The great debate.
 

Definitely A. Without a doubt.

A, preferably.

B. Always.

B. It's easier to bat off if you don't have thumbs.

If I see it in the A position, I change it. Drives me nuts when the first square isn't right in front.

B motherfuckers. For the love of god, B.

I'm not going to contrive some sort of ridiculous justification for B, because the fact that it is the best way really is a matter of principle. Just know that I don't use the term fact lightly here.

My preference is within in reach, other then that don't care.

I prefer B, but A generally prevents cats and toddlers from unspooling the roll for fun.

The real debate is:

A: One Fold 'em, One Wipe 'em

B: Scruncher

I second that, Tully. The inconvenient placement of the roll-holder in my apartment pretty much ensures that we go Route C: The Free Roll aka Commando.

B. There is no debate.

For those of you who consciously look at the roll to determine which side you want the paper to unroll on:

You need to go outside.

Go...now.

A.

fo' sho'.

anything but the glossy pages !....xoxoxoo

B.

It's infintely more easy to unroll, especially when in a rush.

This is not the great debate. It is too one sided to be the great debate. B is the obvious answer.

A, all the way. The presence of the roll in that configuration gives leverage to get a superior one-handed tear. With B, you go for the quick tear and you get half the roll...what's wrong with you people?

Seems as if I have struck a cord...

what he said

Not enough options...

Also need...

C) free roll, no holder (my preference)
D) warsh-rag on a stick
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Shit, I voted A by mistake!

Part II of the debate... soft, quilty and plushy, or thin and scratchy? (It may seem like a no brainer but each has its virtues.)

And does anybody use stuff in any color other than white anymore, or is that just my mom?

B, by the way. It's a rule in this house.

Proper wrist technique allows the quick tear in configuation B. With A, it's all but impossible to tear off more than one sheet at a time, unless you roll with one hand and tear with the other.

In all my centuries on earth that has never happened. Just how hard have you yanked that thing?
The configuration of A, on the other hand, forces one many times to feel around for the first square, wasting valuable time.

i never have that problem.

it usually dangles. easy to find.

pig, I now know that my dreams of us retiring together in platonic, domestic bliss can never come true.

Better sooner than later.

Yeah, I was so let down by this thread. I was imagining all sorts of hetero life partner action and then... the shit paper issue came up and I was devastated.

Hitler and Charles Manson always went for "A".

What else do you need to know?

B, but I can't really talk since my roll is supine in a bag like Gilligan in a hammock.

never thought about it.

You're breaking my heart filthy...we could always have dual rolls mounted in the head...the wrong one for you, the right one for me.

Regardless, I've stated my case. Now it's time to put theory to practice. I love Sunday mornings...

Hear, hear, although I do have to give props to whoever changed the roll instead of being a lazy ass and letting it sit on top of the toilet, creating the possibility of an accidental drop into the bowl or even worse, the uncomfortable reach-behind position for the next unsuspecting visitor.

B. Only because if it's A then my cat sees something hanging down and wants to play and I end up with a roll of TP all over the floor. With B you can leave it hugging the roll easier.

Quoted for truth. I can't understand the other way. Although I don't switch it if I see it done incorrectly at someone else's place.

I prefer baby whips...

I can not understand A, and I have a few times changed a friends toilet paper to the correct position of B.

I have never seen or heard of the bizzare method "A"... it just seems... wrong.

Unless you yank the paper like you're trying to start a lawnmower, I haven't found this to be a concern.

Unfortunately, my life has been deprived to the point where we don't even have a dispenser. We're free and clear, so to speak.

Such practice brings with it new problems: Dropping the roll and having the momentum cause it to roll under the tub, leaving a trail of white paper all the while.

In my house hold, people have died because of this!!! The TP goes over, not under defy this and face my wrath!!

Viva La Revolución!!

I was unaware of there even being a debate.

Those who use A I thought were just dyslexic.

B.

B all the way. I always change it if it's not B.
Oh, and I have yet to need to yank it with one hand. Sit down time usually leaves me all the time to use both.

