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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 20:50:19 GMT -5
New t-shirt... If you don't know whether they sit or squat, its not a real marriage...
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Post by achelois on Apr 12, 2014 8:07:25 GMT -5
I sit. Never gave it a second thought. I'm a farm girl. Not much grosses me out. I am a nurse. Not much grosses me out, either.
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Post by achelois on Apr 12, 2014 8:10:21 GMT -5
I have heard about cleanliness studies that sampled random things in our everyday lives. Your computer keyboard and coffee cup at the office usually come back with more bacteria than the office toilet.
May be true, but that bacteria is mine. From me. Totally irrational, but I'm less grossed out by my own cooties than the idea of random stranger cooties.
And I clean my keyboard - and the TV remote - regularly. Yes, issues.
But you go swimming. In the ocean
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Apr 12, 2014 11:28:37 GMT -5
...:::"I mean, I wouldn't have a three course meal in a lavatory...":::...
I can't stop giggling at this! I'm imagining candles and those fancy plate covers that waiters open and unveil your food!
You know the phrase "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Germs and yuck are essential to boosting my own overall tolerance and strength.
I do understand how many people can't stand "filth". There are just so many situations where that kind of aversion is so immensely impractical. People that won't drink anything for a whole day so they can avoid the bathroom. Wow... dedication.
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Post by tloonya on Apr 12, 2014 12:46:44 GMT -5
I think the narrow part should be longer and bendy so you can aim... isn't that all the fun of it? I thought it was the shaking it off part. Gives a guy ANOTHER excuse to play with it. What's the first one?
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Post by tloonya on Apr 12, 2014 12:49:34 GMT -5
If I ever meet a fellow YM'er, I don't want them to know whether I sit or hover. TMI to give out. I don't want to know what they choose to do, either. So you do not want to bond?
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Post by Spellbound454 on Apr 12, 2014 12:53:22 GMT -5
I not only hover.....but don't touch the sides...... and when I've washed my hands I'll open the door with my elbow. No-one elses poo germs getting near me....eeewww
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Apr 12, 2014 13:01:02 GMT -5
If I ever meet a fellow YM'er, I don't want them to know whether I sit or hover. TMI to give out. I don't want to know what they choose to do, either. How about an EE'er? Things are a lot more casual over there. Nah, only YM'ers should know that that they don't know my secret ways.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Apr 12, 2014 13:03:02 GMT -5
If I ever meet a fellow YM'er, I don't want them to know whether I sit or hover. TMI to give out. I don't want to know what they choose to do, either. So you do not want to bond? I think that I'm already too bonded with some folks on here, possibly such as you, oh tloonya. When I quote, for instance, Phil585, sometimes people look at me a little strangely, even if I give them the context. I'd love to meet Phil in real life, though.
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Post by tloonya on Apr 12, 2014 13:13:53 GMT -5
I not only hover.....but don't touch the sides...... and when I've washed my hands I'll open the door with my elbow. No-one elses poo germs getting near me....eeewww Trust me hon, you are kidding yourself. poo germs are near you...NOW
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Post by tloonya on Apr 12, 2014 13:14:57 GMT -5
So you do not want to bond? I think that I'm already too bonded with some folks on here, possibly such as you, oh tloonya. When I quote, for instance, Phil585, sometimes people look at me a little strangely, even if I give them the context. I'd love to meet Phil in real life, though. We bonded alright. See how much time we are all spending here. I sometimes thinking - do we all are lazy asses?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 14:02:47 GMT -5
I have been grossed out by other people's stinky poop gas since I took HS biology and learned that when you are smelling the poop you are also inhaling parts of it.
Much grosser than sitting on a toilet seat, except after a squatter that doesn't clean up behind themselves...
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Post by weltschmerz on Apr 12, 2014 14:09:37 GMT -5
I remember being told by some kid in school when I was small, that if you're stabbed in the gut or intestines, all the gas comes out and it smells like you farted. This was the reason I was always afraid of being stabbed in the gut.
The dying part didn't bother me as much.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Apr 12, 2014 14:53:12 GMT -5
I remember being told by some kid in school when I was small, that if you're stabbed in the gut or intestines, all the gas comes out and it smells like you farted. This was the reason I was always afraid of being stabbed in the gut.
The dying part didn't bother me as much.
That is good information. Now, I'm afraid of being stabbed in the gut, too . Well, rationally, I wouldn't want to be stabbed in any portion of my body, now that I think about it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 16:21:30 GMT -5
My late husband once had a severe bacterial infection in his intestine. His abdomen was swelling but no gas passing. This is when I learned there is something called a "rectal tube." They put one in (poor nurse!) and then he continued to swell. Imagine small cute Asian doctor "why not working?" Ah, this is when we discovered that someone kinked the tube upon installation. DH reported farting for at least three minutes straight when they fixed the kink in the hose.
