The Same Old Argument
Should the toilet seat be up or down?
This argument has torn families apart since the invention of the indoor toilet. Men mostly need it up while women always need it down. And since it takes approximately two seconds and zero effort to raise or lower the seat, it is clearly a matter of principle.
To look for a solution we must assume that the toilet is being used by both males and females. If not, why the hell would you be having trouble with this?
Then we have to realize then both men and women need to sit to do a #2, but only women need to sit for #1. That means that if you leave the seat up permanently, both men and women are inconvenienced, but if it's always down, only men are. Now the ladies may argue that it is best to just leave the seat down and the guys can deal with it as required.
But I do not understand why all the complications about the toilet seat. Why can’t everybody not just lift or drop the seat as needed and leave it in that position for the next person who may well be of the same gender and/or need. It will save a lot of wear and tear on the hinges.
I cannot help but wonder how does it affects the ladies if the seat is left up; for only they seem to be unhappy about the position of the toilet seat. What problems does it create?
But science gives us a much better reason to leave it up: The water in the toilet can evaporate more efficiently when the toilet seat is up. This cools the air thus helping to prevent global warming.
A scientific survey.
~choijay/etiquette.pdf
Comments (81)
now lets concentrate what should we use instead of paper ...after all we do wanna save the trees
Flushing the toilet with an open lid evaporates bacteria and germs into the air.
Hmm, a very valid point. Are we trying to save the stones as well? Maybe a container with a variety of pebbles could look very snart in the toilet.
And if it is a long drop?
But girl, why should we sit down? Men and women do things differently. Just look at the dogs. Do the urinate the same? Remember we have to mark our territory.
But my toilet is always clean. And it certainly don't have any odors.
Hm, we still have a lot of them in the rural areas. Especially on farms.
I hope you did not teach him to knit as well.
Why should we sit down to pee. That is the way we do it. We don't tell women how to urinate. That is a matter of preference behind a closed door. I don't care a hoot if a woman does it standing or seated. That is her prerogative. As long as she does not mess on my toilet floor.
I like it. Watering the flower.
It is outrageous of a woman to expect her husband to sit down when doing a #1. If he gives in what would she demand next?
It seems some woman are not happy with equality. They want more.
Thanks for dropping in.
Can you imagine the mess when sitting down on a closed lid when in a great hurry.
~DAN~
He wanted to know why his mother sat down when she went to the bathroom.
The father told his son "because your mother is lazy".
I don't know if the mother heard what was said but I sure didn't think what the father said to his son was funny or nice.
Regarding the toilet seat being down I just raise it back up.
You are missing the point here. Why should he be taught like that. Just to please women?
I have a notion you can teach him and he will obey when he is small, but when he grows up he will revert to standing again.
I hope for the sake of the the boy the mother did not hear the father. A child needs both parents to be raised properly.
An escape hatch for evil spirits?
Nice one. I like it. I have always maintained there are no evil spirits in my house. Now I know why.
and there will be no divorce without a toilet seat.
But there can be a toilet seat without a divorce.
They are not mutually inclusive,
Did I reference you by name?
But then you have just shown your reluctance to accommodate men. If it is the way woman want it for 75% of the time then why not indulge us for a mere 25% of the time?
And why do somebody need to fall into the toilet in the dark? The light switch is right at the door.
My signal is too poor now to listen to it but I believe this is the song I have been looking for for some time now. Forgot the title and the artist.
The tendency of some females to imitate the actions of men - even when they don't have the tools - is not restricted to the animal world.
But it is an interesting blog just reading all the others' argument.
Say hello to my friend, (hello S)
Take care
SR
But do you leave the tree's seat up or down?
The sad thing is that I have been "trained" so well, that I put the seat back down, even when living alone.
just the same Cat. great blog. very universal yet very common sense tingiy? ?
hmnn. Nice. day everyone
SR
That could be a solution but it will just set them free to start another crusade to attack some other innocent action. Something like telling us in what sequence to wash our anatomy when in the bath.
I don't have a problem with a fella sitting down because he has a health problem or if he feels more comfortable that way; It is when I'm told how to do it by somebody while I don't tell anybody how to do it. I say: just don't pee on my stuff or clean up afterwards.
But we are off the point now. It really goes about leaving the toilet seat up or down; and I maintain it is immaterial. If it is not right for you, just fix it and leave it any way you want. Nobody is put at a disadvantage by it.
Unless if somebody is just looking for something to nag about.
I gotta let SR know a little something. I left you a reply on my last blog. Did you read it?