TP doesn’t make noise, but some TP holders make noise when you turn them - it can be pretty loud and it’s much more common in the industrial-sized ones from public bathrooms than in domestic ones. And since it’s all plastic parts and the problem is that they don’t fit well, WD40 won’t help.
As well as the reasons gigi mentioned, sometimes there is also:
7) whomever positioned the TP holder should be hung from his big toes upside-down until said toes (or rather, the rest of him) fall off. The only place which would have been more inconvenient is directly on the floor.
Last weekend I stayed in a hotel where reaching the TP holder from the throne involved some strange gymnastics - the first time I grabbed some TP before sitting down, but as soon as I was done, I took the roll of TP from its holder and placed it on top of the tank. As inconvenient as this spot was, it was less bad than the original one!
I’ve dealt with some pretty odd and inconvenient dispensers before (and I wholeheartedly agree about hanging that dude from his toes), but I have no recollection of one that was loud enough to cover up the sound of me peeing.
A WAG as to why there might be a gender difference here: clothing and/or front-vs-back wiping.
When I’m sitting on the throne and get up to wipe a Number 2, I need to deal with my shirt (or shirts if have an undershirt on) since they are in the way, as men’s shirts usually go a good bit below the waist. I need my hands free for this, so I would never think to get paper yet. A lot of women’s tops stop at the waist.
Further, a woman that wipes from the front can reach under a hanging shirt anyway, so even if her shirt is a little long, no prob – get the paper ready! Wiping the back-end with a man-length shirt that hasn’t been manipulated out of the way is a recipe for disaster.
I don’t think it is very easy for guys to attack from the front. I can’t see how that could be easier. Yes, we need a poll, with lots of different TMI options.
Of course not from the front. But I still don’t see the sitting down approach. If you scooch forward enough to get in from the back, stuff’s gonna, you know, touch the bowl. I guess by “lean” you mean like this. Meh. I’d rather do a half-stand hover-squat sort of thing and have clear access to the region of interest.
What’s all this about loud paper-folding as sonic white noise?
Rather, flush in exact timing to poop going down in mid-air. (I had no idea that the sound of pee was worth covering up in women’s stalls. See? And I’m the pervy OP.)
Revealing noise gone, and, equally important, a mercy flush for self and others. A two-fer.
When I’m King this will be the law of the land. And I will be remembered as Leo the Beneficent.
