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Well, do you?

Poll will be posted shortly.

"Using the bathroom" = urinating or defecating (peeing or pooping)

"bathroom" = water closet, restroom, washroom, banyo, etc.

Ew, the thought that anyone posting no makes me want to vomit all over society.

well oddly enough I sometimes forget to wash my hands after urinating though sometimes I just can't be bothered

but most of the time I give them a quick rinse under the tap

Ew, the thought that anyone posting no makes me want to vomit all over society.

In Soviet Russia, society vomits on you.

Ew, the thought that anyone posting no makes me want to vomit all over society.

make sure you wash those manos despues de doing that!

Well, do you?

Poll will be posted shortly.

"Using the bathroom" = urinating or defecating (peeing or pooping)

"bathroom" = water closet, restroom, washroom, banyo, etc.
Its about the only thing I do as a habbit..Kills me when there is no soap available in bars ect.. No point in just using water but its better than nothing I suppose.

Where's the "sometimes" option?

:D

I even wash my hands BEFORE urinating. I won't touch my precious little Ulrich with my dirty hands, wouldn't I?

No, I don't touch my privates with my hands. I let my urine spray all over the place and coat the walls, and my underwear takes care of the other end.

Of course, it's pretty disgusting not to

yes i do. and i tell people to do wash their hands also. when i see people walk out of the stalls or the urinals and head for the exit, i tell them to at least pretend like they are washing thier hands...

Well, do you?

Poll will be posted shortly.

"Using the bathroom" = urinating or defecating (peeing or pooping)

"bathroom" = water closet, restroom, washroom, banyo, etc.

I refuse to answer. Lets just shake hands and forget about it.

always, always, always.

just with water after urinating
a proper wash with soap after taking a dump


and i'm pretty good at washing me hands while cooking, too (usually)... i forgot to after touching some minced beef yesterday :( but generally i'm good. that's important, too. my time at mcdonald's opened my eyes to some disgusting things...

I wash my hands before and after (is that weird?) and about 40 other times during the day ( I know that sounds weird, but it's necessary)

Ummm... No.
Unless I happen to piss or shit over my hands, but that never happens.

you're spreading cholera!

yikes!

hehe

It's circumstantial.

At work, I always wash my hands. It's the rule.

Under questionable circumstances(just before or while cooking, at a restaurant, etc), I wash them. When in doubt, I err on the side of caution.

But any other time, I don't wash my hands unless I befoul them. I think about it like this: If I have to scrub my hands every time I touch my dick, I might as well scrub my dick. And I can't figure out how to effectively dry my crotch with one of those blowdryers. :p

paraphrasing George Carlin a bit. :)

Everytime no matter what, unless i am taking a leak outside.

I have, on occasion, been known to wash my hands after using the bathroom.

Ummm... No.
Unless I happen to piss or shit over my hands, but that never happens.


ew. you walk around with contaminated hands!

ew. you walk around with contaminated hands!

ew. You waste water!

ew. you walk around with contaminated hands!
No I don't.
Where did I say 'I never wash my hands?'

In Soviet Russia, society vomits on you.
in Soviet Russia, Mozilla keeps tabs on you!

i odnt beleive in soap

soap makes people weak

soap is the reason for the downfall of society

ew. You waste water!

yeah but at least i have clean hands...

i odnt beleive in soap

soap makes people weak

soap is the reason for the downfall of society
That's ok. Soap believes in you.

No I don't.
Where did I say 'I never wash my hands?'

well you answered no to the OP question. so that = contamination...

Running your hands under cold water for 5 seconds counts right?

yeah but at least i have clean hands...

Only until you push open the bathroom door. :D

Only until you push open the bathroom door. :D

i kick it open with my foot...:p

Meh, I just don't piss on my hands. Saves me the trouble.

I always wash my hands after, and sometimes before, especially when the particular style of pants or underwear I'm wearing makes it probable that I will have to take hold and aim...

I have to say that when I am in a stall at work, many times I hear someone enter the other stall, defecate, flush, and leave the bathroom without washing hands. And I hope that I don't have to touch any paperwork from that unknown male, whomever it is...

Ugh!

Every time before and after, because I'm paranoid and obsessive compulsive. Unless of course I'm outside somewhere. Then, anything goes. Look out honey!

:D

:eek:

Now, there's no reason to wash your hands after taking a piss if you don't get anything on them, is there? For guys anyway, chicks I can see moreso..

But if I take a dump, I always wash my hands either way. So touche. :P

Meh, I just don't piss on my hands. Saves me the trouble.
And the answer to that:

Dear Cecil:

First, an (elderly) joke.

