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[-] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 103 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

According to the patent (US465588A) it should be over.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

If it’s under spiders can make a nest between the toilet paper and the wall so you’re wiping your ass or coochie with that.

[-] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Well great. New fear unlocked.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago

I mean, you were given eyes for a reason. Also, how often do you go to the bathroom that warrants enough time for a spider to build a web??

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[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

If their web can catch a fly, it can catch my shit. Extra strength TP!

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[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

This is the way.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 3 days ago

Are we really beholden to the past like that? Things change, and hopefully improve. I know most people say over but my argument for under is that it can do everything over can... But, due to the extra friction, I can also tear it one-handed by ripping fast and the roll won't continue spinning.

[-] voracitude@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago
[-] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago

What did they do before 1891?

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

In the days of old when knights were bold and toilet paper wasn't invented, they'd wipe their ass with a piece of grass and walk away contented.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Your hands or water or a sponge that is then cleaned in water. It's actually really interesting, and I encourage you and everyone else to read up on it.

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[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 6 points 3 days ago

Let's just say that swans didn't enjoy the human use for their necks.

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[-] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Over unless you got a cat or little kids

[-] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Or unless you have a weird roll holder that is super prone to overfeeding.

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 65 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Under, but fold the beginning of the paper over itself, so it appears to be over until your unsuspecting victim tries to grab some paper. Then they realize the true nature of your depravity.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 51 points 3 days ago

how can I delete someone else's comment?

[-] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Better yet, how do we get this person screened for psychopathy?

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 days ago

Psychopathy is a boon in my line of work.

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[-] everett@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago

If you put in a little extra unroll/reroll work, you can make it mysteriously change direction mid-roll and you'll be long gone.

[-] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

You’re a sick son of a bitch

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It can be highly dependent on if you own a cat.


When I am not a cat owner: Over

When I am a cat owner: Under, most definitely.


Case in point:

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

My cat does this, while also ripping it up, so doesn't matter if it's over or under

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[-] BynaD@lemm.ee 20 points 3 days ago

Over, to prevent the spread of bacteria by touching the wall. Under is acceptable if you have a cat, who will fuck with the roll.

[-] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

The toilet paper drags against the wall either way though?

[-] BynaD@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago

Yes, but the paper is clean, your hands are dirty. If the paper hangs over, you can grab the paper directly. If the paper hangs under you may have to touch the wall to be able to get at the paper.

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[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 10 points 3 days ago

mashed into a thick paste and applied liberally to the anus

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[-] viking@infosec.pub 21 points 3 days ago

My cats never cared about toilet paper, so over all the way.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago
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[-] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Over has always been more effective, also to take it with one hand

[-] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Do you have kids or pets that like to play with the toilet paper roll?

If yes, then Under.

If no, then Over.

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 13 points 3 days ago

Usenet had like a 10 month discussion about this after which it was considered definitively proven and agreed upon that this is the answer. Everyone ITT can rehash the discussion if they want but they are only rejecting science.

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[-] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Over, unless you have cats

[-] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago

A few years ago I chose to stop thinking about it. I just refill the roll and don’t worry about it. When I realized it didn’t matter, it was a weight lifted off my shoulders. Same with trying to stop the gas pump on the nearest dollar or setting the tv volume to an even number.

I don’t know why I felt such a relief when I let go, but I did and now I’m free!

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

You animal.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 8 points 3 days ago

Over. The end is most likely to be visible at all times.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago

My toilet paper is sideways.

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[-] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Exactly! Just grip the cardboard tube and pull the middle out

[-] ciphershort@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago

Be chaotic like me and just put it on whichever way it's facing when you put the new roll on.

[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 13 points 3 days ago

Some people just want to watch the world burn

[-] greyw0lv@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Over, unless you have a holder that covers the wall.

[-] comrade19@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Over is best for high rate on a household single roll holder, but if you ever load a bathroom stall toilet roll magazine its gotta be under or the next round wont cycle into chamber

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