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Warpy

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4. I go so far as to press that lever with my foot

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 9, 2022, 01:43 PM

Dec 2022

so my face isn't anywhere near the bowl when the lidless public toilet flushes.

I'm not as worried about intestinal bugs in the air, most are destroyed by UVB light and the usual ghastly fluorescent lighting produces adequate amounts of that.

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Still flushing with the lid up? Check this out [View all] Warpy Dec 2022 OP

Of course one flushes with the lid down. Sanitary, of course. And, if one has niyad Dec 2022 #1

Closing the lid never seemed to deter them from unrolling a new roll of toilet paper Warpy Dec 2022 #11

I have been most fortunate. None of my kittehs went after toilet paper. My niyad Dec 2022 #13

Ewww, gross. I don't even want to watch that. CrispyQ Dec 2022 #2

I go so far as to press that lever with my foot Warpy Dec 2022 #4

"Mommy, why is that woman balancing on one foot like a crane?" CrispyQ Dec 2022 #7

Rehab after a broken hip was a breeze because my balance was so good Warpy Dec 2022 #10

I never use a light. Sneederbunk Dec 2022 #3

I never use a toilet stevil Dec 2022 #6

Where can I find a shirt (?) like Mr. Crimaldi is wearing! Abolishinist Dec 2022 #5

I flush w/ my foot..always. I used to carry wipes so I could clean the seat Deuxcents Dec 2022 #8

Damn. If only we'd know this back in the 70's underpants Dec 2022 #9

settles the "seat debate" IbogaProject Dec 2022 #12