Everyone's got their routines. Those little habits we started so long ago that we've forgotten just what the reason was in the first place. What I'm curious about more specifically, however, is just how the act of reading on the toilet became such a popular thing to do.
Now, I've talked about other B.M. time activities before, most notably
toilet seat gaming, but that's a little more specific, and a lot less prevalent. For some, deuces are a minor annoyance. It's something that creeps up on you quickly, and their response is to take care of it as fast, and in as clandestine a manner as possible. But for many manly men out there, poop time is a sacred moment. It's that unavoidable time of day where you cannot ignore nature, nor hold it off. When it happens, it's the perfect excuse to sit down and read the news, a few chapters of a book, or take in a magazine article.
But how much time is adequate for a good toilet reading session? Five minutes? Ten? Fifteen even? I suppose it all depends on what you're reading, as well as the quality and consistency of your waste product. For example, if you're suffering from some loose juice, it's often better to skip reading material altogether, as in all likelihood, you'll just want to get it over as fast as humanly possible.
What I'm talking about is old-faithful--that clockwork dropping of the kids at the pool. The conditions are perfect for a long, relaxing release. In that situation, I'd say 10-15 minutes is the sweet spot. It's enough time to read a decent, but sizable chunk of text, all while completing your business, relaxing your bum and taking care of the proper clean up.
Be warned, however - you must follow the proper etiquette. That means you may only hold your book, newspaper, magazine, or e-reader
before you've gone and begun the wiping process. When you're ready for completion of the deuce, place your reading material elsewhere and don't touch it until your hands are washed thoroughly. I very much doubt you want to contaminate your reading material with your ass particles.
Well then, I turn it over to you, Mancouch. Are you a toilet reader?
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yes :)
Used to be when I was a kid, don't have the time for it now.
I listen to my ipod.
i cant #2 unless i'm reading.
Oh yes. :)
Last night, I even thought about bringing a pen and paper with me so I could work on my thesis paper..
im on the toilet now... reading this. haha. its not just a man thing. its an everybody who is cool thing.
toilet time is my glory time. my happy time. i cherish it. hahaIt's so bad for me that I'll refuse to go to the bathroom unless I can find sufficient enough reading material beforehand.
I am not only a toilet reader, I am a toilet laptopper. http://xkcd.com/646/ I've read entire books on the can, and I'm thankful that I finally have a magazine subscription to keep me occupied between novels.
@Kazydai - I do this as well.
"Damn I gotta take a dump. What about this? No I read that yesterday. What about this? No too boring. What about this? Oh hell yeah! I'll take this one! #2 here I come!"
Or you can just leave books in the bathroom. Not ones you really care about per se, but interesting ones. I leave a lot of Clancy and Grisham in my bathroom; they're good engrossing reads for the time I'm in there.
One of the few places of complete solitude that are left in this world. Just a man and his thoughts, his favorite periodical, and a hopefully sufficient amount of tp.
You should've put up a screen cap of this brief scene in "Pulp Fiction" when Vincent Vega(John Travolta) is reading a book while using the toilet in the bathroom of a diner.
only when I'm constipated
it is usually a few *bloop bloop* splashes in the bowl, flush, wipe, flush, done
I can't stand the smell of my own farts, so I'm out of there real quick. no breathing space to stay in the bathroom too long to read.
i take my ipod touch or iphone, listen to music, browse the net, check emails, text-chat with friends.
Haha... yep. I always have either a book or my laptop. Sometimes I'm on facebook chat or skype chat while on the pot. My mom has actually face-to-face skyped me from the toilet lol. I haven't gone *that* far... yet.
Yes! I always read on the toilet. ALWAYS.
book, laptop, im known to be the one who chills on the toilet for like 30min-1 hour. but sometimes i just lie on the floor instead, it has heating :D
haha, no, but i'll read in the bathtub.
or i'll use my laptop when i'm in the potty.
Thats when my mind is most prominent to wanting to do something, hell i read things i normally don't, if i have to.
Definitely not just a guy thing. :)
Yeah, I have a couple years worth of Cosmos, books, and of course my smart phone...def not just a guy thing. Its started as a kid where I read shampoo, conditioner, and soap bottles.
i love reading in the toilette! i always go in with something to read or my itouch! ;)
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Yes!
use to do it all the time...before a tenant moved in who shares the washroom w/ me -.- pain in the ass.