A Harvard man and a Yale man are at the urinal. They finish and zip up. The Harvard man proceeds to the sink to wash his hands, while the Yale man immediately makes for the exit.

The Harvard man says, "At Hah-vahd they teach us to wash our hands after we urinate."

The Yale man replies, "At Yale they teach us not to piss on our hands."

My question: why is it customary for males to wash their hands after urination? I never do, which shocks and disgusts some of my guy friends. I bathe daily and wear fresh underpants, so how does my penis get dirty? It's not like I dig a ditch with it. However, my hands might get dirty from daily activities. Is it not more sensible then to wash my hands before touching my clean penis? Is posturination hand washing a throwback to the bad old days, when sex was "dirty" and so, by extension, were sex organs? I'm serious about this. Please advise. --Tom Sharpley, Los Angeles

Dear Tom:

Good (if elderly) joke. Common (but stupid) attitude. Rank (but important) topic. Some facts:

The purpose of washing is not to get pee off your hands.
No amount of washing will make you clean.
You have to do it anyway.
I've said this before: your boxer-shorts region--from belly button to mid-thigh--is crawling with germs known as coliform bacteria. These bacteria originated in your intestine, and some of them are deadly. Remember punji stakes? They were sharpened sticks that the Vietcong concealed point up along trails and daubed with excrement. If you stepped on one you had a good chance of contracting a fatal infection. Similarly, an otherwise not-so-serious gunshot or knife injury could kill you if it perforated the intestine and allowed coliform bacteria to spread around your abdomen.

But you know this (or at least you ought to). What you may not know is that washing will not make the coliform bacteria go away. They're holed up in the pores of your skin and nothing short of sandblasting--certainly not your morning shower--is going to get them out. Showering merely gets rid of the ones that have strayed onto the surface. The bacteria won't do much harm if they stay put, but when you urinate your fingers come in contact with Mister P. long enough for the coliform bacteria in your pores to hop aboard. Your fingers subsequently touch lots of other infectible items. If you don't wash your hands with soap and water (soap gets rid of the skin oil that the bacteria stick to) . . . hello, Typhoid Mary.

It now dawns on you: jeez, if merely touching my privates is enough to transmit bacteria, it doesn't matter if I pee or not! Just so. Urine itself is actually fairly sterile. Cecil has read reports of it being used during wartime in poor countries as--I'm not making this up--a sort of battlefield Bactine. (U.S. doctors generally blanch at this.) The lesson to draw from this, however, is not that you can go forth dripping (yuck), but rather that just because you didn't pee on your fingers doesn't mean you can skip washing up.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_220.html

Now, there's no reason to wash your hands after taking a piss if you don't get anything on them, is there? For guys anyway, chicks I can see moreso..

sure, but your hands are dirty and your penis is clean, so you should wash before you touch it right?

LOL

i odnt beleive in soap

soap makes people weak

soap is the reason for the downfall of society
I hear hygene causes allergies because your immune system gets bored, as there are no viruses to fight. I still think it's repulsive not to wash your hand after using the toilet or public transit.

Everytime no matter what, unless i am taking a leak outside.

lol, yeah, like we used to do (college years) whilst walking back to the dorm from parties... find some bushes and let flicker.

A drunk man cannot walk a mile with a full bladder...

I wash my hands before I use the bathroom and after.
And numerous other times during the day.

Its the intelligent and responsible thing to do-it doesnt make you any sort of "phobe" so I dont want to hear that crap.

I wash my hands before I use the bathroom and after.
And numerous other times during the day.

Its the intelligent and responsible thing to do-it doesnt make you any sort of "phobe" so I dont want to hear that crap.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10884293&postcount=14

maybe it's because we have kids?

Always, without exception.

Gets on my nerves when there's no soap around.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10884293&postcount=14

maybe it's because we have kids?


Thats part of it now, but I've always been like that. It may have something to do with why I'm very rarely sick. Or I have a really good immune system-or a combo of both.

This past winter, my whole family had strep throat except me. And I was the one taking care of everyone and coming in contact with them and their laundry, bedding dishes.

It definately helps stop the spread of stuff that shouldnt be transmitted from toilet habits.

I really dont want to get herpes from a bathroom door knob or handle.

Me personally, well, pretty much all the time, but there are a few instances when I forget to.

I wash my hands before I use the bathroom and after.
And numerous other times during the day.

