House Rules
One rule we have in our house is that we always put the toilet seat down after using it. This is something I inflicted on the wife, and now she does it as though it’s second nature. However, we both realized over the holidays that neither of our families does this behavior. I’m not sure where it originated from within me.
Do you have any special rules at your house?
January 10th, 2006 at 7:20 am
we aslow put the seat down, and nobody else that comes over does, but we do it so the dog doesn’t drink out of the toilet, as it’s the perfect drinking height for him.
January 10th, 2006 at 7:28 am
Rule #1 at teh bbq: no pooping in teh sinks.
All of our guests seem to comply with this rule assveal.
January 10th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Rule #1 at the Casa Bean is: All poop goes in the sink.
January 10th, 2006 at 8:58 am
We have the same rule at our house too and neither of our families do, but the reason if the same as corbin’s - we have a large German Shepherd dog and it if the perfect height for him to drink from…
January 10th, 2006 at 11:56 am
even thought parents have a golden retriever that could easily drink out of the toilet, although he usually doesn’t, they don’t put the seat down.
January 10th, 2006 at 12:00 pm
point of order - i think you mean the toilet LID, rather than the toilet SEAT. the toilet seat is the part you sit on. i hope your wif doesn’t need to put the SEAT up when she uses the toilet…
January 10th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
We like to keep urination an interesting event in our house.
January 10th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
let’s all have a big pee party
January 10th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
Two female house, it’s not an issue.
January 11th, 2006 at 7:33 am
yes, meant the lid
digby, i thought you said you WEREN’T into watersports?!?!?!!?
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January 11th, 2006 at 7:54 am
ss, it’s from seinfeld
lisa, post nude pics
January 11th, 2006 at 12:00 pm
Well you should always close the toilet lid for hygenic reasons. Any number of “experiments” have been done over the years and all came to the conclusion that when you flush the toilet its like letting of a bateria bomb. Effectively everything in a 4-5 foot radius of the toilet is covered with germs, and if you have the toilet in the same room as say where your tooth brush is …
Needless to say closing the toilet lid has been recommended by all doctors / medical people I know. I can even remember my mother being asked about whether it was left up or down when I was sick one time.
January 11th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
I’ve put the LID down for years - even when I lived alone. That’s a HUGE selling point to women that I’ve dated. I get annoyed when my family or friends visit and leave not only the lid but also the seat up. Grrr!
Plus, I heard a documentary show talk about the millions of germs that are spread into the air by flushing a toilet. And we keep our toothbrushes just feet from the nasty germ pot!? Even more incentive to habitully close the lid - especially for you germaphobes!
January 11th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
Simulatenous post! Bingo!!
January 11th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
The myth concerning toilet bowl bacteria and whatnot contaminating the bathroom (toothbrushes, specifically) has been featured on MythBusters. The end result is that it’s not anything to be concerned about, as shown below
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The Myth: (in Adam’s own words) “The idea behind this myth is the bristles of a wet toothbrush are an ideal collection surface for things like airborne bacteria.”
The Experts:
Heather Joseph-Witham says that some people believe you shouldn’t leave your tooth brush in the bathroom, particularly next to the toilet. Dr. Joanne Engel - Microbiologist from UCSF - tests all of the toothbrushes for Fecal Coliform bacteria
Quotable Moments:
Jamie: There’s poo everywhere!
Action/ Results: Adam builds two toothbrush racks in the bathroom. They hang twenty-four toothbrushes in the racks. Then, every day for a month, Adam and Jamie go in, wash their hands with antibacterial soap, then wet each toothbrush, put toothpaste on each one, then rinse each one out with distilled water. They also leave two toothbrushes in a glass on the top of the toilet, and they actually brush their teeth with those. They also have two toothbrushes that they keep in the office, away from the bathroom. These also get the wetting, toothpaste, rinse treatment. They also keep track of how much business goes on in the bathroom for that month.
At the end of the month, Dr. Engel comes over and tests each toothbrush for fecal coliform by rubbing them on a Petri dish and in some broth. She incubates the dishes and the test tubes, and then shows the guys that all of the toothbrushes, including the two in the office, had fecal coliform on them. Myth true - fecal coliform bacteria do grow in toothbrush bristles.
However, when Adam asks if we should be concerned about this, Dr. Engel says no
January 12th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
poo