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Post by milee on Apr 12, 2014 17:09:12 GMT -5
May be true, but that bacteria is mine. From me. Totally irrational, but I'm less grossed out by my own cooties than the idea of random stranger cooties.
And I clean my keyboard - and the TV remote - regularly. Yes, issues.
But you go swimming. In the ocean And travel to third world countries where there are only squatty potties. Guess I'm willing to suspend disbelief in order to get my thrills.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 12, 2014 19:43:20 GMT -5
My late husband once had a severe bacterial infection in his intestine. His abdomen was swelling but no gas passing. This is when I learned there is something called a "rectal tube." They put one in (poor nurse!) and then he continued to swell. Imagine small cute Asian doctor "why not working?" Ah, this is when we discovered that someone kinked the tube upon installation. DH reported farting for at least three minutes straight when they fixed the kink in the hose. I know it wasn't funny to you DH but this cracked me up!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 20:02:25 GMT -5
My late husband once had a severe bacterial infection in his intestine. His abdomen was swelling but no gas passing. This is when I learned there is something called a "rectal tube." They put one in (poor nurse!) and then he continued to swell. Imagine small cute Asian doctor "why not working?" Ah, this is when we discovered that someone kinked the tube upon installation. DH reported farting for at least three minutes straight when they fixed the kink in the hose. I know it wasn't funny to you DH but this cracked me up!!!! Honestly, it is a family favorite. It was hilarious to hear DH tell it because he would illustrate with the loud sound coming for a really long time. The longer the farting noise, the longer we laugh. He used to say that he had the worst luck because even his rectal tube could kink. Like it wasn't bad enough to have to have one, but then to get the kinked one at that!
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Post by achelois on Apr 13, 2014 6:13:36 GMT -5
But you go swimming. In the ocean And travel to third world countries where there are only squatty potties. Guess I'm willing to suspend disbelief in order to get my thrills. You are very daring, IMHO! Just oust thinking about what is in the ocean gives me the willies. And makes me sad, when I think how much junk humans have added to it.
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Post by milee on Apr 13, 2014 6:39:21 GMT -5
You are very daring, IMHO! Just oust thinking about what is in the ocean gives me the willies. And makes me sad, when I think how much junk humans have added to it. Not that daring, just love the water. You have to focus on the good parts and allow yourself to forget the scary stuff. Around here, every single day you're on the bay you see dolphins. I've even had wild dolphins come up to swim and play beside my sailboat so close I could reach out and touch them. More rarely, we see dolphins do flips and leaps, which is amazing. You also see manatees very regularly and they're sweet and endearing. The past few years, there have been greater numbers of large sea turtles and it's not unusual to see eagle rays. Amazing stuff. And that's what I think about - absolutely nothing else.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 13, 2014 6:51:46 GMT -5
And travel to third world countries where there are only squatty potties. Guess I'm willing to suspend disbelief in order to get my thrills. You are very daring, IMHO! Just oust thinking about what is in the ocean gives me the willies. And makes me sad, when I think how much junk humans have added to it. I would rather swim in the Gulf/Caribbean than swim in a pool. Something about corraling people's pee in a small confined area and the smell of chlorine makes me want to Yeah I know folks pee in Gulf too!!
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Post by achelois on Apr 13, 2014 7:24:47 GMT -5
You are very daring, IMHO! Just oust thinking about what is in the ocean gives me the willies. And makes me sad, when I think how much junk humans have added to it. I would rather swim in the Gulf/Caribbean than swim in a pool. Something about corraling people's pee in a small confined area and the smell of chlorine makes me want to Yeah I know folks pee in Gulf too!! Yes, and animals die, dead bodies are dumped in, medical waste is dumped in, oil is leaked in, sewage is dumped in... I do not go into pools, either, but, at least chlorine kills germs and urine is sterile when it comes out unless the person has a UTI. Pee is the least of the concerns.
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on Apr 13, 2014 11:33:20 GMT -5
I would rather swim in the Gulf/Caribbean than swim in a pool. Something about corraling people's pee in a small confined area and the smell of chlorine makes me want to Yeah I know folks pee in Gulf too!! Yes, and animals die, dead bodies are dumped in, medical waste is dumped in, oil is leaked in, sewage is dumped in... I do not go into pools, either, but, at least chlorine kills germs and urine is sterile when it comes out unless the person has a UTI. Pee is the least of the concerns. When I use pools, I don't really think about pee as much as I think about the poorly-wiped anuses (ani?) that are being washed off into the swimming water. Nothing like a refreshing dip in dirty-butthole rinse-water. At least in the ocean, I figure the concentration is down to fewer parts per billion, or whatever. (For the record, this doesn't deter me from swimming in pools. Just a fun visualization exercise I like to conduct. "Hmmm... I wonder how dirty THAT GUY's anus was before he jumped off that diving board? Perhaps there were some flecks of TP stuck to it?") (Enjoy pool party season, folks. You're welcome.)
