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  1. Vegas_Shades Vegas_Shades is offline

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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 4:57pm)

    Okay so let's say you walk into a public restroom, work or what have you.. walk into a stall, shut the door, lock it and sit down to drop a deuce. I'm pretty sure you check the seat, maybe spray it with something, lay some paper down, etc. You then get up and wash your hands, maybe even clutch that paper towel in your hands to avoid skin contact with the door handle on your way out.

    Okay so what about the lock on the door you touched? The last person to use the restoom clearly touched that without being able to wash first. If they wiped their ass and then pulled up their pants surely the door lock is next to be contacted.

    What about the faucet handle? The paper towel handle?

    Just wondering where you draw the line.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 5:00pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    I understand what you are saying, but the cleaning of the seat you do bc you can't walk to the faucet and clean your ass with soap and water after you are done. But you can clean your hands after you touch the door lock or the faucet, esp since most of them are the push button ones, so you push it while your hands are still dirty, clean your hands, and don't have to push it again.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 5:00pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    get paper towels before turning on water

    turn water on, wash hands dry hands and turn water off with said paper towels

    keep said paper towels to open door upon exit.

    EDIT: and dont' ask about restrooms that ONLY have the electronic airblowerhanddryerthingy...and soon as the door closes behind you, you are locked in until someone opens it for you.
  4. TheWacoKidd TheWacoKidd is offline haters gonna hate

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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 5:09pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    paper towel to turn water on/off obv, then dry my hands and use the paper towel or sometimes my sleeve to open the door... I don't shit in public restrooms unless I absolutely have to, eww
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  5. Ballistik Ballistik is offline

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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 5:29pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

    back of the knuckle to lock and unlock door with a quick tap. ditto what waco said. lol at the guy a couple weeks ago always using his hand to flush toilet and being grossed out by us foot flushers
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 5:36pm) in reply to Ballistik

    carry a pack of tissues with you at all times, elimates fear of paperless restrooms! anyone else kinda feel a sense of embarassment when doing any of the above in a crowded bathroom, like at a sporting event? i always feel like the weirdo but not touching filth>pride
     
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 5:42pm) in reply to Krone2727

    krone, you dont carry a fagbag with you do you?
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 5:46pm) in reply to Ballistik

    no pack of tissues fits nicely in jean pocket, thx
     
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:18pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    i avoid public bathrooms at all cost...once on a trip to wisconsin from NC. i pulled over dumped my cooler out and shit in that (obv left it in the woods)...lol my friends all give me a hard time about my fears
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:23pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    agree with Waco..I use my sleeve to open the door on the way out and paper towel to touch the faucet...public restrooms are nasty, esp. the ones in some casinos. I also avoid hand railings because 90% of the time they are sticky and nasty as fuck.....in a 8 hour live session I prob wash my hands like 5-6 times because the chips are also usually nasty....hand sanitizer FTW!
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:27pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    I definitely wash the seat and the rim of the bowl off with some soap and water. That's where you have the largest chance of picking up something. Of course, I wash my hands good after I'm done. That's good enough for me. I'm not a germophobe.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:27pm) in reply to Krone2727

    lol @ jean pocket.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:33pm) in reply to MNGambler

    Opening the door with your sleeve isn't any better than opening it with your bare hand, unless you take your shirt off immediately after leaving the bathroom. Otherwise the shit infested door is now on your sleeve. Paper towel used to turn on water/dry hands used to open the door.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:39pm) in reply to emoneypitt

    if anyone could find George Carlins rant about germs if would be so funny right now...im just to lazy
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:48pm) in reply to MNGambler

    public bathrooms are my only ocd i am aware of.

    i open the bathroom door inwards with my elbow, i DO lock stall door with my hand because i know i am washing it and if it kills me within 5 min i guess it was a terrorist. i often use my foot to flush toilet. i may use tp for this sometimes.

    then, in this order, get paper towels hanging from dispenser so my wet hands can grab it off there without touching the handle. i turn on the water, wash hands, grab said towel, dry with it, then use towel to turn off water handles, then i take towel and open door handle with it, hold door with foot, turn and throw towel at trash can, use elbow to push remaining door open.

    if there is someone else washing next to me i wuss out on most of those steps even though i will never see them again.

    btw air dryers suck whatever is on the floor onto your hands. gg.

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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:50pm) in reply to skisteve

    ^^^ about sums it up.
     
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 6:50pm) in reply to skisteve

    dying to hear how sweetness licks hooker pussy off the floor of bathroom stalls and never washes his hands or tongue.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 7:03pm) in reply to skisteve

    lol @ wussing out when someone is there. (i can relate.) i dont mind touching stuff while in the bathroom cus i know im gonna be washing my hands when i leave. i use my hands to turn on water and my elbow to turn off (if u have to grab and turn a round handle ill use a paper towel). when i leave its mandatory to use towel to open door.

    when playing poker at a casino ill sometimes wash my hands prior to taking a piss because of the nasty chips ive been handling.
     
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 7:14pm) in reply to skisteve

    ^^ LOL "use elbow to push remaining door open"

    Good stuff skisteve

    What about at work?
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  20. Vegas_Shades Vegas_Shades is offline

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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 7:17pm) in reply to odiggitydog

    I do the same at casinos, wash first then handle my biz.

    I will then use paper towl to open door sometimes, depends how buzzed I am. But thats about it.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 8:02pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    cleanliness is an illusion. the key to a strong immune system is to eat your own boogers.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 9:21pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    Def do the foot flush and paper towel/door dance.

    Prior to being pregnant, I wouldn't dream of sitting on a public toilet seat (hover ftw). But, as I've lost the ability to hover in the last few months, I have employed the use of the paper seat cover (it's really not so bad in ladies' rooms anyway).

    F air dryers - their very existence is why I always carry hand sanitizer.

    Oh, and this is all obv in reference to peeing trips to the restroom, as we all know girls don't poop.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 10:18pm) in reply to pigalet42

    thats amazing. where does the poop go?
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 10:21pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    I've had to take shits in the middle of the desert for 2 months straight, and then in a box in Baghdad for another 2 months. I can shit anywhere and am proud of it. Stage fright? I think not.
     
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 10:24pm) in reply to cashdaddy69

    why the fuk would u take a dump in your cooler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 10:27pm) in reply to Vegas_Shades

    i work from home or from my car. standard procedure is to find a Starbucks because they have the cleanest bathrooms, plus they dont care if you use them for the bathroom without buying anything.

    they have the added fun factor of the bathroom being all yours to lock. you sit there and count the times people pull the handle off the door. i try to take a good long break in there. drinking coffee in the can enhances my experience and makes it flow even better.
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 10:30pm) in reply to BigGunX

    Do you still tap your foot in the mens' room bgx?
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 10:39pm) in reply to savvy

    lolerskizzles
     
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    Jan 7th, 2008 (1/7/2008 10:56pm) in reply to odiggitydog

    obv thats why he brought said cooler. way to retire it in style!
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    Jan 8th, 2008 (1/8/2008 12:35am) in reply to skisteve

    i suck at squating(sp)...and no way in hell i was shitting in public toliet...so i shat in the cooler
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