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Manic_Skafe · 02-14-2009, 07:12 PM

Definitely A. Without a doubt.

snowy · 02-14-2009, 07:15 PM

A, preferably.

PonyPotato · 02-14-2009, 07:16 PM

B. Always.

Plan9 · 02-14-2009, 07:18 PM

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

ngdawg · 02-14-2009, 07:42 PM

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

filtherton · 02-14-2009, 07:42 PM

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.

Tully Mars · 02-14-2009, 07:49 PM

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

fresnelly · 02-14-2009, 07:51 PM

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

filtherton · 02-14-2009, 07:52 PM

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.

ASU2003 · 02-14-2009, 08:19 PM

B. There is no debate.

Baraka_Guru · 02-14-2009, 08:22 PM

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.

SSJTWIZTA · 02-14-2009, 08:41 PM

A.

fo' sho'.

bobby · 02-14-2009, 08:50 PM

anything but the glossy pages !....xoxoxoo

sadistikdreams · 02-14-2009, 08:51 PM

B.

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

dippin · 02-14-2009, 08:56 PM

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

pig · 02-14-2009, 09:09 PM

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?

Crack · 02-14-2009, 09:14 PM

Seems as if I have struck a cord...

SSJTWIZTA · 02-14-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pig

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 he said

Fremen · 02-14-2009, 09:21 PM

Not enough options...

Also need...

C) free roll, no holder (my preference)
D) warsh-rag on a stick
-----Added 15/2/2009 at 12 : 23 : 19-----
Shit, I voted A by mistake!

Dammitall · 02-14-2009, 09:42 PM

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.

inBOIL · 02-14-2009, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pig

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?

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.

ngdawg · 02-14-2009, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pig

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?

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.

SSJTWIZTA · 02-14-2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inBOIL

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.

i never have that problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngdawg

he configuration of A, on the other hand, forces one many times to feel around for the first square, wasting valuable time.

it usually dangles. easy to find.

filtherton · 02-14-2009, 10:28 PM

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

Better sooner than later.

Plan9 · 02-14-2009, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filtherton

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

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.

highthief · 02-15-2009, 03:53 AM

Hitler and Charles Manson always went for "A".

What else do you need to know?

Randerolf · 02-15-2009, 04:27 AM

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

mixedmedia · 02-15-2009, 04:49 AM

never thought about it.

pig · 02-15-2009, 06:27 AM

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...

Grasshopper Green · 02-15-2009, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngdawg

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

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.

m0rpheus · 02-15-2009, 07:45 AM

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.

laconic1 · 02-15-2009, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pig

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?

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.

World's King · 02-15-2009, 07:52 AM

I prefer baby whips...

Xazy · 02-15-2009, 10:34 AM

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

Strange Famous · 02-15-2009, 11:56 AM

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

Jimellow · 02-15-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pig

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?

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.

Xerxys · 02-15-2009, 08:28 PM

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

Fremen · 02-15-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Medusa

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.

Viva La Revolución!!

Destrox · 02-15-2009, 10:54 PM

I was unaware of there even being a debate.

Those who use A I thought were just dyslexic.

B.

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A	14	24.56%
B	43	75.44%
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02-14-2009, 07:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	The great debate. __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

02-14-2009, 07:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Definitely A. Without a doubt. __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

02-14-2009, 07:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	A, preferably. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

02-14-2009, 07:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
PonyPotato Soaring Location: Ohio!	B. Always. __________________ "Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark." — Henri-Frédéric Amiel

02-14-2009, 07:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	B. It's easier to bat off if you don't have thumbs. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

02-14-2009, 07:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	If I see it in the A position, I change it. Drives me nuts when the first square isn't right in front. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

02-14-2009, 07:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	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.

02-14-2009, 07:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	My preference is within in reach, other then that don't care. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

02-14-2009, 07:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	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 __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

02-14-2009, 07:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	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.

02-14-2009, 08:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	B. There is no debate.

02-14-2009, 08:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	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. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

02-14-2009, 08:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	A. fo' sho'. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller

02-14-2009, 08:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	anything but the glossy pages !....xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

02-14-2009, 08:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	B. It's infintely more easy to unroll, especially when in a rush. __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

02-14-2009, 08:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
dippin Crazy, indeed Location: the ether	This is not the great debate. It is too one sided to be the great debate. B is the obvious answer.

02-14-2009, 09:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
pig pigglet pigglet Location: Locash	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? __________________ You don't love me, you just love my piggy style

02-14-2009, 09:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Seems as if I have struck a cord... __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

02-14-2009, 09:21 PM	#20 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Not enough options... Also need... C) free roll, no holder (my preference) D) warsh-rag on a stick -----Added 15/2/2009 at 12 : 23 : 19----- Shit, I voted A by mistake! __________________ Google Last edited by Fremen; 02-14-2009 at 09:23 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

02-14-2009, 10:28 PM	#25 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	pig, I now know that my dreams of us retiring together in platonic, domestic bliss can never come true. Better sooner than later.

02-15-2009, 03:53 AM	#27 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	Hitler and Charles Manson always went for "A". What else do you need to know? __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.

02-15-2009, 04:27 AM	#28 (permalink)
Randerolf Fireball Location: ~	B, but I can't really talk since my roll is supine in a bag like Gilligan in a hammock.

02-15-2009, 04:49 AM	#29 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	never thought about it. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

02-15-2009, 06:27 AM	#30 (permalink)
pig pigglet pigglet Location: Locash	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... __________________ You don't love me, you just love my piggy style

02-15-2009, 07:45 AM	#32 (permalink)
m0rpheus bad craziness Location: Guelph, Ontario	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. __________________ "it never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson

02-15-2009, 07:52 AM	#34 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I prefer baby whips... __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

02-15-2009, 10:34 AM	#35 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	I can not understand A, and I have a few times changed a friends toilet paper to the correct position of B.

02-15-2009, 11:56 AM	#36 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	I have never seen or heard of the bizzare method "A"... it just seems... wrong. __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

02-15-2009, 08:28 PM	#38 (permalink)
Xerxys Junkie Location: My head.	In my house hold, people have died because of this!!! The TP goes over, not under defy this and face my wrath!!

02-15-2009, 10:54 PM	#40 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	I was unaware of there even being a debate. Those who use A I thought were just dyslexic. B. __________________ You bore me.... next.