God made toilet paper to roll only one way!
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Welcome to the Great TP Debate!
Puritantical powder-room people claim that, "God made toilet paper to roll only one way" (from the outside of the dispenser naturally). On the other hand, left-wing lavatory folks insist that TP must fall from inside the dispenser. And finally, there's the sanitary secularist centrist crowd who couldn't give a sweet tweet which way the TP falls as long as there is some in the throne room.
In the great scheme of things, knowing how to install a toilet paper roll correctly can save your butt and your marriage, if not enhance your chances for promotion and that elusive golden key to the executive tinkle pantry!
God only knows what will happen to you if you get it wrong!!
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Image Credit: doobybrain
SPEAKING OF GOD ONLY KNOWS
Hello...Yoo Hoo, Yaweh ...
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Image Credit: God Sign screensaver - www.umnet.com/13883
Best Backwoods T-P Practices
Forest-friendly folks know how to hang T.P. from trees ...from the outside naturally!
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Image Credit: don33c@flickr.com
Bad Puns & Bad Choices
The Toilet Paper Fairy says, "Don't be a bummer, get it right!"
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Image Credit: www.istockphoto.com - image 2293132
ON BEING A CELEBRITY:
"When someone follows you all the way to the shop and watches you buy toilet roll, you know your life has changed."
-- Jennifer Anniston, American actress
Heaven Help You If You Get It Wrong!
Are those tears of sadness or tears of joy?
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Image Credit: Junior Fritz Jacquet, a talented paper sculpturist who knows what to do with discarded toilet paper rolls (and by that time, who cares which way the T.P. falls...it's been flushed away).
TOILET PAPER TRUTH
HELP ME PROVE MY POINT
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Do you prefer the toilet paper to be hung over or under?
Here's a survey to prove the point!0 points
Under and Over
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Which way is the toilet paper roll supposed to be put on the holder? - Yahoo! Answers
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YOUR TURN!
God made toilet paper to roll only one way.
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, you're right!
PatriceBeaulieu says:
I think Mike over on the "No way, Monkeybrain!" side needs to lighten up a little.
Posted December 27, 2011
EcoPottiJo says:
Over always..... mind you it gives me something to do whilst sitting on the loo if him indoors has hung it the wrong way !
Posted December 01, 2011
hamzter says:
I SAY B!
Posted October 05, 2011
MsPicky says:
I once heard the head Honcho of the Scott Paper facility speak in Everett WA and he clearly stated that they make the paper with the intention of having it roll forward off the top because it tears better that way. No lie!
Posted September 14, 2011
Frans van der Loo says:
My surname is "van der Loo" (honest and quite common in The Netherlands actually and particularly funny to hear other people pronounce it when visiting foreign countries) so in a way I like to see it my privilege to help you sort this dispute for once and for all.
It should be OVER on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
It should be UNDER on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Sunday is a special day, so no wasting precious almost holy Toilet Paper (TP), but in stead use a box of tissues or the weekend newspaper or the TV guide or use your imagination as long as no TP is wasted ...
For those heathens who think otherwise I say blasphemy and I stick out my tongue and say pllllbbbrt, shake my fist vigorously while farting in your general direction
Posted August 09, 2011
Vapourised says:
UNDER
Posted June 14, 2011
halibound says:
um you are totally right I have to read this to my hubby even my kids know how to put on the roll
Posted March 18, 2011
Tara says:
OVER!
Posted March 04, 2011
chefkeem says:
"Over" is the only way to control the "post-rip-effect". "Under" leaves you with "run-offs" on the floor. To pick those up, you'll have to bend over from an already bent-over position. That can throw your back and other things "out". Especially, when you're not quite finished with the elimination process and just wanted to prep ahead the wipe.
Also, too much bending over might cause you to tipple over while still holding on to that run-off wad. You'd be re-rolling for hours afterward.
I didn't mean to write such a long comment, but once I've started...my mind kept unraveling.
Posted January 20, 2011
Bill says:
Is there a choice?
Posted November 06, 2010
shelly says:
always over im just pickey that way
Posted October 14, 2010
Chieki says:
Over, and leave a bit of it hanging as to not get it (the toilet paper) wet or dirty.
Posted May 30, 2010
Ronnie says:
It's not a matter of preference; it's a matter of right and wrong. The proper way is for the paper to roll from the top down. This is almost a rule - to roll it from underneath is totally backward - it's almost like saying when you do this you are backward. I completely concur.
Posted February 10, 2010
J. McCorm says:
over the top
Posted January 12, 2010
Psychoticallyadept says:
This proves I don't need any more therapy.
Posted December 11, 2009
Judy says:
Toilet T-issue Toilet Paper Direction Poll:
http://www.judyreiser.com/poll.php
Posted December 06, 2009
MapMaker says:
All the hotels that I have been to hang it Over and then fold the end. Over makes more sense.
Posted December 03, 2009
No way, Monkeybrain!
