Toilet Roll
My fiancee is guilty of this, and it causes pre-marital disharmony on a regular basis.
Toilet rool should be put on the holder in the "over" position, not the "under" position.

It drives me mental in a hugely disproportionate way. The words "bat-shit crazy" come to mind.

Over:


Under:


Even looking at the "under" picture is making me angry.

Look how poorly optimised those images are. All pixelly and rubbish. Yay.
(Rotten_Cointreau is a proper scientician, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:42, 22 replies)

OMG! yes, yes, yes.
I hate it when they put the loo roll on the wrong way. Fer christ's sake, can't they see it works better the correct way.
( girlinthehole, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:44, closed)

click
100% of accurate
( Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:45, closed)

I know what you mean
it makes so much more sense in the over position, but I know a few people that prefer it in the under.. I don't get it, why do you want toilet paper that you can get your hand to?
(Belgaer is, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:45, closed)

You are correct.
She is wrong. Wrong!

There is even logic to reinforce the correct way; this paper, this lovely, soft, absorbent paper, is situated in a room regarded mostly for its moisture content. The second the shower is turned on, air currents and airborne water vapour conspire to stick the damn stuff straight to the wall, leading to unpleasant 'fingers through the paper' incidents.
(ThomsonsPier consumes, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:47, closed)

nononononononono
no

NO!

under is betterer, overs get on my nerves
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:47, closed)

NOOOOOOOOOOO
Under is the way. It looks much neater.
(tedalaki - Like Purple Aki but better, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:50, closed)

Eh?
And I'm serious here...

You mean there's a *right* way?

What fucking etiquette book did that fucking rule come from?

It's bog paper. It's for wiping your arse - it's not a fashion statement.

Personally, as long as there *is* some bog paper, I'm ecstatic.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Fri 2 May 2008, 11:54, closed)

Legless
of course there is.

If you pull from under, any dust, microbes etc on the roll go down and away from you, if you pull from above any dust or microbes come around and on to you with the roll movement.

It is perfectly obvious and logical to have the toilet roll from below.
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:00, closed)

I totally agree
Surely anyone can see that over is the correct way.

Someone in my office keeps on doing an under and I always make a point of correcting this whenever I go to the loo.
(Tom Jones's Mojo Hasn't had any since, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:01, closed)

Of course
Course there is Legless. And it gets worse... one should leave no more than 1 piece dangling.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:02, closed)

Microbes?
Microbes? What? As if the (miniscule number of) microbes that are found on paper are going to be anything like as bad as the ones that surround your arsehole... That's pretty specious reasoning.

Anyway, I always take off two lengths and fold it over.
(Rotten_Cointreau is a proper scientician, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:07, closed)

YESSSSSSSSSSSS
so true
( Regger, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:11, closed)

over:
the right, good and british way.

under:

the bad, wrong and quite possibly french way.
(LIMES, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:28, closed)

Yes!
*Click*
I'm at war with my mum over this. If I see toilet roll in the under position then my nerves stand on end and I'm not satisfied until I've corrected it; then when she visits the bathroom she turns it from the over position back to the under position. Repeat ad nauseam. We've never had an open discussion about it but we both secretly hate the each other's toilet roll preference as part of the ongoing cabin-fever experience that is our shared existence. It's time for me to move out..
(lost, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:32, closed)

Y'know
every now and again I read a post and wonder if I've strayed onto an OCD discussion board.

Then I check to make sure I haven't, and check again - just to be sure. Then once more.

At least once more
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:40, closed)

Click!
Because it made me laugh like a monkey and then have to explain to non-english speakers what exactly was funny.. They still don't get it :D

Oh and by the way, Over is totally the way forward! Under is just rank..
(darras jeg har en grevling i hodet. Grevling, grevlang, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:45, closed)

I love
that even the picture you shot yourself makes you angry. For some reason that gives me the giggles.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 2 May 2008, 12:46, closed)

over!!!
under is just wrong.

fireflier, your comment made me snort with laughter. i think OCDs (real or perceived) should have their own QOTW - i've got a few :)
(chameleon61, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:55, closed)

My girlfriend
I had to show my girlfriend how to correctly hang the toilet roll when she moved in with me........ Five minutes well spent.
(Pork2311, Fri 2 May 2008, 13:16, closed)

OVER
The cleaners at our office do 'under'. I have to change it. Apart form anything else, 'Under' requires that you brush your fingers against the loo wall at the exact same point that hundreds of others have brushed their shitty diseased fingers...

...I may need to go lie down
(mungo_spanner, Fri 2 May 2008, 13:44, closed)

Couldn't agree more
Luckily we have an idustrial strength magnet in our holder (ikea), which the missus hasn't the strength to open so she just leaves the new roll on the floor.

I can then insert it the RIGHT way round as you have so clearly explained.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Fri 2 May 2008, 14:00, closed)

Get this...
...my sister in law has a very modern toilet roll holder that has an upright spindle so the bog roll sits sideways instead. Hence the paper spills over and looks a right mess.

If any of you 'unders' want to joing me and my fellow 'overs', we could meet in Birkenhead Park this weekend, go round her house (a 2 minute walk) and burn the fucker down.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 2 May 2008, 17:05, closed)