Toilet paper.
June 26, 2008
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Poll #1: Is there a right way and a wrong way to hang the toilet paper roll in the holder? Do you roll down from the top or do you pull up from underneath? And why?
Tori’s response: I roll down from the top for several reasons. First off, many public holders do not allow for the correct amount of space between the holder and the roll, so, if you were to pull up from underneath, the paper would scrape against the back of the holder and the wall. Yuck. Germ-o-rama. We all know I have OCD, so this clearly doesn’t cut it for me. The whole reason for wiping in the first place is to stay clean, so who wants to risk rubbing the toilet paper all over the germ-infested wall first before using it. Yuck.
Secondly, I like to fold the end of my toilet paper into a nice little triangle for my guests. Just like a fancy hotel. Don’t ask me why. Only the first guest gets to see the nice little triangle before he or she tears it off and uses it. Every once in a while, you’ll find me folding triangles during the middle of a party if I’ve spied an unruly toilet paper end on my way through the house.
Finally, I find that the pulling up from underneath maneuver oftentimes leaves a long trail of paper draping on the floor. The roll gets up so much momentum from the pulling that it just keeps on going. Of course, the person in the stall before me obviously does not need that much paper, so she attempts to tear off what she needs, leaving the rest hanging all over the place. Yuck. A germ-fest and a huge waste.
In summation, I am a “roll down from the top” kind of girl. And, because of my slight OCD tendencies, I usually have a hard time resisting the temptation to flip the roll when I’m in someone else’s washroom. Toilet paper should roll, not pull. After all, that’s why it’s called a “roll” of toilet paper.
June 29, 2008 at 3:52 am
I know that whenever I change the roll, it is usually wrong in this house. You see, I really don’t care which way it is on when I drop a deuce as long as there is a roll. Lord knows I don’t want to leave another pair of boxers in a filling station half way between here and shitbuktu.
June 30, 2008 at 3:25 pm
After all, that’s why it’s called a “roll” of toilet paper.
That is not really true because when rolls are manufactured they are not designated as a roll that can be pulled from the top only. But hey… who am I to say to say anything? I am sure there are many coalitions that you can join so that every American can worry about one less thing. I prefer Charmin plus but usually get stuck with John Wayne paper that requires some Prep H and some Neosporin when you get home. That is usually what I am thinking when I pull that roll from the top or bottom. Just sayin’.
July 1, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I ALWAYS roll down from the top, I do this with my papertowels as well. It’s just the right way to do it, that’s why I do it. I do NOT however, make the end into a triangle, that might be going a bit to far. Although it does make me feel special when I am not home and I look over at the TP roll and it’s folded in a triangle..so keep it up Sugar Pop!
July 2, 2008 at 8:36 pm
No question. From the top.