Wednesday, September 22, 2010

re-roll time

Have you ever wondered which is the right way to put the toilet paper on the roll? Every single time I lay my ass on the bowl, it frustrates me that I had to flip it gain. Me and Ken have been debating about this issue for quite some time now. I think that hanging the bog roll with the sheets coming over the top is the right way, yet he thinks pulling it from the bottom is more convenient. And after 2 whole months of flipping and trying to convince him which is the correct way, I had to prove my point to stop this frustration.So, I did some research on the internet. And as to my surprise, there have been various debate about this as well. Here goes;

  • 51% of folks hang it with the paper dangling over the top.
  • 24% hang it with the paper dangling at the back.
  • 14% of folks say that they hang it whichever way they can get it on the roll the fastest.
  • 11% ain't got no toilet paper holder.
  • 1% said, "Daggum, I'm a guy! I don't know how to change that toilet paper thang!"
  • Less than 1% (actually 0.03%) didn't know what toilet paper was.


    Of course this only answers the question about how most folks hang their toilet paper, it doesn't address the question of what the "right" way is to hang it.
    Everybody's got an opinion on the pros and cons of hanging the roll "over" versus "under", and here's what I found from Gertrude Butterbean;
    • As far as being fashionable, the "over" position wins. I visited those nicer hotels (the ones that charge at least $24.95 overnight) and saw that they hung their roll with the paper dangling over the top and then they took the end sheet and folded it into this little fancy triangle. I don't rightly know what that triangle-sheet is for - seems like a waste to me, well, unless you tear off that end sheet and use it to clean out from under your fingernails while you finish your bidness or sumthin'.
    • If you have toddlers or cats, you should hang it in the "under" position - it doesn't unroll as easily.
    • If you have boys, by putting the roll in the "over" position, the paper is just begging to be used. This way, the boys will want to use it and you won't have to soak their drawers as long to get out their skid marks.
    • If you choose a print, you must hang it in the "over" position or the print on the paper will be upside down.
    • It is easier to grasp if the paper is in the "over" position, of course on the flip side, reaching to the back is just as easy - unless static cling makes the paper stick to the wall.
    • Standing men prefer the roll over-the-top. I didn't ask why. They scared me.
    • A physics professor in the "under" camp offered this analysis: To get the paper to turn requires a certain torque, which comes from the tension in the paper being withdrawn. The greater the distance between the plane of the paper being pulled and the axle support line, the less force is required and the less chance of tearing the paper before you have enough. Uh, yeah.
    • Several womenfolk told me that when they hung the roll in the "under" position, their men often got poop on their hands and then smeared it on the wall when they reached to the back for the edge of the toilet paper.
    So back to the question, front or back??





    Front of course! 

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    Now I rest my case
    Goodnight

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