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Published Wednesday, November 16, 2005 by Bonanza Jellybean.
Which way should the toilet paper go on the holder---over or under?? My hubby is driving me absolutely crazy because he likes it over....what do you think?
PaintingChef said: Okay, the toilet paper thing is like this...pick a direction, doesn't matter which one as long as its the OPPOSITE one that your husband wants. And then be confusing and cryptic about it. I, personally, prefer it to come out underneath but I'm fully aware that I'm in the minority. THEN...everytime he puts it on there the wrong direction, you threaten to like mummify him with the cottonelle ultra or whatever your particular manner of death threat is. Next, when he bitches that he likes the roll the OPPOSITE way, you just tell him that he is more than welcome to make the roll face any which way his little heart desires as long as he relocates to another bathroom. So, regardless of the outcome, you win! You get to either a) have a way fun fight; b) have the toilet paper the way YOU want it; c) get your own bathroom all of the sudden and not have to share it with a smelly boy or d) all of the above. And really, life should be all about all of the above.
Zube Girl said: Having worked as a housekeeper at two different ski lodges, I fancy myself an expert on the subject of toilet paper. And the great escape antics of errant pubic hairs too, but that's for another post. Cleaning bathrooms SUCKS! Tip your housekeepers.
Where was I? Ah yes. Given my experience, I am inclined to say that 'over' is the proper positioning of the toilet paper. At least that's the standard in the hotel industry. For one, it enables us to make endearing little shapes out of the top square, like this:
That was the only cute design I knew how to make. Some of the housekeepers could make fans and swans and other crazy shit, but I didn't take the time to learn because I HATED housekeeping.
And for two, when the toilet paper is over it just seems to flow better. When I get to rolling what Zube Boy so fondly calls my 'toilet paper beehives' (don't ask how he knows I do that) I like to get a good momentum going on, and that never works quite as well when it's under. For me, anyway.
Actually, though, there are two schools of thought on the toilet paper going 'over' and I want to make sure we're discussing the same method. One school consists of primarily males and they take 'over' a little too literally for my taste.
That's not the positioning I'm talking about.
In summation, and this is HIGHLY unusual for me, but I'll side with the hubby just this once. That said, don't worry, I agree with you on EVERYTHING ELSE.
Bonanza Jellybean said: Having no experience at all in the housekeeping arts, I prefer to go with the "set the roll on top of the empty roll and lean it against the wall" method that Zube Girl so eloquently outlined. That way, all argument is over and one can choose to pick it up and unroll it in whichever direction one chooses. This method also prevents the nasty occurrence of one end of the holder falling out, sending the roll careening across the floor, and causing you to crawl across the bathroom trying not to leave a trail to retrieve it. Or so I hear.
HOWEVER, if pressed to hang it properly, such as in the event of comapny coming over, I tend to go with over. Not for any Martha Stewart kind of reason... cats and kittens have a much harder time hooking their little claws into it and unrolling it all over the floor when left in the over position with the end sitting at the top of the roll. Leaving the end hanging under is merely an invitation for a 8 week old kitten.
But honey, if it's driving you crazy, tell him to do it your way or don't get laid. It's that simple.
PaintingChef said: Okay, the toilet paper thing is like this...pick a direction, doesn't matter which one as long as its the OPPOSITE one that your husband wants. And then be confusing and cryptic about it. I, personally, prefer it to come out underneath but I'm fully aware that I'm in the minority. THEN...everytime he puts it on there the wrong direction, you threaten to like mummify him with the cottonelle ultra or whatever your particular manner of death threat is. Next, when he bitches that he likes the roll the OPPOSITE way, you just tell him that he is more than welcome to make the roll face any which way his little heart desires as long as he relocates to another bathroom. So, regardless of the outcome, you win! You get to either a) have a way fun fight; b) have the toilet paper the way YOU want it; c) get your own bathroom all of the sudden and not have to share it with a smelly boy or d) all of the above. And really, life should be all about all of the above.
Zube Girl said: Having worked as a housekeeper at two different ski lodges, I fancy myself an expert on the subject of toilet paper. And the great escape antics of errant pubic hairs too, but that's for another post. Cleaning bathrooms SUCKS! Tip your housekeepers.Where was I? Ah yes. Given my experience, I am inclined to say that 'over' is the proper positioning of the toilet paper. At least that's the standard in the hotel industry. For one, it enables us to make endearing little shapes out of the top square, like this:
That was the only cute design I knew how to make. Some of the housekeepers could make fans and swans and other crazy shit, but I didn't take the time to learn because I HATED housekeeping.
And for two, when the toilet paper is over it just seems to flow better. When I get to rolling what Zube Boy so fondly calls my 'toilet paper beehives' (don't ask how he knows I do that) I like to get a good momentum going on, and that never works quite as well when it's under. For me, anyway.
Actually, though, there are two schools of thought on the toilet paper going 'over' and I want to make sure we're discussing the same method. One school consists of primarily males and they take 'over' a little too literally for my taste.
That's not the positioning I'm talking about.
In summation, and this is HIGHLY unusual for me, but I'll side with the hubby just this once. That said, don't worry, I agree with you on EVERYTHING ELSE.
Bonanza Jellybean said: Having no experience at all in the housekeeping arts, I prefer to go with the "set the roll on top of the empty roll and lean it against the wall" method that Zube Girl so eloquently outlined. That way, all argument is over and one can choose to pick it up and unroll it in whichever direction one chooses. This method also prevents the nasty occurrence of one end of the holder falling out, sending the roll careening across the floor, and causing you to crawl across the bathroom trying not to leave a trail to retrieve it. Or so I hear.HOWEVER, if pressed to hang it properly, such as in the event of comapny coming over, I tend to go with over. Not for any Martha Stewart kind of reason... cats and kittens have a much harder time hooking their little claws into it and unrolling it all over the floor when left in the over position with the end sitting at the top of the roll. Leaving the end hanging under is merely an invitation for a 8 week old kitten.
But honey, if it's driving you crazy, tell him to do it your way or don't get laid. It's that simple.
OK- now this works. If I send your icons to each of you, we can have them by our parts. Nifty, huh?
