Monday, August 26, 2013

The Straight Poop

Writer Kate Kershner begins to answer the question on everyone's mind: Are courtesy flushes useful -- or healthy?

What is a courtesy flush? Per Yahoo! Answers: "more people need to learn this.... after you drop a #2 you flush the toilet as to not stink up the restroom, as a courtesy to the next person, then proceed to wipe and flush again."

Kate Kershner's conclusion: it might achieve the objective of reducing odor at the cost of using more water and, perhaps of greater concern, "you might be coating your hindquarters with a fine mist of bacteria."

You won't find such useful information in Emily Post.

From September, 2011: #1 has its own forms of etiquette.

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