Toilet Books

[Puzzles]

Do you guys uh... Read anything when you are on the toilet?

I usually have a book in there (the Wheel of Time at the moment), and end up spending atleast twice as long in there as I need to. It's a nice quiet place to read and not be disturbed

Also, my sister has a huge stack of Cosmopolitan magazines in there, so every now and then I learn something new about girls.

 

[Space Spoons]

Just an old back issue of MAD magazine or something, usually. Something light.

 

[imp_spittle]

If I'm deeply engrossed in what I'm reading when I need to go, I take the book with me. Otherwise, the bathroom is strictly for its intended purposes.

The last book I took to the loo was J.G. Ballard's Super-Cannes. I couldn't put that book down (okay, maybe for a few moments to take care of business).

 

[ma55ter_fett]

I can spend over an hour on the toilet reading a novel, doesn't matter what kind of novel any kind, and then when I get up I have a red ring of death on my butt cheeks.

 

[dmase]

i have to have something to read when i walk in the bathroom but I don't have a strictly toilet book. Whatever i happen to be reading and whenever i get a new handheld game.... don't judge me... >:/

 

[dmase]

I can spend over an hour on the toilet reading a novel, doesn't matter what kind of novel any kind, and then when I get up I have a red ring of death on my butt cheeks.

My legs fall asleep... thats how i know its time to get the hell out of there.

 

[super_mumbles]

Watchmen
WoW strategy guide
Final fantasy 3 strategy guide <- this one got lots of reading toilet or no toilet

 

[PPB]

Like others have said, just what I happen to be reading.

In that line of thought, I've been known to bring my laptop =P

 

[Drake the Dragonheart]

Why the very books created for bathroom reading. Uncle John's A.P.E.S. (All Purpose Extra Strength) Bathroom Reader. I also recommend any of the other fine "bathroom reader" books in the series. Those books are perfect for if you ever need to know some esoteric and completely useless piece of trivia.

 

[GrandAm]

I usually just read the grafetti left on the stall walls.

I don't spend enough time in there to read a book or magazine. Maxim doesn't count as even though it is open and I'm holding it, I'm not reading it.

 

[Puzzles]

Read on the toilet makes absolutley no sense to me.

Why on earth would I want to read whilst sitting over a bowl of my own excrement?

Additionally, just how long does it take this people to take a shit? It would have to be at least 15 mins or so to give you ample time to read some thing, why on earth would it take you 15 mins to take a shit?

I can spend over an hour on the toilet reading a novel, doesn't matter what kind of novel any kind, and then when I get up I have a red ring of death on my butt cheeks.

This is what i'm talking about, Why the fuck would you prefer sitting on a hard, germ, infested toilet to read when you could be sitting in a nice comfy chair?

Well, that excrement used to be inside you, is it that much worse? Better out than in and all that...

Anyway, the actual business part is about a minute, but sometimes a book will hook me and I'll hang out there for 10 minutes. A few pages at a time with your toilet books, a few pages at a time.

 

[Gardenclaw]

Normally music magazines as they have short articles so i don't end up stuck on the throne all day finishing reading it. Classic Rock and Terrorizer are my fave two.

 

[EleanorRoosevelt]

Mostly collections of comics, like the Far Side or an older one like Calvin and Hobbes.

 

[likalaruku]

*Chapter of a book? No, that's for bed only.
*Batman? No, too long.
*Newspaper? No, you're done by the time you find an article.
*Magazine? Same as above unless you're too lazy to read & just want to look at photos.
*AE Parker's Clue Series? Yes, short stories of people trying to kill eachother.
*Dr Seuss? Hey, it's better than the zines doctors & dentists keep in their offices.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

Normally just a magazine. Like White Dwarf...the official GW magazine

 

[WolfThomas]

Varies at my mum's house there was a joke book in each toilet, not that useful as we'd read them so many times. At my current houses there's usually gun porn in there (shooter and deerhunter mags) and real porn (the really softcore stuff like ralph, fhm and zoo).

I usually take the book I'm reading in with me, I'm not really worried about germs, I put the book down before wiping and only pick it up once I've washed my hands. Ever since I got my tiny notebook, I'll often "Twitter Shit" as my housemate calls it (from a Penny Arcade comic and I don't use twitter).

At uni, and some of my mates have picked up on it, I'll get the daily paper (a get a free one each day) take it in with me and leave on top of the toilet for anyone else.

Why on earth would I want to read whilst sitting over a bowl of my own excrement?

Additionally, just how long does it take this people to take a shit? It would have to be at least 15 mins or so to give you ample time to read some thing, why on earth would it take you 15 mins to take a shit??

You can read the major news headlines in 5-10min. It may just be me and my lactose intolerance, but I like to stay until I'm completely empty. Of course when you're done you're done and you should leave. But sometimes you can achieve a lot more by just putting sometime time and patience, makes it less of a chore and more of a cleansing achievement.

By god this threads about poo...

 

[Littlee300]

Read on the toilet makes absolutley no sense to me.

Why on earth would I want to read whilst sitting over a bowl of my own excrement?

Additionally, just how long does it take this people to take a shit? It would have to be at least 15 mins or so to give you ample time to read some thing, why on earth would it take you 15 mins to take a shit?

I can spend over an hour on the toilet reading a novel, doesn't matter what kind of novel any kind, and then when I get up I have a red ring of death on my butt cheeks.

This is what i'm talking about, Why the fuck would you prefer sitting on a hard, germ, infested toilet to read when you could be sitting in a nice comfy chair?

1.Dont talk about toilet rules
2. You can always have a comfy toilet cushion
3. A pillow has more germs then a toilet seat
4. It is nice and quiet
5. your sibling must beg to get a turn on the john. > (this one for jerks)
6. It is the "Throne"
7. Dont insult toilets D:<
8. You dont have to walk to the bathroom your already there

 

[SenseOfTumour]

I've got a little bookshelf in the bathroom, with a particular style of book stored there.

I've got a couple of QI books there, the timewaster letters, just amusing little things I've picked up in charity shops to fill a few minutes.

I'm sure it's not just me who feels a need to read in there, and you can only digest the back of the bleach bottle so many times before you need something new!

 

[Jekken6]

I read some MAD and maybe attempt to do some of a crossword

 

[dalek sec]

I can spend over an hour on the toilet reading a novel, doesn't matter what kind of novel any kind, and then when I get up I have a red ring of death on my butt cheeks.

My legs fall asleep... thats how i know its time to get the hell out of there.

Same here, legs fall asleep. Reading it's usally either Watchman or the Zombie Survial guide for me.