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Old 2008-08-14, 03:42
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Default Toilet paper down the toilet

is it okay to flush toilet paper down the toilet?

i've been doing it for all my life,


my parents tell me that it will clog the plumbing,

but maybe its because they're still used to the 'older septic systems' of the old age.
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Old 2008-08-14, 08:24
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What the hell else would you do with it?

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Old 2008-08-15, 14:05
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It's called toilet paper for a reason: to be flushed down the toilet!!

Troll?
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Old 2008-08-15, 22:57
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My mum told me of a friend she had when she was younger, who's dad made everyone in their family reuse toilet paper if there wasn't enough shit on it.

Don't know how he monitored everything, but oh well.
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Old 2008-08-16, 00:43
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Default Re: Toilet paper down the toilet

there;s a little plastic bin beside the toilet which you put the shit covered toilet in the bin much like you would do with other waste.
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Old 2008-08-17, 05:24
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That's gross.

Flush it anyways?
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Old 2008-08-17, 13:56
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Default Re: Toilet paper down the toilet

If you travel out to indo, thailand or pretty much any developing nation you'll find a whole lot of toilets (when they exist) and im talking the ones that OMG, HAVE PLUMBING - will have a 'communal rag' that everyone uses, or maybe a hose.

The rag gets 'washed' but as you can imagine its stained like a motherfucker and those places stink terribly.

If you have a single tank, like out on a farm or something toiletpaper generally biogrades quite well.
You can also buy eco friendly paper without bleaches or chemicals in it to eliminate any question about it fucking your sewer.

Unless you stack the bowl with paper everytime you take a shit it aint clogging.
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Old 2008-08-18, 04:14
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Default Re: Toilet paper down the toilet

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there;s a little plastic bin beside the toilet which you put the shit covered toilet in the bin much like you would do with other waste.


Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the plastic bin used for old razor blades and things that you would not want to flush.....
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Old 2008-08-20, 09:07
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Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the plastic bin used for old razor blades and things that you would not want to flush.....
And, uh, female things.

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Old 2008-08-20, 09:47
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Default Re: Toilet paper down the toilet

thats the sanitation thing at public toilets.


i dont have that in my home.
haha.


its just a smaller bin then one you'd find in the kitchen.

however, looks like im safe to flush the toilet paper down from all the responses
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Old 2008-08-21, 22:45
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Default Re: Toilet paper down the toilet

Some plumbing systems in some areas of some countries have this thing where you're supposed to throw the TP in the basket next to the toilet... the plumbing system is such that TP can actually clog the pipes for the whole neighborhood, so it's really a community effort.

But chances are if you know English and are posting on &T, you've got decent pipes beneath your feet. Flush your paper.
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Old 2008-08-22, 18:43
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And, uh, female things.

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Uhh yeh, i'd flush used toilet paper........ is this even a debatable point? The only time I haven't flushed it is when using squat-toilets which don't flush in the mountains in Nepal, in which case I think they burn/bury it. The locals use a bucket and water anyway, but i'm not hardcore enough for that.... :o
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Old 2008-08-25, 15:18
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You are using normal paper right?
Not some hardcore towelling of some kind right?
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Old 2008-08-29, 01:35
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If I'm at a friends house, I'll wipe and throw it in the trash can just for giggles... knowing that long after I leave, his bathroom will smell like my shit for hours or days after I leave, and even if he does find it... he's stuck picking it out and flushing it.

I also do this in public bathrooms, especially gas stations/fast food... in fact, I don't even really make a point of hitting the toilet or not period in these places... just let the chips fall where they may.

In my own home though, my bathroom is immaculate. Toilet paper of course goes down the toilet and I clean everything and I never miss in my own toilet... just something about other people being forced to clean up my shit just makes me feel good.

I think it all stems from when i was working at a thrift store and mexicans would come in every day and shit in the sinks/urinals. I figure if everyone else is getting a kick out of it, I might as well.

I must've cleaned at least 50 pounds of shit out of those sinks/urinals over my 2 years at that hell hole job.
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Old 2008-08-31, 03:37
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Default Re: Toilet paper down the toilet

why is this a topic?

does everyone have to ask stupid shit just cause you can
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Old 2008-08-31, 18:26
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In most every latin american country you cannot flush toilet paper. You have to throw it in the bin beside the toilet. Needless to say, it smells terrible so most people will empty the bin daily. There are some high class resorts and hotels that have modern style plumbing, but they're definitely not the norm.
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Old 2008-09-02, 21:36
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Why can these Latin American sewer systems handle a big greasy burrito generated turd, but clog up with a little bit of weak paper?
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Old 2008-09-05, 03:50
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Originally Posted by telecomnerd
Why can these Latin American sewer systems handle a big greasy burrito generated turd, but clog up with a little bit of weak paper?


