Before we had smart phones

May 27, 2025 9:11 PM

Having a TV in the toilet was like my number one tech fantasy as a small child.

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in order to watch tv while sitting on the toilet, we would take the mirror off the wall and put it in the towel rack (diagonally so 1 point was facing down) and that reflected off the mirror above the sink, that then showed the tv. was so perfect it was almost like the toilet and sink mirror were placed to make it easier.

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I remember having to check shoes for "dog dirt". Doesn't seem to be an issue any more; most people clean up after their dogs.

btw, does anyone else call it "dog dirt"? Or is that just my family?

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I had a co-worker provide an update on her basement renovations one day. Her husband had been home working on it he previous day and she came home to discover that in addition to the two TV's going into the basement rec-room he had added a 3rd in the bathroom. Seemed pretty convenient to me.

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I remember this.

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i thought for sure she was going to check her pits or her taco. but it was so much worse

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Holy Moses!! Her taco!!!??? That’s not right! Enjoy this upvote all the same! 😍🥰😘

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'perhaps this aroma of human shit emanates from my groceries'

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Organic with all natural fertilizer.

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One of the good reasons to thoroughly wash your vegetables is indeed human shit

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this comment made me laugh too hard! at work....

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I'm old enough to remember having to read the shampoo bottle for something to do in the bathroom.

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Shampoo bottle, deodorant, tampon box and whatever was within arms reach 🤣😂

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Hello, fellow person born with the year 19 as the first two digits of your birth year.

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Same. I actually used to read three books. I'd have one in the bathroom, one I'd carry with me to read, and one on the nightstand.

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55?

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Probably time to take your ibuprofen

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I brought Nintendo Powers, or Calvin and Hobbs/Garfield

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Or the newspaper before you wiped your arse with it.

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Thankfully my mom was a fan of Reader's Digest. Little me thought the comics were hilarious.

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Cereal packets when having breakfast, the afternoon magazine in the toilet.

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Me to my friend . Me to! Time for our paracetamol

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Do people just not go in do their business and get out? I mean fuck how long does it take some of you all to shit? You all need more fiber in your diet.

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I'm old enough to remember judging people who didn't keep a stack of magazines on the toilet

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Methylchlorosothoazolinone.

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FUCK. METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE.

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Still the most disturbing thing in that is the fact that they are wearing shoes inside

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Not uncommon in the US. In fact, I would guess that taking them off is far more uncommon. (We don't wear shoes inside but don't require guests to take theirs off.)

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He's not and she clearly just walked in the door with an armload of groceries. Not that strange.

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And then walked around the whole house with them on. We bring groceries in the door, take shoes off, then bring groceries to the kitchen. Outdoor shoes are disgusting: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/wearing-shoes-in-the-house-is-a-bad-idea

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I grew up in Southern California and we wore our shoes indoors because it’s almost always dry out. Since moving to AK 30+ years ago, it’s always shoes off.

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Do you also swap outfits and shower each time you come inside? And disinfect your phone, keys and wallet? Anything bad outside that you can track in on your shoes can be tracked in on your skin, clothes, and other belongings you took outside. The article seems a little misleading...

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I wash my hands and regularly disinfect my phone. We have a UV disinfector by the door that we got during covid. But are you seriously trying to imply that if you don't fully disinfect, you may as well do nothing at all? Taking off your shoes and washing your hands makes a massive difference in what you track through your house.

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I mean..... it's just a funny video, I don't think this is what they were going for here

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Didn't make an argument about whether or not it's safe or sanitary, just that it's not that strange for someone that just came in to still have their shoes on. Maybe the door she came through opens into her kitchen.

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But it *is* strange for a lot of us. That's why we notice it. It's jarring.

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The actor HAD to leave shoes on SO THAT the joke would work!

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