Thursday, July 13, 2006

You are all intelligent, fairly well read and much traveled people. Mostly. So I can safely assume that you know things. You know, things? I have a question about one of those things that I hope you know. Atleast one of you.

What is the purpose of a toilet seat? Not the base, that is required. That flappy thing on top of the base. What is it really there for? Some people like it up, and some like it down. But when we are putting it up or down and cursing people who go before us and put it the way we don’t like it, do we ever think why? Why do we need it? Do we need it? What does it do? Not much really. From what I have seen, it is just there. And even without it, if the base was a little broader, we could use the porcelain god without any trouble. So why don’t the Parrys of the world make a commode without that plastic toilet seat. Won’t it be cheaper? Or would the plastic vendor strikes and angry moronic mobs call for a bandh? And burn buses and break windows?

I understand why the seat cover is required. When the water has run out just after you finished washing your ass or the flush dosen’t work and you don’t want to see the floaters, you NEED the cover. And for other hygiene requirements. But the toilet seat? That is still a mystery.

4 comments:

  1. do you really want an explanation? 'cause there is one.

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  2. Personally, I believe all toilets should have the normal toilet with the base seat permanently down, and for us men the standing urinal should there as well.

    It just makes sense. Men weren't meant to pee on a normal toilet. Why have the need to aim everytime, when you can use the comfortable standing urinal and free yourself from the pressure of hitting the target.

    When I have my own house, my bathroom will have the normal sitting kind and the wall kind as well. Sigh!!! That would be sooo cool.

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  3. this is what i call "an intellectually stimulating discussion"

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  4. u need toilet seat coz..after shittin n then washin ..the seat is wet..u r required to lift it up so tht the water goes off and it dries fast for the next person to use it..luv u ..

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