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baggachipz@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Why do men call their father their "old man", but their "old lady" is their wife?

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Why do men call their father their "old man", but their "old lady" is their wife?

baggachipz@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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    Lid down so the flush spray is mostly contained is enough reason, no?

    We never have that problem in our household. 🤷

    We have a toilet that flushes in the front to the back in a jet, there’s never any splash.

    Where the falling in problem tends to reoccur, if not prevented.

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      Flushing a toilet, yes, as far as I’m aware, any toilet, regardless of the design, creates an aerosolized mist containing small particles of fecal matter. So, every time you flush a toilet with the lid open, you are covering your bathroom and everything in it in a microscopic layer of shit… enjoy brushing your teeth later.

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        enjoy brushing your teeth later.

        Actually our bathroom sink is outside of the bathroom toilet, with a door seperating them. 🤷

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      It’s less about the splash and more about the microscopic sprays of faecal bacteria. You don’t want that E. Coli on your toothbrush.

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        You don’t want that E. Coli on your toothbrush.

        Actually our bathroom sink is outside of the bathroom toilet, with a door seperating them. 🤷

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