Its the intelligent and responsible thing to do-it doesnt make you any sort of "phobe" so I dont want to hear that crap.Aren't you the one who has separate bathroom for your wife to use? I think your hygiene is just a wee bit over the top. But I guess so long as you don't use paper towels to open the doors to the toilet then I guess that's fine.

Aren't you the one who has separate bathroom for your wife to use? I think your hygiene is just a wee bit over the top. But I guess so long as you don't use paper towels to open the doors to the toilet then I guess that's fine.
what's wrong with that? my husband has his own bathroom, he doesn't use ours (me and the girls) and we don't use his.

what's wrong with that? my husband has his own bathroom, he doesn't use ours (me and the girls) and we don't use his.

do you have separate beds?

hehe

do you have separate beds?

hehe
he has his side and I have mine ;)

what's wrong with that? my husband has his own bathroom, he doesn't use ours (me and the girls) and we don't use his.Why? Why with the segregation? Why is it important that you only use your bathroom and that he only uses his? I don't understand. :(

I don't like the smell that paper towels leaves on my hands, so I don't wash with soap and water.

I do, however, use Purell after I go to the bathroom, but I don't think that's considered "washing" one's hands, so I just chose no o_o;.

If you don't wash your hands the terrorists win.

Why? Why with the segregation? Why is it important that you only use your bathroom and that he only uses his? I don't understand. :(
it's his bathroom, he is a man in a house with 3 females, surely he should have one room without ribbons and lace, and lavander candles......

seriously though, I have no clue, that's just the way it is, I can use his bathroom, it's not like I am forbidden, like when I had stomache flu I could puke in there if I couldn't make it to mine, it's just like an unwritten rule though that he has his bathroom and we have ours.

it's his bathroom, he is a man in a house with 3 females, surely he should have one room without ribbons and lace, and lavander candles......

seriously though, I have no clue, that's just the way it is, I can use his bathroom, it's not like I am forbidden, like when I had stomache flu I could puke in there if I couldn't make it to mine, it's just like an unwritten rule though that he has his bathroom and we have ours.

gentlemen, she's a helluva gal!

I wish every woman were so in-touch with men's needs!

Me personally, well, pretty much all the time, but there are a few instances when I forget to.

Aren't you the one who has separate bathroom for your wife to use? I think your hygiene is just a wee bit over the top. But I guess so long as you don't use paper towels to open the doors to the toilet then I guess that's fine.

No- we have two and a half bathrooms-That was from a thread where I said that I had no evdience tha tmy wife had ever moved her bowels. Of course we use the same bathrooms-But I have three kids too. The half bath is off my office in the basement-thats the one I use while I'm working. I clean that one too.
And thats the one I use after working out or working in the yard. Or if we have company and I have to drop a bomb.

I dont touch the handles of the men's room doors- if that requires a towel, then thats what I do.

Over the top? No- the average person is a careless scum bag and I dont think its over the top making a reasonable effort NOT to bring herpes, the flu or impetago home to my family if I have to use a public restroom.
Plus, it could be argued that many people that already have any of these various undesireable infections likely contracted it through poor hygiene or laxed toilet habits.

I wont contribute to the spreading of third world diseases.

Almost always. The only time I don't is when a public restroom appears especially unsanitary and by touching anything I would feel unclean.

I rarely wash my hands after using the bathroom.

I rarely wash my hands after using the bathroom.

That's desperately un-surprising to me. :p

That's desperately un-surprising to me. :p

I know you in real life!

*gives Ravvy a giant handshake...*:D

I just hope the five second rule applies with wiping - just make each wipe last less than 5 seconds and you don't have to wash your hands! Or only eat bananas - you don't even need to touch the bit you eat so you never need to wash your hands!* :p
Just joking. I'm a bit compulsive with washing my hands, I end up washing them thoroughly three times in a row after going to the toilet - it pisses me off though (no pun intended).

*EDIT: Just in case for really stupid people: Do not try any of this

Do You Wash Your Hands After Using the Bathroom?

I see little point in doing so in advance.


But unfunny flippancy aside - Yes, unless facilities are unavailable. In which case I blow smoke on 'em. Don't know if it works. If I'm pissing outside, I'm usually stoned, so it seems like a good idea at the time.

I know you in real life!

*gives Ravvy a giant handshake...*:D

*lunges out of a bush and pins Rock Stars' hand against the ground, viciously attacking it with parachlorometaxylenol before fleeing the scene*

it's his bathroom, he is a man in a house with 3 females, surely he should have one room without ribbons and lace, and lavander candles......

seriously though, I have no clue, that's just the way it is, I can use his bathroom, it's not like I am forbidden, like when I had stomache flu I could puke in there if I couldn't make it to mine, it's just like an unwritten rule though that he has his bathroom and we have ours.