Found this that explains it:
It's at the consumer end, for what I think are three or four reasons. Water-flush toilets are surprisingly delicate creatures -- they need to be connected to drain pipes of specific sizes and laid at exact slopes (too flat and they clog; too steep and the liquids drain faster and the solids clog) and made from certain materials connected in specific ways; they need TP manufactured to specific tolerances (ever tried flushing a wad of paper towels?); and they need reliable and fairly pure water sources. In many houses in the developing world, several of those factors won't be there -- smaller outflow pipes, laid a bit too haphazardly and with too many bends; water supply that comes and goes; TP of uncertain origin; and so on.

But feces is water-soluble, so even a very imperfect system can tolerate poop being flushed down it; the less soluble TP (especially imperfect TP that might be too tough or too thick), feminine hygiene products, used condoms, and other goodies will cause clogs where poop won't. Hence the trashcan next to the toilet and the signs saying "don't flush the paper!"

Of course, at some point that prohibition becomes cultural rather than simply practical, and even in houses with perfectly-functioning modern toilets that can take anything you throw at them, you will still see the TP bins. I have even seen those TP bins in outhouses, where there is no flushing apparatus whatsoever.
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Old 2008-09-05, 04:20
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wow... you guys really feed the troll lol
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Old 2008-09-07, 00:50
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^Nicaraguan?
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Old 2008-09-07, 18:28
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^Nicaraguan?
nope.
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Old 2008-09-07, 21:03
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wow... you guys really feed the troll lol


im not a troll.

well im guessing its okay then.

i remember we had to call the plumber because one of our pipes burst.
something about trees and roots, (the old ones were ceramic).

so we got it replaced with PVC if i remember right.
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Old 2008-09-08, 20:45
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im not a troll.
If you're not a troll, then you're just the biggest idiot I've ever seen.
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Old 2008-09-09, 01:38
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If you're not a troll, then you're just the biggest idiot I've ever seen.


so your either very ignorant or very arrogant.

Have you read the other responses as to why in some situations and in some cases where the plumbing would of been unable to handle lots of toilet paper?
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Old 2008-09-09, 01:41
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Well do you need like an entire roll to wipe your greasy ass when you take a shit? Confused
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Old 2008-09-09, 02:56
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Well do you need like an entire roll to wipe your greasy ass when you take a shit? Confused


no.

but with 10 people in a household with 4 toilets, you do the maths.
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Old 2008-09-09, 08:06
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no.

but with 10 people in a household with 4 toilets, you do the maths.
Flush when you think it's getting full enough to flood it (this should never happen if everyone flushes when they're done.. if you're worried about nature then get one of those toilets that uses more water for shit, less for piss). I come from a large family as well, but if you don't use a ton of toilet paper you should be fine.

If it really worries you, walk to the nearest restaurant and use theirs. :p
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Old 2008-09-09, 08:43
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Flush when you think it's getting full enough to flood it (this should never happen if everyone flushes when they're done.. if you're worried about nature then get one of those toilets that uses more water for shit, less for piss). I come from a large family as well, but if you don't use a ton of toilet paper you should be fine.

If it really worries you, walk to the nearest restaurant and use theirs. :p


no no it doesn't.

just one day my dad was going.

hey, you put your TP in the plastic bin right?

(he came from rural south korea, and right after WWII, it was dirt poor)
so maybe thats where he still has that mentality.
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Old 2008-09-15, 19:51
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Originally Posted by Hit-The-Bong
If I'm at a friends house, I'll wipe and throw it in the trash can just for giggles... knowing that long after I leave, his bathroom will smell like my shit for hours or days after I leave, and even if he does find it... he's stuck picking it out and flushing it.

I also do this in public bathrooms, especially gas stations/fast food... in fact, I don't even really make a point of hitting the toilet or not period in these places... just let the chips fall where they may.

In my own home though, my bathroom is immaculate. Toilet paper of course goes down the toilet and I clean everything and I never miss in my own toilet... just something about other people being forced to clean up my shit just makes me feel good.

I think it all stems from when i was working at a thrift store and mexicans would come in every day and shit in the sinks/urinals. I figure if everyone else is getting a kick out of it, I might as well.

I must've cleaned at least 50 pounds of shit out of those sinks/urinals over my 2 years at that hell hole job.


this is some lulzy shit (LOL PUN)

Although i do the same. Especially shit in the sink, thats awesome.
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Old 2008-09-16, 21:12
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no.

but with 10 people in a household with 4 toilets, you do the maths.

Ten people?!?! Are your parents rabbits?

I think it is really amusing how some people live.
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Old 2008-09-16, 21:20
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I used to waste a lot of toilet paper when I was a kid, but as I got older I began to use it more economically. IDK why, maybe I'm just naturally getting more fucking miserly as I age*. Well whatever the reason I've now got using toilet paper down to origami-like efficency.