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Well, I must be Hurculean in my wrist strength or else the rest of TFP must have wrists made of glass. I've pulled off way more than I wanted on several occasions. In A, you can also use wall friction (depending on the holder, I suppose) to help grab the paper for increased tearing efficiency. I can't for the life of me see an advantage to B. I see some potential advantages to A, and none for B. Regardless, you swine can't use my restroom without some level of supervision.

People debate this?

I just use a box of tissues. They are softer and there is no need for debate.

Those friction arguments can be made regardless of roll orientation, and so can all of the other "easier to tear nonsense."

I'm sorry, but A is NOT easier to tear than B based on physics. The tensile strength of the toilet paper does not vary with orientation, nor does the force you apply, the angle along the horizontal plane at which you tear, and the coefficient of friction on the roller remains the same. If anyone would care to draw up a free body diagram to prove otherwise, by all means do so. Until then, leave your false science out of this debate.
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And for you religious types, God also favors the B orientation. Just think about all the B's. Bethlehem, Bible, Buttsex, Breasts, its all there, clear as day.

Say Champ, I would have to beg to differ, but allow me to state a few assumptions up front. No offense to any who do not conform to these assumptions...

Super Critical Assumption Numero Uno: Said toilet paper tearer is not a midget.
Super Critical Assumption Numero Dos: All of the various properties of your favorite brand of (hopefully double ply, no lotion) toilet paper are indeed invariant on configuration.
Super Critical Assumption Numero Tres: I am not putting together a free-body diagram for this thing.
Super Critical Assumption Numero Cuatro: I keep my head as far from my own shit as possible.

Now, I would tend to think that if you're reasonably higher up than the toilet paper holder, you will tend to pull up on the paper. Especially if you want your nostrils as far from the detritus you just blew out of your colon. And I do. I'm not saying I can't tear it in B, of course I can. But the presence of the bar between the paper and the direction my hand is pulling the paper does in fact provide something of a pinch point, which can make it easier to tear the paper. In configuration B, it would require something like holding a pencil against the top of the roll at the point where you're tearing it. Similar to putting a ruler against a fold in a piece of paper when you're trying to tear a straight edge. Does that not make sense?

I'll give you that the friction thing might not make much difference. You might have a difference in leverage arms from the point of contact / rippage, but it's dependent on the technique.

Let's not forget Abraham, Absolution, Angels, Assfucking, Acrolytes, and Ask-Me-Before-You-Tell-Your-Parents...

I'll agree with pig to the extent that the A position more readily allows one to stop the roll with the side of one's hand and tear with one's fingers, thus it facilitates the one handed tear. That being said, the A position is still an abomination before Jesus, Allah and Crom.

As for me and my house, B.

It always annoys me to see A. I voted A by mistake too. Doh!

B, people, B. A makes NO sense.

I voted for A but really meant B, I looked at the graphic wrong.

B people, B! A is wrong in the eyes of Xenu, too.

Did anyone else upon viewing this, want to go to everyone's house who voted on this list and switch the TP unrolling method? I am sure there are certain people on this list would fucking freak if they saw A changed to B (or vise versa) all over their house.

It's true that only "A" is allowed at my house. And I must sleep on the left side of the bed. To my friends in Berkeley, no this isn't why I moved out of California! *grin*

Hmmmm, Yes...This IS one of those Big "1" Cosmic Questions that should be required when you are seriously contemplating marriage. :)

Bidet

In my bathroom, A is the only practical way to do it. It's an old porcelain TP holder cemented in place and recessed slightly to go with the tile pattern, and it has decorative points at the top and bottom. The only way to reach it from the toilet is to reach under your right arm with your left, and if it's hanging overhand pulling on it causes the roll to cam up and catch on one of the points, preventing it from rolling and ripping at the first square. Underhand, you pull with the left hand and push down with your right arm to stop it.

This habit has stuck with me, but it really depends on the placement of the holder.
This is the obvious answer. If you got shit on any other part of yourself, would you wipe it off with paper and consider yourself clean?
They're bad for septic tanks and can clog sewer pipes since they aren't designed to break down like TP.

Very well... B damn you B!!!