One of the legends of Bayshore concerns the night that Henley wrote a long memo to the maid to complain about the toilet paper coming off the bottom instead of the top of the roll (if it were meant to come off the bottom and unroll all over the floor, Henley figured, the little pink flowers would have been printed on the underside of the sheets).
“It was a joke,” he says, when I ask about the incident. “But don’t you think it should come off the top?”
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 May 2020 23:24 (three years ago) link
"I'm not a racist, but..."
"I wasn't looking at her, but..."
"It was a joke, but..."
― pplains, Thursday, 21 May 2020 13:21 (three years ago) link
I care a lot about this
― silby, Friday, 22 May 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link
... is the right answer.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Friday, 22 May 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link
I no longer need to use toilet paper at all because someone once asked me this question and it is impossible to give a shit
― What fash heil is this? (wins), Friday, 22 May 2020 16:06 (three years ago) link
I never cared about this until I heard the story about Don Henley being an asshole about it. I started thinking about it a lot after that and decided that he was absolutely 100% correct.
― peace, man, Friday, 22 May 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link
Lol are these scatallogical references intentional
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 22 May 2020 16:14 (three years ago) link
Heh
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Friday, 22 May 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
In the case of my post, yes, that is the joke
― What fash heil is this? (wins), Friday, 22 May 2020 16:18 (three years ago) link
In my case, no.
― peace, man, Friday, 22 May 2020 17:52 (three years ago) link
Hate toilet roll holders in general. Just sit it on the cistern/shelf/floor.
― Eyeball Kicks, Sunday, 24 May 2020 00:55 (three years ago) link
The Simpsons taught me overhand was improper
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Sunday, 24 May 2020 01:44 (three years ago) link
I hate The Simpsons too.
― Eyeball Kicks, Sunday, 24 May 2020 01:47 (three years ago) link
Just a quote generator for boring idiots.
― Eyeball Kicks, Sunday, 24 May 2020 01:50 (three years ago) link
You sound smrt
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Sunday, 24 May 2020 02:24 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 31 May 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/919XhNQ.jpg
― pplains, Sunday, 31 May 2020 00:58 (three years ago) link
I care a lot about this (for real).
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 May 2020 00:59 (three years ago) link
who does anything but under??????
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:05 (three years ago) link
(just having them in a stack atop the toilet also acceptable imho)
My disgust knows no bounds you absolute animal.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:06 (three years ago) link
what toilet paper LOL!!!
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:07 (three years ago) link
Simon you’re dead to me
― silby, Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:09 (three years ago) link
Glad to know you're on the right side of history, silby.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:11 (three years ago) link
I only care about this and banning cars
― silby, Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:11 (three years ago) link
― Eyeball Kicks, Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:55 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
jfc just wipe your ass on the floor why don't you
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:44 (three years ago) link
Everybody walk the dinosaur.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:45 (three years ago) link
if you passionately believe that over is aesthetically preferable to under you've been conditioned by Big Hotel and you're doing their work for them by arguing
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:47 (three years ago) link
Who's to say Big Hotel doesn't deserve its Bigness.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:57 (three years ago) link
okay I am not so dogmatic that I will argue extensively, but:
Over: the excess (or "tail") is set out from the wall. Floating majestically, a respectable distance from any surface, commensurate with the width of the roll itself. You can grab this without touching anything. It is sanitary and elegant. I should note that the original patent for toilet paper roll holders shows that over was the original intent.
Under = depending on the configuration of your roll and holder, the excess or tail may in fact be flush with the wall! Which means you may have to touch the wall to grip and tear your selected amount of paper.
Now, think about that for a moment. How clean were the last hands that grazed that wall when grabbing some toilet paper? My guess is, not very.
― fo' schnitzel (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 31 May 2020 02:14 (three years ago) link
otm, booming post.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 May 2020 02:16 (three years ago) link
ah, the well-known Appeal to Hygienic Concerns argument.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 31 May 2020 02:20 (three years ago) link
not very convincing tbh
― Dan S, Sunday, 31 May 2020 02:24 (three years ago) link
whose rolls are flush with the wall????
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Sunday, 31 May 2020 02:41 (three years ago) link
ymp has opened my eyes. I’ll never not have an opinion about this again
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 31 May 2020 02:49 (three years ago) link
This must be ilx's sneezing panda ffs
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 31 May 2020 08:17 (three years ago) link
In many houses,especially older ones, the holder is built into the wall. So the free end exits the recess and then hangs along the wall.
Like this:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/4106X65YwmL.jpg
I ask you: if the free end exits from under the roll, where is it going to be hanging? Along the wall. Which will likely be teeming with bacteria-laden fecal aerosols. Now, if you're ok with touching the wall each time you want to get some toilet paper, go right ahead.
But I prefer having it come off the top, so the the free end is floating in space.
― fo' schnitzel (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 31 May 2020 12:05 (three years ago) link
over: the way everyone in my family has done it since time immemorial
under: cat owners
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 31 May 2020 12:11 (three years ago) link
Ladies and Gentlemen the Toilet Roll Is Floating in Space
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Sunday, 31 May 2020 12:12 (three years ago) link
Over is even better in a corporate setting.
https://i.imgur.com/O2z6Ftr.jpg
Ever tried to get a sheet from one of these that was positioned under? You have to pull the whole weight of the giant roll toward you, and most of the time time, the tiny edge you've clasped breaks off in your fingers.
When it's positioned over, where the end is on the side of the seat and not the door, it's easier to pull.
Next thing some of of y'all are gonna tell me is that contestants on The Price Is Right should spin the Big Wheel underhanded for better results.
― pplains, Sunday, 31 May 2020 14:43 (three years ago) link
the Rick Barry method
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Sunday, 31 May 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
finally, someone is talking sense about this otherwise disturbing methodology
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 31 May 2020 18:15 (three years ago) link
Switching from over to under didn't dissuade Jonesy a bit. After we put the roll on the toilet tank, he lost interest.
― Irritable Baal (WmC), Sunday, 31 May 2020 18:20 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 1 June 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link