Men bringing newspapers to the "sh1thouse"

xzanti · 21-11-2006 05:48PM #1

I've noticed a lot of men doing this, my other half included, why do they feel the need to bring reading matter into the loo when moving their bowels? If the body is ready to excrete the waste it should be a fairly quick affair

Are they forcing it out or what?

petes · 21-11-2006 05:50PM

I don't bring a paper but find myself reading whatever is to hand.

Don1 · 21-11-2006 05:53PM

I reckon it's for quiet time!!! Or, depending on the reading material it could be something requiring a little more privacy!!

Pighead · 21-11-2006 05:53PM

Just because a lad goes to the loo doesn't necessarily mean he's going for a Number 2. A lot of the time Pighead goes into a cubicle just to get a break from the constant moaning and nagging of the chicks in his life. I call it "Cubicle Of Calmly Quiet" Time or COCQ Time for short.

Wishbone Ash · 21-11-2006 05:53PM

I thought I was the only one who hated that. It's so unhygienic especially at work when people take the communal paper. It's even worse when they leave it on the floor for someone else to remove. Yuck.

source · 21-11-2006 05:55PM

I would make about 3 trips a day to the loo, and if possible i will bring something to read, it can take anywhere from 2 minutes up to 15, so boredom tends to become a factor on the longer trips.

Gordon · 21-11-2006 05:57PM

Nothing wrong with it! I read books, play games and play guitar on the bog sometimes.

If the body is ready to excrete the waste it should be a fairly quick affair

Would you prefer men to have sex simply to empty their testicles quickly? Perfection takes time, and all good things come to those that wait... etc

connundrum · 21-11-2006 05:58PM

I find it to be quite the relaxing affair.. when the world is rushing by, there's nothing like grabbing the Indo/Times/anything at all and heading off to the dump-machine.

2 minutes might actually be spent doing the business.. the other 18 are spent reading the paper

I'll take your 'Men bringing newspapers to the loo' question, and I'll raise you a 'Women going to the bathroom in 2's and 3's' question!

Fajitas! · 21-11-2006 05:59PM

Get with the times. Laptops and wireless connections

But yeah..."Perfection takes time, and all good things come to those that wait... etc"

Ruu_Old · 21-11-2006 06:10PM

Don't bring newspapers but read whatever is around. Ingredients of shampoo bottle or whatever.

Might as well get comfortable sure!Here we go.

Binomate · 21-11-2006 06:12PM

Fajitas! wrote:

Get with the times. Laptops and wireless connections

But yeah..."Perfection takes time, and all good things come to those that wait... etc"

Damn straight! I'm on the can right now!

admiralofthefleet · 21-11-2006 06:32PM

we do it because when we go for a number 2 we dont dont think about make-up or hair or a nail we broke that morning or that pair of shoes we saw that we MUST have.
like other people have said, whatever is at hand we read, i know the back of a domestos bottle off by heart now!

Sleepy · 21-11-2006 06:33PM

Yeah, my mother's always going on at me for that when I'm at home. TBH I see it as proof that men can indeed multi-task.

What's so complicated about the process of moving one's bowels that women are unable to keep up with current affairs whilst doing it?

projectmayhem · 21-11-2006 06:40PM

women don't poo, so they just don't know what it's like to sit there and begin contemplating life. i've come up with so many ideas for scripts and stuff while on the loo

can't really read newspapers on it. i did try playing my psp once though

peasant · 21-11-2006 07:10PM

Newspaper flyers like Aldi or Expert leaflets come in handy.
Pictures to look at, not too much text, enough to keep you occupied but not too much so you don't have to spend ages sitting in your own cloud because you have to finish reading that article.

Dave! · 21-11-2006 07:10PM

I don't bring anything in usually, cos my movements are for the most part quite rapid.

If I'm in work I sometimes bring in a paper and look at the front page (only if I have it to hand), or else I play a game on my phone. Just cos it gives me time to relax

lol

21-11-2006 07:24PM

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21-11-2006 07:26PM

they should bring more fibre instead

TerrorFirmer · 21-11-2006 07:28PM

projectmayhem wrote:

can't really read newspapers on it. i did try playing my psp once though

I usually take about 3 minutes tops in the bathroom at any one time but once I did take my DS with me, playing Advance Wars. Was still on the jacks about 90 minutes later.

Ruu_Old · 21-11-2006 07:28PM

bluewolf wrote:

they should bring more fibre instead

I'll fibre..YORE FACE, JOO!:)

Faith · 21-11-2006 07:31PM

I find my en-suite at home to be a supremely relaxing room. Sometimes I'll get just my book and sit in there, reading. My bathroom in my flat isn't so nice because my flatmate also uses it, and may wonder what I'm doing in there for long periods of time. Also, the colours aren't as soothing.

Blitzkrieger · 21-11-2006 07:34PM

You really wouldn't want to know the horrifying, haunting truth.

Let's say it's about peace and quiet where nobody wants to disturb you.....

faceman · 21-11-2006 08:10PM

Reading on the jax is one of life's little pleasures. Altho playin guitar can be tricky. I find its the best time to play games in me moby.

Just always remember to put the lid down before you flush..... (those of you who saw the late late show a few weeksn ago will know what i mean...)

Another big pleasure for a man is peeing sitting down. i love it and i bet lots of other guys do too.

Pepe LeFrits · 21-11-2006 08:14PM

The communal paper at work is ALWAYS the Sun...

fap fap fap

Rb · 21-11-2006 08:16PM

Gordon wrote:

play guitar on the bog sometimes.

lol, now theres a skill for the cv!

admiralofthefleet · 21-11-2006 08:17PM

faceman wrote:

Reading on the jax is one of life's little pleasures. Altho playin guitar can be tricky. I find its the best time to play games in me moby.

Just always remember to put the lid down before you flush..... (those of you who saw the late late show a few weeksn ago will know what i mean...)

Another big pleasure for a man is peeing sitting down. i love it and i bet lots of other guys do too.

a man sitting down for a pee is called a peemale, being either too lazy or too drunk to pee standing up

Sparky · 21-11-2006 09:28PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

The communal paper at work is ALWAYS the Sun...

fap fap fap

"OK who took page 3?"

Times when there is nothing to read, I just whip out.....the mobile and play a game on it, or read through a few drunken text messages I got and laugh at them.

21-11-2006 09:30PM

Perhaps men are being practical? It seems like a natural outcome after reading the Herald.

Muzzy · 21-11-2006 09:34PM

As pointed out, it's not neccessarly the reading but the timeout in a quite place where nobody can bother you that does it for me.

I usually read through my texts and sort out and clean up stuff on my phone. Or in public toilets, read all the stuff that people scratch into the doors and walls.

.......Come to think of it, at lunch today and went into the jacks and in the cubical next to me was a guy taking pictures of god knows what, hopefully some great artwork/graffiti on the door or something!!:eek:

Redrocket · 21-11-2006 09:45PM

i normally empty my phone's inbox while sitting on the loo,
i dnot really understand brining newspapers there....
the phone is in the pocket and convenient, a newspaper has to be planned and brought there intentionally

_blank_ · 21-11-2006 09:51PM

Reading on the toilet is great.

In my jacks at home I have issues of FourFourTwo, The Far Side books, a Shakespeare Quotes book, Shampoo Bottle and some issues of Q Magazine.

Men bringing newspapers to the "sh1thouse"

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