, nobody else seems to have this problem and I am left to my own devices regarding dispatching cling-ons in a hygenic and efficient manner. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/26 "2003-08-15T02:00:02Z")
Why, unless you’re a renter, wouldn’t you just buy and install a bidet? ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/27 "2003-08-15T02:10:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Carnage \* > \*\*I used the Cottonelle wipes in conjection with my regular Charmin Plus with Aloe. Thing is I’d not get thru one quarter of the Cottonelle before the damn roll would dry up. > > I recommend Charmin with Aloe anyday though. Lotion built right into the tp. It’s like a little bit of heaven in your ass every time you wipe. \*\* Ditto on the Char.+ w/ aloe ya coulda left out the thing about heaven though…TMI unless you have fecal fetish I suppose 😉 Isn’t there a TP that advertised something along those lines…maybe “White Cloud” had angel babies IIRC ---
**Author:** ![chattywine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@chattywine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chattywine)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/28 "2003-08-15T02:20:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CanvasShoes \* > \*\*sNORT!!! 😃 > > \*\*lieu[/]??? You’re just bound and determined to cost someone a keyboard today, AREN’T you??? \*\* HAHAHAHA I snorted too…damn thankees **lieu** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/29 "2003-08-15T02:27:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MrTuffPaws \* > \*\*I don’t use TP anymore. I use Cottonelle wipes. The best thing since sliced bread. > > \*\* No wonder you like them so much, wiping with sliced bread is just silly. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/30 "2003-08-15T02:32:04Z")
I don’t guess I’ll be eatin any peanut butter for awhile now. Damn people y’all are too much sometimes. :eek: & I **usedta** like my p/b crunchy ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/31 "2003-08-15T03:06:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Moto \* > \*\*Why, unless you’re a renter, wouldn’t you just buy and install a bidet? \*\* Because I live with my mom, and a bidet is not something she’d spring for unfortunately :(…Ohh, gotta go! _runs in backyard to fetch hose_ ---
**Author:** ![TheFunkySpaceCowboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@TheFunkySpaceCowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFunkySpaceCowboy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/32 "2003-08-15T03:53:33Z")
[I just use the three seashells](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0106697)😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/33 "2003-08-15T04:06:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Surreal \* > \*\*Why is it that the conventional way of wiping your butt in the U.S. involves the use of dry pieces of toilet paper? This obviously is not a very effective cleaning method. > > What is the solution?\*\* Modify your diet so that your stools are “normal” (of proper density, cohesive). There will then be but the slightest wisp of soiling in your nether region, for which a small amount of dry toilet paper works beautifully. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/34 "2003-08-15T04:49:24Z")
Yeah, I really need to work on stool density. I’m pretty sure its tied with my extreme aversion to most kind of vegetables. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/35 "2003-08-15T06:00:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheFunkySpaceCowboy \* > \*\*[I just use the three seashells](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0106697)😃 \*\* Something to do with Snesley Wipes? I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/36 "2003-08-15T06:05:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > **Well you could keep baby wipes by the toilet…** I already do. You can flush them if you’re ion public sewer. Baby wipes are much stronger than normal toilet paper, and they don’t decay in septic tanks. ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/37 "2003-08-15T06:16:31Z")
Pull Ups makes some Flushable Wipes. They work wonderfully. I also use baby wipes too. ---
**Author:** ![greyseal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@greyseal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greyseal)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/38 "2003-08-15T07:46:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Incubus \* > \*\* > I often feel like my problem is one I will be destined to suffer alone. Most people obviously do not want to hear about it, nobody else seems to have this problem and I am left to my own devices regarding dispatching cling-ons in a hygenic and efficient manner. \*\* I used to have this problem, but then I developed a form of hair loss called alopecia areata. Now, butt hair is mostly a thing of the past! ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/39 "2003-08-15T12:07:43Z")
Whoa, whoa, whoa… I can’t believe all of you have missed this so far. If there’s peanut butter on the floor, you use neither method alone. You would probably pick up majority with a dry paper towel, then wipe up the residue with something wet. Now, for your butt, start with TP. When the TP comes out clear, use one or two moist wipes. Cottonelle wipes and Prep-H wipes are both flushable. This concludes my most “TMI” post to date. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147/40 "2003-08-15T20:20:30Z")
## \*\*quote: ## Originally posted by TheFunkySpaceCowboy I just use the three seashells Something to do with Snesley Wipes? I don’t get it.\*\* It’s a joke from the movie _Demolition Man_; Sylvester Stallone is frozen in the near future, then unfortunately revived in a more distant future. When he goes to the bathroom, he finds that there’s no toilet paper because people now use something that looks like three seashells. It’s never revealed exactly how you use them, but the future people think he’s a real barbarian for wiping his ass with paper. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-dry-tissue-to-wipe-themselves/195147.md?page=3)