'Do you read on the loo?' blog discussion

vikingaero

I read on the loo. Mainly car mags. At work I return to my desk after a poop, whip out the calculator and work out how much I got paid for pooping.

It's very much a man thing. I don't like a quick in and out poop as I don't feel satisfied that I've evacuated fully. Nothing like a good 20 minuter. Women are much more squeamish about the bodily poop function and see it as a dash and splash. One of my female friends will not poop if there is a chance that someone will go in after her and smell her odours. Reading on the loo is escapism and therapy.

I've even taken the laptop onto the throne when there's been a good/juicy MSE forum conversation going!

clairet1961

I am female and read on the loo...i also play games on my hubby's iphone which he kindly passes through the door!:o

bubbles0169

john_s wrote: »

I'm not a reader but I'm fine with the concept. I remember my dad told me once that the inside of the toilet door should be the best painted door in the house, cos it's the one that is gonna be stared at most.

"She-wees" - when I'm hungover (most Saturdays) they're definitely the way forward! Else I get dizzy halfway through. Also, if a secondary urge takes you (not uncommon after consuming many pints of real ale) then you are already suitably positioned.



This sounds too much like an urban-myth to me (not the first time I've heard it). You might be interested in this (inconclusive) discussion on Snopes:

http://msgboard.snopes.com/message/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/35/t/001754/p/1.html

its not an urban myth i live in the country!!!and i always wash my hands after going and after coming into the house for that matter
it drives me nuts ive got bloomin boys who arent as scrupulous as me and my toothbrush is in a cabinet!!
:ooff to read snopes....

camaj

I thought this was quite a well known male/female thing. I've heard a number of females express disgust with the idea but I reckon most blokes do it. I think it's part of the whole hygene (or "hygene") hangup a lot of ladies suffer from. Really there's no risk, especially if you don't touch yourself down there, and continue reading.

shellsuit wrote: »

Haha, I do that too!!

I used to read the bottles in the bath too when I was younger

I used to do that too. The steam wasn't ideal but I managed. Thank god we didn't have a shower back then, I'd have missed out on all that reading time

I used to read magazines mainly in the toilet, more recently I've been known to surf the web on my phone or take my Nintendo DS with me.

ricie1964

My brother is a 'reader on the loo' (mostly newspapers), so much so that he complained endlessly to his wife when they had their bathroom refitted........he could no longer hold the newspaper open whilst perching one arm on the sink and the other on the toilet roll holder!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

x3ja

How long does it take you that you have time to read anything? For me it's a simple, quick process. Go in, sit down, do your business, wipe, flush, wash hands... done! Whole thing is about 2 mins and my hands are busy for some of it - how do you manage to read anything?!

I'm male by the way.

VfM4meplse

I find it a really disgusting habit, have gone off more than one BF because of it. Reading on the toilet is a sackable offence!

the-mango

chocsessential wrote: »

Is there a possible gap in the market for a magazine called "On the Loo" (to be read you know where)?

We have a book called that specifically for that purpose in the loo. It contains short synopsis of tons of books, it's acutally rather good

madmish00

I'm a girl and I don't see the problem with reading on the loo. I agree that it only takes a couple of minutes to 'go' so don't read novels in there or anything but something with short little excerpts or magazines definitely. I don't understand the hygiene issue that people have raised as the reading material is put down before any 'cleaning up' is done so never comes into contact.

My OH will happily sit in there for 30 minutes at a time reading a book/magazine and even on the phone to his mates. Gets on my nerves a little as I don't see the need to stay in there THAT long.

bestpud

delain wrote: »

I read, I like to make sure there is at least one book in my bathroom or I take one with me! If I don't I end up reading the back of shampoo bottles or a tampon leaflet or something equally riveting I could probably tell you most of the ingredients for the toiletries we have o

Hehe! I do that too!

kas42 wrote: »

Sometimes take the local free paper to look at in there. Taking a book in can be a bad idea, just in case you get hooked and do not want to move. Can prevent circulation to the legs and the prevention of being able to stand up again.

And I've had that problem more than once! :rotfl:

I'm a girl and definitely read on the loo. I often take the laptop or iphone and surf the net of answer emails too. The only thing I don't like doing is making phonecalls as it just doesn't seem right!

Everyone in my family does the same - we all have books/magazines in the loo.

In this house, we actually call the bathroom 'the library'.

It mean you go quicker as your mind is occupied and your body can just get on and do its thing! I'd say those who need to actively think about pooing have more of a problem.

My sister though can't go without something to read. We were at Alton Towers years ago and she was desperate for a poo but couldn't go after visiting two different toilets. In the end we found a park map/leaflet for her and the job was done very quickly! :rotfl:

I have no idea why people think it unhygienic?? If toilets are that dirty, should we strip off before we enter? I mean, think of all those germs we must have on our clothes...:cool:

I put the items I am reading down before I finish and pick them up when I have washed and dried my hands. The loo seat is down when it is flushed... Where is the hygiene risk?

All you hygiene freaks need to think of your waist bands - I mean you have to pull up your clothes before you've washed your hands!! :eek:

Do you wash your hands after undressing for bed - I think you should as you've touched all those germs!

Also, isn't it the case a keyboard can contain as many germs as a toilet seat?