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View Poll Results: Do you read on the loo
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Yes I do 27 votes (62.79%)
No I don't 7 votes (16.28%)
I'd even read standing up to pee if I could 8 votes (18.60%)
Don't be silly I'm female, the whole idea is disgusting. 1 votes (2.33%)
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Toliet reading break. Do you? (Page 2)
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Dakar V
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Aug 27, 2008, 04:42 PM
 
I haven't listened to Rob Thomas in years.
     
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I have never seen Thomas Roberts.
     
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Aug 29, 2008, 12:26 PM
 
I either read or play solitaire on my iPhone.

And one of the reasons that I got wifi in me house was for writing sh*t on my macbook pro while taking one.

Edit: not that often, although it is really nice when it is cold and you put a warm laptop on your lap. Only thing is I once got a pube in my keyboard, which was weird.
     
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Aug 29, 2008, 05:30 PM
 
Yeah there's nothing wrong with a bit of on-toilet-reading. And i must admit that it has now (with the invention of the iPhone) progressed to emailing and texting. Its a time saving practice!!

But i don't go as far as to leave reading material in the bathroom. I think it makes a bit of a bold statement, but i can't see it making a good impression if you bring a new lady home, unless you have cosmo in there and thats going to raise even more questions.....
     
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Aug 30, 2008, 06:56 AM
 
So who does leave complimentary reading matter? While I do love a good read, we don't leave anything in there as a matter of course, my wife thinks the whole idea is stupid.

At my brothers I noticed there was a copy of Cheri Blairs autobiography left on the window ledge. I couldn't comment on the use for this though.
     
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Aug 30, 2008, 08:53 AM
 
I subscribed to Macworld and the only time I read it is while sitting on the toilet.
     
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Aug 30, 2008, 09:16 AM
 
I used to subscribe to MacAddict, but that was mostly for all of the games and apps on The Disc, as I didn't have internet access at the time.
     
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Aug 30, 2008, 10:39 PM
 
Once visited a coworkers apartment. Glanced in his bathroom as I walked by. The floor was covered with stacks of books. Looked like a small library.

Maybe he should see a doctor if he's sitting around that long....
     
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Aug 31, 2008, 12:09 AM
 
I once read all of The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny is one toilet sitting.


Ok, it's only about 150 pages long, but it's still an achievement.
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Sep 1, 2008, 01:56 AM
 
Mostly just my feeds on the iPhone.

[ fb ] [ flickr ] [] [scl] [ last ] [ plaxo ]
     
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Sep 1, 2008, 06:06 AM
 
Originally Posted by Shaddim View Post
I once read all of The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny is one toilet sitting.
I read War and Peace while taking a pee.
     
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Originally Posted by JoshuaZ View Post
Once visited a coworkers apartment. Glanced in his bathroom as I walked by. The floor was covered with stacks of books. Looked like a small library.

Maybe he should see a doctor if he's sitting around that long....

Actually my friends flat has a small library in the toilet. There are three shelves which are full of books. Which i honestly found a bit odd. I mean i think there needs to be a sign either telling you to freely take a book or if there are for show only.
     
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Sep 1, 2008, 09:22 AM
 
I'm typing this from the pot right now, and I'm barely able to breathe. All I had was peppers and pasta last night...
"Everything's so clear to me now: I'm the keeper of the cheese and you're the lemon merchant. Get it? And he knows it.
That's why he's gonna kill us. So we got to beat it. Yeah. Before he let's loose the marmosets on us."
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Sep 1, 2008, 04:10 PM
 
This: http://www.bathroomreader.com/product.asp?specific=222
is the only reading material I have in my bathroom.
If you need to send me a private message, please send it to brassplayersrock²
     
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Sep 1, 2008, 04:29 PM
 
Originally Posted by calverson View Post
I read War and Peace while taking a pee.
Kim Peek, iz that yoo?
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