Mike says:
Well, main point I'd like to make is that God didn't make toilet paper, stop giving him credit for everything when humanity deserves the credit. If you invented something as commonly used as toilet paper, would you want the credit going to God or yourself so that your family could retain royalties? "Rolled and perforated toilet paper as we're familiar with today was invented around 1880. Various sources attribute it to the Albany Perforated Wrapping (A.P.W.) Paper Company in 1877, and to the Scott Paper company in 1879 or 1890. "
Second point, if it were only intended to go in one way, there would be some sort of instruction on the packaging, The fact that there isn't shows that the choice is at the user's discretion.
Posted November 30, 2011
GilnAtlanta says:
God let mankind choose between paper and the bare hand. The Western culture decided to use paper. Ancient cultures used a paddle. Eastern cultures use water. The question really should be: should we continue to cut down trees to make toilet paper or use our water supply to clean our backsides?
Posted August 20, 2011
Rob says:
Under is best for control when you have an uncontrolled spin. TEST!! Spin your TP while in the over position. Notice how your hand gets caught in the spinning action and rolls off. As for rolls installed under, once the hand makes contact with the roll, it will wedge between the roll of TP and the wall or guard rendering it passive!
Posted February 06, 2011
WeddingZazzle says:
I'm just happy when there is toilet paper on the roll. Nothing like noticing the roll is empty AFTER you go pee :)
Posted September 09, 2010
unbernook says:
Under is the right way. Looks neater and the rolling backward motion and weight prevent you from unraveling more than you need when you pull. It's always easier for me to take the amount of paper I want when the TP is hung under. When it's over sometimes when I pull, instead of ripping some off I would accidentally roll tons of it onto the floor. What a mess!!!
Posted August 07, 2010
myusernameispermanent says:
hang it on a branch. Duh! That way even though your outdoors, it's just like indoors. It'll be sideways no matter what.
Posted June 20, 2009
Alynn says:
It only makes sense to hang it wallside under. (Right Lorelee) It looks neater, you don't have to fumble trying to find the start point. Also, my cat will completely unroll it if someone places it on the wrong way.
Posted February 25, 2009
Jeremy says:
I perfer under it looks neater tucked away and easier when
you have kids and potty training them but you are just
flushing money away anyway so whats the difference.
Posted January 27, 2009
LJFWolffe says:
I've always believed in the hunter/gatherer theory of toilet paper. Men, who have been throwing overhand since the first spears, tend to insist on the top-down method; females, who since the gathering days are used to going from the ground up, tend to prefer it bottom-up. That's just been my experience.
Posted August 15, 2008
PleasantValley says:
Both ways work fine. What's more important is the softness of the paper.
Posted August 11, 2008
CindyJaneStone says:
A whole debate on TP, As if the world hasn't got enough problems. TP was first of all made by man, secondly the TP holder was made by man, and made to go both ways, over the top or under. What does it really matter, as long as you can tear off a piece of it and wipe your @r&&3 with it....
Posted July 14, 2008
lazzeosangel says:
A guy is in a public toilet, but soon discovers there is no toilet paper on the roll. He calls into the next booth, "Do you have any tissue paper in there?"
"No," comes the reply.
"Do you have any newspaper?"
"Sorry!"
"Ummm, can you possibly break a 20 dollar bill ?"
Kathy
Posted June 21, 2008
meeeooowww says:
Under looks classier and neater but whatever. If you are obsessing over toilet paper you need to see a therapist.
Posted March 11, 2008
Ande says:
sideways
Posted March 03, 2008
says:
You people are living in the past? We use the toilet seat powerwash and blow dry system! Toilet paper. Whats that?
Posted March 03, 2008
Euryale says:
I once dated a man who tried to argue with me that toilet paper had to be hung a certain way. And yet, he could never actually prove it wouldn't work properly for cleaning his butt when hung in his non-preferred direction. And clearly, "God" did not invent toilet paper.
Posted February 29, 2008
sensei says:
only barbarians use TP. civilized world uses warm water.
Posted February 26, 2008
TOILET PAPER USERS...LISTEN UP!
For High-Muck-A-Mucks Only!
A GREAT GADGET FOR RESTROOM READERS
The 'rsstroom reader' is a bathroom gadget that prints news feeds onto your T-P - that's right, your TOILET PAPER! The best part is the "biometrics" toilet seat will figure out who you are based on your weight, and then print only the news that meets your discriminating taste in tidbits, treats, and topics that will tickle your fancy!
Note please that one's "T-P news on demand" falls over the dispensing roller, not under it!
AND NOW A WORD FROM THE TOILET PAPER FAIRY
When God is busy with more pressing matters, he assigns the "Toilet Paper Fairy" the noble task of ensuring that toilet paper is hung correctly even when mere mortals have difficulty figuring out which way it should fall without having a hissy fit or major meltdown.
Here's an ode to "The Toilet Paper Fairy" by poet P. Light:
The toilet paper fairy lives at night.
And is seldom seen out in the days brightest light.
