For Some Reason, I Blame the Internet
November 08, 2006
Okay, so remember the time I posted a picture of my exciting new toilet paper holder? (I mean, of course you do! How could you forget?) And a whole slew of you were all, OMFG YOUR PAPER IS UNDER AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OVER I AM HAVING A STROKE NOW AAAEEEIIIIIIII?
Honestly, the whole thing made me want to create an entire personality test based solely on toilet-paper-hanging preferences. Which I did. Look!
OVER: Sort of nuts, crazed OCD type-A types who probably get those eyelid twitches a lot.
UNDER: Laid back, easy-going types who probably know where to score good weed.
Anyway, my absolute favorite comment came from Jes:
"My husband and I are both OCD. And we like our toilet paper OVER. So much, in fact, that when I go over to friend's houses and the TP is headed the wrong direction? I fix it for them.
And I think I'm doing them a favor."
Ha! She's funny. The idea of anybody being that crazy as to FLIP OTHER PEOPLE'S TOILET PAPER is funny. So very, very funny.
Y'all?
Somebody who came to our open house on Sunday flipped our toilet paper.
Somebody who has obviously never lived with a toddler.
If it was one of you I want you to tell me. I won't be mad, I promise. I just want to make sure I have the proper spelling of your name on the restraining order.
Also: Max thinks you're all nuts.
IM IN UR BATHROOM WATCHIN UR BIZNESS
(Okay. Deep breath here, but you know what? I cannot take it anymore and neither can my mom.)
I'M IN UR INTERNETS
LOVIN' UR BAYBEE
I was Jes' roommate at BlogHer and I shoulda flipped the toilet paper UNDER just to bug her.
Frankly, I would think the "over" would cause more toddler issues. But hey, I'm an under.
Does that sound as creepy as I think it does?
Oh my god! Noah pics! This so made my shitty day infintely less shitty! You must have teh ESPN or something. Yay!
Do I dare admit that I fold the corners of other people's toilet paper?
Yes, I just did.
Not only do I flip. I FOLD.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou for the yummy goodness of adorable baby.
Where did all that hair come from?! I want to pet him.
(For the record, I thought you were going to show us a positive pee stick.)
hey, I like Reader's Digest. AND I am proud to say it!
Noah! Yea for Noah pictures!
I seriously feel so relieved to see Noah. NOAH! I love you as much as a crazy-reader/fan-of-your-mama's-whose-never-met-you could!
(Exhale)
Good God, he is cute. So, so cute. I feel the same way.... I've never posted photos of my kids (because my mom won't let me!) and it drives me up the wall. My kids are so cute!
He. Is. So. Big!!! Let me be one of many to say thanks for sharing.
And Max is awesome. I miss having a Siamese even though both that I had as a kid were weird in their own special ways.
"I'm a little grossed out by the thought that some total stranger touched your toilet paper"
I should hope they touched the toilet paper if they were using the toilet. Otherwise...eewww!
Ok, I've never actually changed other people's TP, but I sure as shit have felt like doing it, because anyone who does it under is just WRONG WRONG WRONG.
But if your pictures and mirrors are crooked? I will rectify that problem for you, even if you see me doing it.
Anal and OCD? Who, me?
Karianna has surpassed by anal-retentive tendencies.
FLIPPING AND FOLDING?
Holy Moses, someone get that woman a therapist. ;)
Take the TP off next time there's an open house. Strangers touching the TP.. gnarly. Noah pics.. GREAT!
Ok, first off...THANK YOU FOR THE NOAH PICS!!! I was having DT's BIG TIME!!!
Second...I am afraid that is not a baby you showed us...he looks SO grown up.
I like to make my guests search for the toilet paper. Keeps 'em on their toes.
Noah is gorgeous...oh my gosh he is totally getting that toddler boy look. I really didn't think it was possible for him to become even cuter, wrong! Scrumptious!
Baby Quiver Lips! Awwwwwwwww, the cuteness kills. And my siamese gives the same look that max does. That I hate you, but love you all the same.
YAY!!! Noah pics! Thank you. I've been jonesin', really! God I love that child (in a rainbows and unicorns way, of course!).
And I do my paper 'under.' Like all intelligent people do.
Just sayin'.
That's a great picture of Max! Of course, we started putting our roll under instead when we first got the cats. We just keep adding babies to the household - so it just has stayed that way! Also, we are usually up peeing in the middle of the night when we have to replace the darn thing, so most of the time it's anybody's guess as to where it even ends up! Those spring loaded things can shoot a roll of TP pretty far.
Noah looks like an angel with that lovely blonde hair. He has the best facial expressions! Thanks for sharing.
OH sweet cheeks, when did he get all the hair so suddenly?? Did you start him on those "Get Long Thick Hair" pills from the back of Seventeen magazine?
THE CUTENESS! Its overwhelming!
That Noah is so handsome. That cross eyed cat is so hilarious.
I just did a reliability evaluation on your TP personality test and found some major flaws. I know someone personally (ahem) who puts her TP OVER (like a normal person) and totally knows where to score good weed. So there.
By the way, that first picture of Noah is delicious.
Oh my gosh, look at all his hair!!! He looks like he has grown a lot since I last saw a picture of him.