Same with me and my wife. Although unwritten, that rule has been emphatically vocalized by my honey.

Her reason? So she doesn't have to worry about whether I hit what I'm aiming at, especially in the dark, in the night. Also, she has a lot of stuff...

BTW, I get the master bathroom, she has the smaller one, plus her side of the sink in the master...:fluffle:

*lunges out of a bush and pins Rock Stars' hand against the ground, viciously attacking it with parachlorometaxylenol before fleeing the scene*

What was the point of that?
It's just going to get dirty again... ;)

it's his bathroom, he is a man in a house with 3 females, surely he should have one room without ribbons and lace, and lavander candles......

seriously though, I have no clue, that's just the way it is, I can use his bathroom, it's not like I am forbidden, like when I had stomache flu I could puke in there if I couldn't make it to mine, it's just like an unwritten rule though that he has his bathroom and we have ours.Meh, I don't really care what a bathroom looks like, just so long as it's clean.

I'd think the reason for a having a seperate bathroom was more for your convience. Male urine stinks. Stupid scent marking.

No- we have two and a half bathrooms-That was from a thread where I said that I had no evdience tha tmy wife had ever moved her bowels. Of course we use the same bathrooms-But I have three kids too. The half bath is off my office in the basement-thats the one I use while I'm working. I clean that one too.
And thats the one I use after working out or working in the yard. Or if we have company and I have to drop a bomb.Oh, my mistake. That sounds fine. I come from a family where there is a fair amount of toilet humour. So instead of feeling embarresed after hearing someone yelp when they enter the bathroom after we've made a stink we snicker instead.

What was the point of that?
It's just going to get dirty again... ;)

I'm sure that's the flawed logic you always use when pondering whether to wash up or not. :)

Meh, I don't really care what a bathroom looks like, just so long as it's clean.
he cleans his own bathroom, however I think it does annoy him that our bathroom counter (the girl bathroom) is populated by brushes, hot rollers, curling irons, hair products, scented soaps, moist wipes, and make up.

He has 3 things on his bathroom counter, a soap dish, a bar of soap, and a small bottle of aftershave balm.


maybe our bathroom is too cluttered for him. :p

he cleans his own bathroom, however I think it does annoy him that our bathroom counter (the girl bathroom) is populated by brushes, hot rollers, curling irons, hair products, scented soaps, moist wipes, and make up.

He has 3 things on his bathroom counter, a soap dish, a bar of soap, and a small bottle of aftershave balm.


maybe our bathroom is too cluttered for him. :pHow can he have so little? Are you sure he actually uses his bathroom and doesn't pretend, making apropriate noises where apropriate. Mine is completely cluttered with everything.

How can he have so little? Are you sure he actually uses his bathroom and doesn't pretend, making apropriate noises where apropriate. Mine is completely cluttered with everything.
ah, he has a series of baskets under the counter that hold everything else he needs, from shampoo and conditioner, to his razors and deoderant. He is a highly organized and exacting person, and the girls and I are more like "Leave it where it lies and we will know where it is later" :p we annoy him to no end.

ah, he has a series of baskets under the counter that hold everything else he needs, from shampoo and conditioner, to his razors and deoderant. He is a highly organized and exacting person, and the girls and I are more like "Leave it where it lies and we will know where it is later" :p we annoy him to no end.You have an odd husband. Organised Chaos all the way!

I'm sure that's the flawed logic you always use when pondering whether to wash up or not. :)

Well, thanks anyway for saving me from jesus-god-protector-of-all-that-is-good-and-holy-knows-what. :D

I'm sure that's the flawed logic you always use when pondering whether to wash up or not. :)

It's true! I'm doing the world a great favor by saving on water and soap. :D

Well, do you?

Poll will be posted shortly.

"Using the bathroom" = urinating or defecating (peeing or pooping)

"bathroom" = water closet, restroom, washroom, banyo, etc.

Yes all the time, believe it or not after urinating and defecating.

Great Thread Frangland, another great thread that should have had a Public Poll.

Why do I love Public Polls, when we vote on a Public Poll, we take a Public stand on a question or an Issue, and this is NS so its ok, even on a vote for President, Prime Minister Poll.

I have seen many good threads with no Public Poll or no Poll at all.

Great Thread Frangland.

I've become better about it in college. I pretty much always wash now, unless I'm in a real big hurry.