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 13, 2014 13:23:03 GMT -5
Yes, and animals die, dead bodies are dumped in, medical waste is dumped in, oil is leaked in, sewage is dumped in... I do not go into pools, either, but, at least chlorine kills germs and urine is sterile when it comes out unless the person has a UTI. Pee is the least of the concerns. When I use pools, I don't really think about pee as much as I think about the poorly-wiped anuses (ani?) that are being washed off into the swimming water. Nothing like a refreshing dip in dirty-butthole rinse-water. At least in the ocean, I figure the concentration is down to fewer parts per billion, or whatever.
(For the record, this doesn't deter me from swimming in pools. Just a fun visualization exercise I like to conduct. "Hmmm... I wonder how dirty THAT GUY's anus was before he jumped off that diving board? Perhaps there were some flecks of TP stuck to it?") (Enjoy pool party season, folks. You're welcome.) Yep that too!! But thanks to achelois we now have to worry about dead bodies floating by. Wait, I guess if the bod is really bloated we can use it as a float. Sorta like recycling!!
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on Apr 13, 2014 13:29:34 GMT -5
When I use pools, I don't really think about pee as much as I think about the poorly-wiped anuses (ani?) that are being washed off into the swimming water. Nothing like a refreshing dip in dirty-butthole rinse-water. At least in the ocean, I figure the concentration is down to fewer parts per billion, or whatever.
(For the record, this doesn't deter me from swimming in pools. Just a fun visualization exercise I like to conduct. "Hmmm... I wonder how dirty THAT GUY's anus was before he jumped off that diving board? Perhaps there were some flecks of TP stuck to it?") (Enjoy pool party season, folks. You're welcome.) Yep that too!! But thanks to achelois we now have to worry about dead bodies floating by. Wait, I guess if the bod is really bloated we can use it as a float. Sorta like recycling!! How many bloated corpses would we have to string together in order to make a raft big enough for all us YMers to fit? And who is making the pina coladas? Extra rum for me, please!
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Post by achelois on Apr 13, 2014 13:40:14 GMT -5
Aren't you worried about the girls' possibly-not-so-clean bottoms? You are arbitrarily eliminating half the potential pollution without just cause. You have to remember too, that while the ocean is larger, there are more animals in it eating others, defecating, dying and decaying as well as all the extraneous stuff dumped into it by humans. I would not be too sure of the few ppb. Just a thought. (It will take more bloated corpses than we have, unless you have a secret stash somewhere we don't know about)
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 13, 2014 13:41:21 GMT -5
Well, sunshinegal1981, if the bods are from the P&M board it shouldn't take too many. They are sooo full of it As for liquid refreshment, I will bring a Gallon of Vodka and a fifth of orange juice, speaking of which it must be 5 o'clock some where
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2014 13:51:32 GMT -5
True Story
I have a thing about swimming in clear water where I can see the bottom. The local river is great for clean water and some fun.
Packed up the kids one day to go and on the way I had the radio on. There was a story of a dead body being found in the same river we went to, but it was a bit down stream....
Thankfully, the kids were young enough to not notice the story and realize it was near where we were going.
DS caught a fish and I couldn't help but wonder "who" it had been eating.
Nasty....
I have decided that I have watched way too many cop shows because I am always looking for dead people in the woods/lakes/rivers.
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Post by milee on Apr 13, 2014 14:43:35 GMT -5
(It will take more bloated corpses than we have, unless you have a secret stash somewhere we don't know about) I can check my freezer. Although when we were buying this fridge, we only bought the one hooker freezer model, so I'm usually pretty aware of what's in there.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 16:23:35 GMT -5
Before I get to why I dug this up from the depths, can i just say the search function here is not helpful... you'd be amazed what shows up when you try to search pee and public toilet...
Anyway, was at the market today and while I generally DO NOT like to stop in the facilities there (they don't just ask you not to put feminine products in the toilet, they also list syringes, etc...) ... well, anyway, it was necessary...
To the point though... this sign was on the wall...
We AIM to provide a clean environment.
Ladies, please stay seated for the entire performance...
I instantly thought of this thread... oviously...
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