I admit, I flip people's toilet paper too. I've got an 18 month old but he's a flusher not a toilet paper enthusiast. He's also very interested in how Daddy uses the bathroom, trying to stick his head between Daddy's legs from behind him and when that fails trying to get on either side. If you see Noah do that, trust me you will bust a gut laughing.
Okay, I missed the kid. But I missed the cat too. Thank GAWD you finally caved.
Now, if someone flipped your tp at the open house, that means they probally went to the bathroom at your house. Ewwww. Nobody pees in my house when I am not there. Anyhow, I like my tp over, but hubby doesn't care. It's hard enough to get him to change the roll. He'll leave the last layer of paper on the roll so when I go, I HAVE to change it because I run out.
I can't believe someone flipped your tp! That's kinda funny. I had to switch to under when my cat discovered she could unroll it for fun, and seriously, everytime it's put on wrong she knows.
Oh yeah.. and I suppose the baby pics were prety cool too... ;) (YAY!)
I'm proud to admit that I've never flipped TP at someone's else's house! Felt like it, though...
Adorable little boy! He's so big! Where's the baby? *sniff*
Is it just me, or are 1/2 the women our age named "Amy"? (The other 1/2 are Jennifers)
Love the pictures of Noah. I have been dying to see that gorgeous face! I could just squeeze him. And I didn't give a crap about which way the toilet paper hung until I married a "Sort of nuts, crazed OCD type-A types who probably get those eyelid twitches a lot."
I'm an under *passing the blunt*
Yay! Noahlah's back!
WHOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Noah is back!!! Everybody do the bootie dance, cuz baby is back!
I haven't been this excited since they decided to do a remake movie of Dukes of Hazzard!
YIPEE!!!!! Noah is gorgeous. such a cutie-pie. And I see that he is right on track developmentally since he is messing with TP rolls! haha.
dear crazy OCD person who changed Amy's roll:
quit it.
OMG WHO cares about the stupid toilet paper?!! YAY!!!!!!! for baby pictures. Little man pictures, rather. Don't you wish you could freeze him...well, not when he's destroying toilet paper rolls, but when he's smiling and ADORABLE! I want one. :) (Not yet...eventually.) Thanks for posting pics - we'll kick the ass of anyone who tries to mess with Noah.
Okay.. I admit it.. I am an OCD toilet paper flipper. Even at other people's houses. And I KNOW that I'm doing them a favour. However, I'm not your OCDTPF. Mostly because I live in the wrong country, and additionally because I only do it for people I know.
All of this ignores my other point, which is that the "underflip" won't deter Noah for much longer. It can still be yanked, and with not a lot of trouble. You are going to have to remember to shut the bathroom door any day now.
I do that too, fix TP. I'm not OCD, or Type A (0k, maybe I'm a little type A, but not a lot) and I have my paper over. Mainly for ease of use. My hands go retarded when I have to use TP placed under.
HA! My sister and I have had a running battle over toilet paper for years. Every time we are at each other's house, we flip the roll. She's over and I'm under. Over the course of a night, the roll can be flipped 6 or 7 times (depending on the amount of beer we are consuming). :D
We had a cat who when given the oportunity would unroll the TP, and with many cousins there was often a toddler around, so we were an under family, except my dad really preferred it over, so in my parents bathroom, it had to be over. For me I don't care that much, but certain locations or tp holder designs make it easier for it to be one way or the other.
Oh and adorable baby/toddler
Noah is adorable. And I don't think I know what way my toilet paper flips. What does that make me?
We picked up some of these one fine day, and its been a TP heaven around here:
http://safety1st.com/product.asp?productID=919
But to warn you, when Noah turns 3 or so, he'll figure them out. But will handily give you square by square while he joins you as you do your business.
Not that I know from experience.
I'm afraid, luv, that I can't look at your baby. What I can look at is your beautiful little boy!
(For the record...I'm an over person. But half the time I'm too lazy to change the roll.)
Sadly I lecture my husband about it while he stares at me like an idiot.
Noah is like a kid...wtf? Now "I" feel old.
Holy shit Amalah! Where did your baby go????
(is still eatable though.)
YHEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Noah withdrawl over!!
PS I am usually the one doing the NO DRIP DANCE to the linen closet because in my house NO ONE puts the damn paper on the holder!
OH MY GOD. You stop posting pictures for a WEEK, and Noah decides to GROW UP.
WTF? MAKE HIM STOP!
In other news, my cat looks nearly just like yours. Perhaps they can be cyber-buddies.
You gotcha some cute boyz!
My MIL is a toilet paper flipper. Apparently is says in the bible that it's supposed to be over. However, toilet paper flipping is her biggest fault as a MIL, which makes me a very lucky woman, and her possible the least likely person ever to know where to score good weed.
I know I always say this, but he is such a handsome guy. Noah, too.
Yay, Noah! And the cat! Sheesh, I only realize that my particular quirks/habits are not so uncommon when I read the comments of some of my favorite blogs. Whew, that's good to know!
I second your personality analysis on the TP thing. When I was 16 I was at some random event at the Governor's mansion in Kansas, and I flipped HER toilet paper roll over. Totally OCD. And that's the only thing I remember about the entire event - couldn't even tell you what I was doing at her house.