*reminds of the joke about Jews and glass toilets.
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Old 2008-09-16, 21:28
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Not if you have an EXTREME TOILET WAND!!!



***oh yeah, how about tissues and paper towls?
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Old 2008-09-16, 21:32
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my parents throw it in the garbage because their too cheap to clean the septic every 5 years
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Old 2008-09-20, 01:13
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youve probably been flushing paper down the toilet for 16 years or so. if it was going to cause a problem, it would have already happened by now.
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Old 2008-09-24, 19:33
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Originally Posted by MagicmentalmaniacL
My mum told me of a friend she had when she was younger, who's dad made everyone in their family reuse toilet paper if there wasn't enough shit on it.

Don't know how he monitored everything, but oh well.


Were they jews!? LOL!

No, but seriously thats fucking nasty.
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Old 2008-10-14, 00:27
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I used to waste a lot of toilet paper when I was a kid, but as I got older I began to use it more economically. IDK why, maybe I'm just naturally getting more fucking miserly as I age*. Well whatever the reason I've now got using toilet paper down to origami-like efficency.

*reminds of the joke about Jews and glass toilets.


What was the joke?
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Old 2008-10-17, 12:31
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why this thread still alive?

or is it because this subforum is so dead.
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Old 2008-10-25, 14:10
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OP, in Pakistan i can pretty much say you can flush it down the toilet however, we don't use Toilet paper unless we are staying in some hotel.

Water + Left hand does the job pretty well IMO.
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Old 2008-10-25, 20:33
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Yeh just flush. Dont use a massive handful of toilet paper, maybe 10-12 sheets, but it depends on the size if the sewer pipe(some are 4" and some are 5-7" in aus), smaller are obviously easier to clog.
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Old 2008-11-01, 15:12
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You guys are disgusting.

In our country...

We use water and soap.
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Old 2008-11-02, 03:39
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Originally Posted by MagicmentalmaniacL
My mum told me of a friend she had when she was younger, who's dad made everyone in their family reuse toilet paper if there wasn't enough shit on it.

Don't know how he monitored everything, but oh well.


A friend of a friend told me of a friend of that friend he had when he was younger, whose mum turned the clocks off at night because they were so poor.
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Old 2008-11-02, 11:33
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Ten people?!?! Are your parents rabbits?

I think it is really amusing how some people live.

no.

there's a few students that board.
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Old 2008-11-04, 06:08
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Originally Posted by ChibiJeshka
That's gross.

Flush it anyways?


Not every country in the world has the resources for people to flush toilet paper down the toilet.

In a lot of places, its just thrown away in a bin like other trash.
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Old 2008-11-11, 01:43
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What the hell else would you do with it? Confused

-deus-


Nothing! Flush it!
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Old 2008-11-14, 11:21
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So the toilet paper is for wipeing your ass!

This whole time iv been scrubbing with the toilet brush...
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Old 2008-11-14, 15:27
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So the toilet paper is for wipeing your ass!

This whole time iv been sodomizing myself with the toilet brush...

fixed
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Old 2008-11-16, 07:54
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LOL wow. This is really a thread??

Flush the TP dude, it ain't that hard.
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Old 2008-11-17, 02:13
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has anyone head of a mother fucking toilet plunger?
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Old 2008-11-17, 02:15
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In a lot of places, its just thrown away in a bin like other trash.

ah the story of how me and your mom met
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Old 2008-11-17, 03:02
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It all depends on your plumbing. As a child, we always flushed the paper down the toilet. When I was 9 we moved into a house built in the 60's with shitty as fuck plumbing. A couple of consecutive flushes with more than 3 wads of toilet paper each will clog the toilet. Pretty brutal.
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Old 2008-11-21, 23:10
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It all depends on your plumbing. As a child, we always flushed the paper down the toilet. When I was 9 we moved into a house built in the 60's with shitty as fuck plumbing. A couple of consecutive flushes with more than 3 wads of toilet paper each will clog the toilet. Pretty brutal.


Sounds like Iraqi plumbing.
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Old 2008-11-22, 06:56
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Sounds like Iraqi plumbing.

Or African
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Old 2008-12-01, 17:08
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This thread is kinda fucked up, eh?
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Old 2009-01-06, 17:10
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Originally Posted by mayor of monkey town
If you travel out to indo, thailand or pretty much any developing nation you'll find a whole lot of toilets (when they exist) and im talking the ones that OMG, HAVE PLUMBING - will have a 'communal rag' that everyone uses, or maybe a hose.

The rag gets 'washed' but as you can imagine its stained like a motherfucker and those places stink terribly.

If you have a single tank, like out on a farm or something toiletpaper generally biogrades quite well.
You can also buy eco friendly paper without bleaches or chemicals in it to eliminate any question about it fucking your sewer.

Unless you stack the bowl with paper everytime you take a shit it aint clogging.


it is not like that in india ....
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