Yes, apparently I have gotten that desperate in keeping my blogging streak alive.
But in my defense, I came across this information from one of my more recent go-to sources for blog material – Study Finds, so it’s not like I was randomly seeking out articles about people’s bathroom habits.
A survey commissioned by Homecure Plumbers used Amazon’s Mechanical Turk network to reveal the bathroom habits of 1,128 people from the United States and the United Kingdom. Here are some of the interesting, and occasionally disgusting findings, with my comments in parentheses:
- 92 percent take their mobile phone to the bathroom (GUILTY)
- 60 percent are checking social media (GUILTY)
- 49 percent are checking the news (GUILTY)
- 4 percent admit to eating while sitting on the toilet (NOT THAT I CAN RECALL)
- 11 percent have taken phone calls while on the toilet (GUILTY)
- 4 percent have even taken a nap (OK – I KNOW I’VE NEVER DONE THIS…)
- 18 percent admit to participating in a conference call with work (GUILTY)
- 27 percent say they don’t always wash up after urinating (GROSS)
- 14 percent don’t always wash their hands after pooping (GROSSER)
- 2.5 percent of people between 45 and 54 years old actually admit to never cleaning up after going “number two.” (GROSSEST)
- 33 percent admit to using a bathroom trip to “escape” family members or roommates (THAT’S WHAT MY CAR IS FOR)
I wonder what Homecure Plumbers is planning to do with these results. Perhaps the company can install voice reminders in public bathrooms that tell people to wash their hands before they leave.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, I have never written a blog post from the bathroom…
*image from Commercial Integrator
I laughed out loud to two of these: eating while sitting on the toilet. (While I’m here, I think I’d like to eat a cheeseburger with fries.) and taking a nap while on the toilet. (Seriously? Nothing says comfort like grabbing some shut-eye while doing your business.)
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maybe some people are eating ex-lax…
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And that is exactly why we should stop with the silly hand shaking business. Next time someone wants to shake my hand (assuming that this will ever happen) I will ask them point blank if they washed their hands after pooping.
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great point about the handshaking, Margie. I’m coming around to your way of thinking! 🙂
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A few people have died on the toilet. Like Elvis Presley. Also, an uncle of mine. That’s not the way I’d want to be discovered, should I die alone.
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I’ve heard it’s not that unusual, but I hope it’s not how I spend my final moments…
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I was very surprised as petespringerauthor was about eating and napping on the john. I’d like to know the percentage who have dropped their phone in the toilet. When flying coach on a long flight, I’ve used the toilet as a refuge to enjoy a bit of personal space and privacy. At work, I knew one guy who never washed hands after using the bathroom. I think he thought it was a waste of time. I thought it was pretty disgusting. He became CEO of a Fortune 500 company so maybe he had the right priorities. I still think it is disgusting.
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That would be fun to know how many people have dropped their phones in the toilet.
I would hope that guy was not CEO of a health care company…
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It wasn’t a health care company. My son dropped his phone in the toilet once, and I’m paranoid about doing the same thing.
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When I was a teenager we had family friends who called the toilet The Library – they had a box full of Readers Digest.
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I’ve been known to read a bit while in the bathroom…
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Interesting findings. I know that lots of people don’t wash their hands after going to the bathroom which I find rather shocking. I am fantastical about hand washing and always have been. My one son uses the bathroom to escape his home schooling. I’ll let you guess which one.
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I am shocked as well when I see people do their business and then just walk out the bathroom door. Maybe you should put some school books in the bathroom… 🙂
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Haha, Jim. Maybe I should. Mike and I cleaned up his bicycle today and went for a ride. So nice to spend some time at home with the boys and no work.
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I’m happy to hear you had such a good day, Robbie.
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Not a blog post, but I have been known to make notes for a story from the bathroom. Mostly in the middle of the night, but occasionally in the morning. Otherwise… sudoku.
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it is a good place to get a few moments of peace and quiet…
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It would appear that I am not using my bathroom time to its fullest extent. I usually go in, do my business, wash my hands (as everyone should), and leave. I had know idea that I could put that time towards so many other endeavors. I feel a bit a bathroom poetry coming on, or is it that curry I ate?
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I’ve always been a fan of the limericks that I find on bathroom walls…
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I have to say that I don’t feature in any of those statistics.
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that’s good to know!
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the food one grosses me out the most, and i kind of get the falling asleep one, maybe the first time someone had to stop and sit still al day. ))
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it is a place for some peace and quiet…
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You can keep your streak going by simply posting “I have nothing to say today”. Some things can’t be un-remembered.
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that would have been a more pleasant post 🙂
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Hmm . . . I better plead “the 5th” on this topic. Some affairs are better left in the bathroom. But seriously, I am amazed with what you are able to write about.
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thank heaven for Google and the web…
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Do they split the survey results by country? I’d be interested to see if there are any big differences, along the lines of who is more gross! I rarely take anything in there with me, and the thought of chatting on the phone while having to explain or apologise for the sound effects appals me! As for eating – why? As a comedian here once said, you may as well just throw it down the toilet and cut out the middleman 😉
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I did not see any info about the results being split between the two countries. I was curious about that as well. Yes, eating on the toilet is a strange habit…
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A pity, it would have been good to know who were the World Grossout Champions 😉
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My money would not be on my home team…
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I’m not so sure…
Must dash…off for a crapnap 😉
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So now you’ve got a name for that strange habit! I like it!
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It was crying out for that!
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The phrase never entered my mind!
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I’m only guilty for the first 3. I cringed to the toilet eating and the gross to grossiest hahaha😂
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you, and most people!
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I wonder how people come up with these surveys? I mean can you imagine being asked to fill out a survey on this? I’d think it was a joke!!!
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I wonder how many people filled it out while they were in the bathroom? 🙂
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Lol!! Now that’s funny!!
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Who is taking a nap in the bathroom or eating- that’s crazy!
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I wonder the same thing!
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We all know likes and page views from those on the toilet don’t count! 😄
I’ve only done a call on the toilet if caught short and the person doesn’t get the hint to finish the call!
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I wonder if bots are sending comments from the toilet 🙂
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🤣
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