She's not your ordinary fairy, elf or brownie.
You know the kind that creeps in and cleans,
while your away from home.
Nor is she the type that finishes the shoemaker's jobs
so that his children won't starve.
No, to get anything from the t.p. fairy.
you must sneak into her very home.
Past her grey watchful guardian,
with its piercing yellow eyes, wings a fluttering.
knowing if you make the wrong move,
it will alert the world and set troubles upon you.
Or simply startle you with some sage bit of advice about your life.
Having passed the grey guardian,
You must then creep past the portals, into the very heart of the fairy's home
to find the gift at the end of your mission.
That single roll of toilet paper that she keeps there.
JUST FOR YOU...
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Insert Photo Credit: "Toilet Paper Fairy".
PRESERVE YOUR POSTERIOR - USE LESS PAPER!
Let's face the facts:
1. Every year 25 million trees are literally flushed down the toilet in the European Union Alone.
2. On average people use about 10 metres of toilet paper every day, that's about 8 sheets per visit.
If you can't remember which way to install your toilet-paper in the roller, at least become a frugal feces fighter by 1) cutting your consumption in half by using only four sheets, and 2) planting a few trees every year to replace the ones you flush down the toilet!
The Toilet Paper Shop
Choose Your Posterior Paper Wisely
For God's sake, who emptied the toilet paper roll and didn't replace it?
T.P. TO THE RESCUE!
At this point in time, Frank didn't give a sweet tweet about toilet paper etiquette.
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Image Credit: Smart Search@flickr.com
TOILET PAPER TOLERANCE TEST
ARMY CERTIFIED TOILET TISSUE SHOWING PAPER ROLL FALLS OVER NOT UNDER!
A Toilet Paper Treat for this Time of Year
Even Santa and his elves know which way to hang toilet paper!
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Image courtesy of superwoman.ca
The perfect ho ho ho holiday gift for the great t-p debate!
PooPourri Santa Toilet Paper Set 2oz Travel Gift Set
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TERRIFIC BIT OF TINSEL T-P! (Image Credit: Pike Spice@flickr.com)
LITTLE LINK LIST FOR LOO LOVERS
- LITTLE LOO LIBRARY
- The Little Loo Library provides an excellent resource for those who haven't a clue what reading material is required to keep their visitors happy, contented and relaxed while responding to the call of nature.
- THE GLORIOUS GLOSSARY OF SNIT
- A rather fine place for puckish princesses to retreat when they're fed up telling other people how to hang a roll of toilet paper correctly!
- TEMPLE OF TOOTHPASTE
- Those who have difficulty hanging toilet tissue should probably drop by the "Temple of Toothpaste" to get advice from the "Tooth Fairy" on how to brush their teeth and floss properly.
- QUEENDOM OF QUIRKY
- H.R.H. Quipping Queen is easily amused by people who go berserk when there's no TP in the throne room!
- CHURCH OF CHORTLE
- The best source of laughter liturgy for light-hearted lasses and lads!
- PLUMBER'S BUTT - A CRACK EPIDEMIC
- What is the ultimate bad fashion statement one can make?
- TERRIFIC TP!
- For discerning derriere enthusiasts, do drop by and pick up a few ripsnorting rolls of custom-made TP if you please.
- HISTORY OF TOILET PAPER
- No if's, and's or butts...this is the definitive guide for t.p. buffs!
- THE BIG TISSUE
- Frugal facts about t-p for your reading enjoyment.
BOG BOOKS FOR THE BAFFLED, BEMUSED AND BEWILDERED
TOILET PAPER TRIVIA:
FUNNY FEATURES FOR TP TYPES
POSITIVE PROSE from perfection-minded potty-paper enthusiasts appreciated!
Feel free to leave your advice regarding this pressing posterior matter.
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FelicityLuckey
Feb 10, 2012 @ 9:31 pm | delete
- This is a fun lens. Thoroughly enjoyable... thank you!
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PatriceBeaulieu
Dec 27, 2011 @ 1:23 pm | delete
- Fun lens, just what I needed to make this drab day at work a little more fun and less mundane!
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davies86
Dec 13, 2011 @ 7:53 am | delete
- great lens, print it out and read it on the loo!!!
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MareeT
Dec 6, 2011 @ 12:23 am | delete
- Excellent lens and so much fun!
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StellaSingles
Jun 19, 2011 @ 9:39 am | delete
- funny stuff.
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chefkeem
Apr 28, 2011 @ 9:53 am | delete
- Just found this infographic and thought of you: http://graphjam.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/the-great-toilet-paper-debate.jpg
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PurplePansy
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- This was funny. Thanks for a funny read!
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TopMovieSoundtracks Feb 23, 2011 @ 1:34 am | delete
- I think they even sell black toilet paper in Portugal.
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hotbrain
Dec 13, 2010 @ 8:38 pm | delete
- This lens is funny!! Angel blessed :)
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- Over, always over, never under, tp goes OVER!
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