Up Or Down?

Up Or Down?

Topic Author: David George

Posted: 5:06 PM May 28, 2008

Replies Posted: 13 comments

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Up Or Down?

Up or down?

Who came up with the convenience of indoor plumbing anyway?

There is a problem that many can't seem to get around. Women want the toilet seat down,
and men want it up for #1 and down for #2. Heaven forbid a man that goes #1 and leaves the seat up,
especially at night, because if a female goes to #1 or #2 and falls into the nasty, cold water below then
somebody's gonna pay...and pay big time!

Here's the simple solution, but it takes an adjustment on the man's part.

All women use the toilet with the seat down.

All men use the toilet with the seat down.

By sitting for both bathroom functions, men don't need to raise the seat. They don't need to worry about
forgetting to put the seat down for any women or girls in the home. The seat won't get gross from men that
try to aim without raising the seat. Also by sitting, men won't splatter which makes cleaning the toilet, rugs
and bathroom even more gross than it already is.

If you or your "man" don't or won't do this then maybe you or he doesn't care enough. Besides, if I don't follow
this regimen I'm put on bathroom cleaning detail.

Remember, the guys can stand in public restrooms or behind large trees if they feel less "manly."

Good luck to all,
David

Posted by: Chas Location: WI
I know of a firefighter who had a party at his house with the crew from the fire station. His wife demands that he leave the seat down when going potty, and she made him ask ALL of the guys from the station to sit when doing #1 at the party. Needless to say, firefighters throughout the city still laugh about that party years later. In addition to that, the guy does not wear pants in his marriage, and apparently never has.

Posted by: poppy Location: houston
The answer to your queston of who invented the potty...I believe it was an Englishman named Thomas Crapper. Check it out.

Posted by: poppy Location: houston
You created some interesting comments with this one...I always leave the seat down.

Posted by: Annie Location: WI
My husband and I keep the whole thing closed so the dog and cat don't drink out of them. I don't want puppy kisses after she slurps from the toilet.

Posted by: jay Location: portage
To anon: It doesn't matter how many men are in the house, you always have to cater to the woman. And that's with ANY issue. It's been this way since the early 70's. I think Alan's response was rude as well. My boyfriend agrees whole-heartedly with me too!!!

Posted by: Anon Location: Dane Co
Jay: I think that Alan is not a she-male and that you are selfish and a jerk for replying this way. I am wiling to bet that you are not married or in a committed realtionship. You sound bitter and selfish. I think the point is being made is that you need to think of others and what the gender majority is in your household. If you want to have a potty-mouth about this whole issue, go gargle with toilet water. Consideration for others is the point of David's blog.

Posted by: Jay Location: Portage
To Alan, my little she-male, I DO put both down.....never said I didn't. But I've heard women complain about THAT too. (Seems they're too delicate to even touch a toilet seat) That's my point. And if you're so concerned about the spray, there's a product out there called the "Thunder Dome" to protect you from such splatters. And Alan, my little pseudo-scientist, studies have shown time and again that there is typically less germs in a toilet than drinking fountains, bathroom sinks, and kitchen counters...so I would suggest that you consider brushing your foul mouth in toilet water from now on.

Posted by: Alan Location: Blue Mounds
To previous post by Jay: Jay, you gross me out beyond words. When a toilet is flushed (you DO flush, don't you?) the germ-laden water becomes aerosolized and sprays as much as six feet from the toilet bowl. Now, if you don't keep your toothbrush in the bathroom, you're all set. Otherwise you might as well just rinse your toothbrush off IN the toilet!! Everyone - women AND men - should ALWAYS put the seat AND LID down before flushing. There really should be no debate about this. I understand your comment about catering to the female gender, but that doesn't mean you need to be a lazy jerk. If you don't want to think about others, think about cleanliness.

Posted by: Jay Location: Portage
How lazy and dumb are women that they can't put the seat UP when they are finished for our courtesy? I'm sick of us having to cater to the other sex all the time.

Posted by: Local Location: Dane Co.
As long as the man keeps the toilet clean, he can leave the seat up 24x7

Posted by: Deb Location: Beaver Dam
I have been married for almost 40 years and have never asked my husband to adjust the toilet seat to my liking. I am perfectly able to do this myself and (unless I am drinking!!! WHICH IS NOT OFTEN) I have never forgot to check if it was down!

Posted by: Packer Fan Location: WI
David- That has not really been a problem in our twenty years together. My mother drilled it into us to always, always leave the toilet seat down. It is now something I do 99% of the time.

Posted by: Cindy Location: Blue Mounds
My husband and I came to an understanding early on in our 23 year marriage...the seat stays down. Once in the first month or so of our marriage, he left the seat up. I needed to use the "facilities" during the night, and out of courtesy to my sleeping hubby, left the lights off...You guessed it...I fell in! I promptly retaliated by dousing him with a large cup of ice cold tap water. He actually asked me what I did that for! When I explained, he apologized and it has never happened again. Good thing since he now lives in a house with three preteen and teen daughters!