PSA. Don't have a conversation at the urinal!

[zinfamous]

Irrelevant. Not all bacteria are the same.

Don't you think it's reasonable to be a little more concerned with the fecal bacteria from some sick person crapping their pants or having to go so badly that they get it all over the seat than with some benign bacteria that likes to live on your office desk? Apples and oranges.

There are a lot of diseases and parasites that take advantage of human waste to spread.

...and what if I told you that all that junk on your desk also consists of feces particles? (and no, not necessarily your own)

 

[nakedfrog]

when i was a kid i thought that you could get aids from a toilet seat

i think this is where my fear of them comes from

That makes an early/mid-80s kind of sense. I think I remember watching a very special episode of Mr. Belvedere along those lines.

 

[purbeast0]

I've been to the urinal twice today and have had 2 conversations while pissing.

The first one was with the janitor who was in there cleaning and we talked about the Ravens.

The second just now was with the guy next to me (only 2 urinals in the bathroom) and we were talking about Docker.

I'll do what I want bitch!

 

[snoopy7548]

I've been to the urinal twice today and have had 2 conversations while pissing.

The first one was with the janitor who was in there cleaning and we talked about the Ravens.

The second just now was with the guy next to me (only 2 urinals in the bathroom) and we were talking about Docker.

I'll do what I want bitch!

What is "Docker?" Or are you referring to Dockers pants? Why would you be talking about pants while urinating? Y'all weird.

 

[purbeast0]

What is "Docker?" Or are you referring to Dockers pants? Why would you be talking about pants while urinating? Y'all weird.

Bruh ... google?

https://www.docker.com/

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

What is "Docker?" Or are you referring to Dockers pants? Why would you be talking about pants while urinating? Y'all weird.

Urban dictionary search "docking". That's what he is referring to.

 

[zinfamous]

Urban dictionary search "docking". That's what he is referring to.

I, too, understood that they were talking about docking.

 

[nakedfrog]

I, too, understood that they were talking about docking.

It just makes logical sense, they've both already got it whipped out.

 

[CZroe]

...and what if I told you that all that junk on your desk also consists of feces particles? (and no, not necessarily your own)

Easy:
I'd tell you that there's reason to believe that it's inert and unlikely to be carrying anything from the person it came from. It's typically dried. Transferred. Old. Just like the airborne particles that settle on my toothbrush in the bathroom. Something fresh enough to still be on a regularly-cleaned but often-used by strangers toilet seat is a different matter. You don't have to be Howard freakin' Hughes to be concerned about it.

That said, I need to use public toilets often. I probably have IBS or something. Doesn't make it any less concerning when more than half the time I see yellow drops or brown spots on the seat in every stall. I leave the top of the seat clean but, truth be told, I often feel bad for the person going behind me.

I also recall a warehouse job I worked once where if you finished early you were tasked with cleaning the restrooms. The guy who showed me how it's done would literally squirt the cleaner into the toilet water then wisk the seat once with a toilet brush dipped in said toilet water before moving on to the next stall. No wiping, no drying, no directly applied disinfectant or cleanser... nothing.

The janitor cleans the restrooms every hour or two where I work and I sure hope he/she does it differently. Sorry, but I'm not sitting on freshly applied toilet water if I can help it. I often can't help it (IBS?) but I totally understand people compelled to hold it until they get home.

 

[MtnMan]

I look too. That's how I know it's disgusting.

Do you carry disinfectant spray everywhere you go? If not, how does it help to look at a disgusting toilet seat?

The seat probably has less germs on it than the door handle on the stall, and the restroom door.

 

[CZroe]

The seat probably has less germs on it than the door handle on the stall, and the restroom door.

Apples and oranges.

 

[Ichinisan]

Man, how do you guys get through life if taking a shit is this complicated for you?

Without the disgusting act of pooping in a public restroom.

 

[nakedfrog]

I hope you don't get ice from ice machines at restaurants then

 

[Ichinisan]

Desks: Dirtier than toilet seats

The last time you wiped down your desk and shook crumbs from your keyboard was — yep, a year ago, when you knocked over a latte while munching a turkey croissant sandwich. Or was it after cru…

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Everyone has heard that stuff a billion times.

Which kind of bacteria would you rather be exposed to? Bacteria that lives happily on a desk? ...or bacteria that lives happily inside human bodies?

Also, consider viruses and parasites...

 

[nakedfrog]

Everyone has heard that stuff a billion times.

Which kind of bacteria would you rather be exposed to? Bacteria that lives happily on a desk? ...or bacteria that lives happily inside human bodies?

Also, consider viruses and parasites...

There just doesn't seem to be as good of a transmission path from a toilet seat as there is from a desk, I'm not touching the seat with my hands.

 

[Ichinisan]

There just doesn't seem to be as good of a transmission path from a toilet seat as there is from a desk, I'm not touching the seat with my hands.

Staph loves the moist parts of the human body a lot more than our calloused hands.

How do you manage to keep toilet water from directly splashing your anus? It happens.

 

[OccamsToothbrush]

Depends on the conversation. "Man, the Giants suck" is okay, but don't lead with "Are those red spots normal?".

 

[IronWing]

Don’t let your staph touch the seat.

 

[nakedfrog]

Staph loves the moist parts of the human body a lot more than our calloused hands.

How do you manage to keep toilet water from directly splashing your anus? It happens.

What does that have to do with the toilet seat? Porcelain is not a particularly hospitable environment for germs, AFAIK, and the water is renewed with each flush... and while I have experienced the water nymph's kiss on my starfish, it's quite a rare occasion for me. Maybe your fudge dragons have a higher take-off velocity than mine.

 

[Sgt. York]

What does that have to do with the toilet seat? Porcelain is not a particularly hospitable environment for germs, AFAIK, and the water is renewed with each flush... and while I have experienced the water nymph's kiss on my starfish, it's quite a rare occasion for me. Maybe your fudge dragons have a higher take-off velocity than mine.

You said that quite well, sir!

 

[zinfamous]

Easy:
I'd tell you that there's reason to believe that it's inert and unlikely to be carrying anything from the person it came from. It's typically dried. Transferred. Old. Just like the airborne particles that settle on my toothbrush in the bathroom. Something fresh enough to still be on a regularly-cleaned but often-used by strangers toilet seat is a different matter. You don't have to be Howard freakin' Hughes to be concerned about it.

That said, I need to use public toilets often. I probably have IBS or something. Doesn't make it any less concerning when more than half the time I see yellow drops or brown spots on the seat in every stall. I leave the top of the seat clean but, truth be told, I often feel bad for the person going behind me.

I also recall a warehouse job I worked once where if you finished early you were tasked with cleaning the restrooms. The guy who showed me how it's done would literally squirt the cleaner into the toilet water then wisk the seat once with a toilet brush dipped in said toilet water before moving on to the next stall. No wiping, no drying, no directly applied disinfectant or cleanser... nothing.

The janitor cleans the restrooms every hour or two where I work and I sure hope he/she does it differently. Sorry, but I'm not sitting on freshly applied toilet water if I can help it. I often can't help it (IBS?) but I totally understand people compelled to hold it until they get home.

sure, just don't worry about the dormant nematode eggs that hang out in those desiccated poop particles! and yes--it is there. and yes--those fuckers are survivors.

I promise you that bacteria is the least of your concerns when it comes to the poops!

 

[Muse]

when i was a kid i thought that you could get aids from a toilet seat

i think this is where my fear of them comes from

You was misinformed. You were probably pretty young then. I was old enough to have paid careful attention to the professional assessments. Sex and blood transfusions and drug users sharing needles were responsible for the great great majority of cases. Very few others... You could conceivably get it if an infected person's blood was introduced into your blood stream by making contact with an open wound. That gave rise to the stoppage of play in sports to bandage an athlete's bleeding wound. I imagine transmission in that manner is pretty uncommon.

 

[CZroe]

What does that have to do with the toilet seat? Porcelain is not a particularly hospitable environment for germs, AFAIK, and the water is renewed with each flush... and while I have experienced the water nymph's kiss on my starfish, it's quite a rare occasion for me. Maybe your fudge dragons have a higher take-off velocity than mine.

...but smears and drops on the porcelain ARE particularly hospitable environment for it. Ever waited in line to use one or found the seat was still warm from the previous user? Well, the fact that porcelain isn't very hospitable doesn't comfort much when it didn't even have the time to matter.

sure, just don't worry about the dormant nematode eggs that hang out in those desiccated poop particles! and yes--it is there. and yes--those fuckers are survivors.

I promise you that bacteria is the least of your concerns when it comes to the poops!

That's why I made it a point to say "bacteria and parasites" earlier.

You know where nematoade eggs and other particularly-hardy parasite eggs, fungus spores, viruses, and bacteria are even more likely to persist and find their way directly to your neither-regions? A public toilet.

Most eggs aren't airborne.

Again, I work long hours and have to use the public restroom almost daily. Just being real about it.

Just today at work my co-workers and I noticed some guy carry a loaded shopping bag in the public restroom and come out with nothing. Yesterday we noticed this guy was in there for over an hour. We also noticed him a few times last week where he'd come in wearing a hi-viz jacket to use our rest rooms, so I figured he was just a landscaper or something for the business park who wanted to get out of the rain for his lunch break. We checked with park security and I was right but they wanted us to let them know more if we saw him again. Since they asked, we checked behind him today and found that he had eaten his lunch in the restroom (found the discarded bag).

Dude was EATING in a public restroom. However you feel about toilet seats, surely we agree that it's gross to eat there... right? I mean, what: Did he eat off the baby changing station or set his food on his bare legs while sitting on a lidless public toilet seat?! Did he sit on the lidless public toilet seat with his porous pants on?! Gross, no matter how you think about it.

 

[Stopsignhank]

Well this has certainly turned out to be a crappy thread I started.

 

[Muse]

Well this has certainly turned out to be a crappy thread I started.

Most guys don't have to be told this, and the ladies are just WTF.