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[Morrigan Stark]

Of course I do. Covering the toilet seat does absolutely nothing. I might wipe it if I see drops or whatever just because, well, ick factor, but that's it.

Science, bitches
https://www.today.com/health/sorry-germaphobes-toilet-seat-liners-are-pointless-heres-why-1D79818408

I have no idea how germophobes survive life on a day to day basis. Yes I sit on the seat if it is not obviously filthy.

Seriously.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I'm the only one who uses my keyboard so I'm good

Well, you and the bugs eating your skin flakes.

 

[Anno]

Doing so as we speak. If you get in there right after another guy it's even nice and warm. It's great, give it a shot sometime.

 

[HotHamBoy]

I don't eat off my ass cheeks.

 

[HStallion]

I piss on the toilet seat first to sterilize it then give it a quick lick before sitting on it to be check and be sure.

 

[Santiako]

I don't eat off my ass cheeks.

You are missing out.

 

[Anoregon]

Is this you OP?

 

[Conciliator]

i mean I'm not thrilled about it but what's a processing digestive system to do?

 

[Orbis]

I don't have enough time to worry about shit like this, if the seat is visibly awful I'll either use another cubicle or give it a quick wipe. I then sit on the actual seat. I have never had any illness from a toilet in my 27 years of life. I've also never seen a toilet seat cover dispenser.

 

[bosseye]

Man I really need to keep a list of all the bizarre stuff GAF can't handle. Sitting on toilet seats is a good one.

What are you expecting to catch from a toilet seat via your arse cheeks? You've probably touched a million things on your way to the toilet that are a million times more germy than the toilet seat you refuse to sit on.

 

[G-Bus]

Can't say I've ever covered the seat.

If it's gross I just won't sit down and I'll find another toilet.

What exactly are people scared of contracting?

 

[Rockandrollclown]

Is there evidence that toilet paper is effective at stopping germs/viruses? I just always assumed putting paper on the seat does no good. I probably would still sit directly on the seat, not terribly germophobic.

 

[Venfayth]

Doing so as we speak. If you get in there right after another guy it's even nice and warm. It's great, give it a shot sometime.

Stop you might kill him

 

[hydruxo]

Man some of you guys are just being straight up rude about this. What's so unfathomable about people not wanting to sit directly on a public toilet seat? Sure you're not going to get anything from it, but some people just find it gross and unsettling. Some of you act like you're badass because you sit on directly on a public seat. If I had the option, I'm always going to put down toilet paper on the seat. Not because of being afraid of catching anything, but I just find that shit gross. It's not hard to understand, really.

 

[Relix]

Unless it's disgusting as hell...sure I'll plop my ass over it.

 

[norm9]

Is there evidence that toilet paper is effective at stopping germs/viruses? I just always assumed putting paper on the seat does no good. I probably would still sit directly on the seat, not terribly germophobic.

Toilet paper is no more useful than using your finger to dig out your butt.

 

[Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order]

Germophobe GAF is out in full force, jesus christ. Common sense hygiene is all you need to get by in life, not fucking layering the toilet seat with paper like a neurotic.

 

[family_guy]

Is this you OP?

lmao yep I'm holding it and moving to the next one.

 

[Saganator]

I always laugh to myself when I hear some germaphobe lining the toilet seat with toilet paper while I shit with my bare ass on the toilet seat.

Only time I ever did it was when I had to shit really bad on a road trip and had to use a filthy disgusting rest stop toilet.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Is there evidence that toilet paper is effective at stopping germs/viruses?

Zero.

 

[Starviper]

If my bare ass can't handle something as simple as shitting like people have done for hundreds of years, my genes probably aren't worth passing along. Luckily, that isn't the case.

 

[Dynomutt]

Germophobe GAF is out in full force, jesus christ. Common sense hygiene is all you need to get by in life, not fucking layering the toilet seat with paper like a neurotic.

Why do they have liners then?

 

[frankie_baby]

The damage caused to the environment from the paper you waste doing that will probably do more damage to your personal health than than any germs on the bog seat

Seriously grow up and stop wasting paper

 

[Elegant Weapon]

I'm 30 but treat basically everything in public bathrooms as hot lava. I barely touch anything, especially before I touch my penis to pee. Basically always cover the seat with toilet paper. After washing my hands I use the paper towel to open the bathroom door handle.

 

[Earthbound64]

Germophobe GAF is out in full force, jesus christ. Common sense hygiene is all you need to get by in life, not fucking layering the toilet seat with paper like a neurotic.

"Full force"?
Most people are mocking/ridiculing the OP.

 

[The Technomancer]

Why do they have liners then?

Because people are neurotic

 

[Tathanen]

I'll sit bare-assed on the seat, then go home and rub my ass all over my couch, then invite friends and family over, and never tell them they're swimming in the fecal cacophony of a million men.

 

[Infinite Stars]

Covering the toilet seat with a cover is kind of wasteful unless you've literally got open sores.

Seat Covers also hurt in the event that you get stranded with them as your only TP following a really bad bowel movement.

 

[Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order]

Why do they have liners then?

Supply and demand, and there's a demand to appease the inanely neurotic. $$$

"Full force"?
Most people are mocking/ridiculing the OP.

One is one too many

 

[kiguel182]

I sit without toilet paper. I doubt toilet paper even does anything and yeah, it's just skin.

Popping without toilet paper is a big mistake.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I hear people will fart directly onto the TP in a bathroom just to screw with people like OP. Enjoy sitting on your coworker's poop particles.

 

[Saganator]

Also funny because while they shit on their toilet paper protected toilet seat, they're probably holding a phone infested with 1000x more germs on it.

 

[Raptomex]

You should be more afraid of a hand that comes from the pipe as your doing your business and pulls your insides out through your ass.

Spoiler

That thought frightened me once or twice as a kid.

 

[Ralemont]

Relevant George Carlin bit

 

[erlim]

Ha, I usually scoff at these kinds of threads because people seem so finicky at any personal hygiene issue here on neogaf; but I gotta say, I always, without exception, line the toilet seat with paper while in public. Can't handle the thought or the toilet juices.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Why do they have liners then?

Same reason plenty of useless products exist. Because people are ignorant and stupid and will use products they don't need all the time.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Wipe down the seat first, then sit down. Served me perfectly for 28 years on this dumb planet.

I'm there to do my business, my skin can handle it.

Then again, I mostly frequent hospital toilets and those are pretty damn clean. I would be more careful in a dingy truck stop bathroom.

 

[Dreadnought]

Laying toilet paper on the seat does absolutely nothing op. As long as you don't have open sores on your ass you'll be fine

 

[Earthbound64]

One is one too many

One is "full force," though?

 

[squallheart]

Reminds me of that pen and teller bull***t safety hysteria episode. I just make sure it's clean and sit now.

 

[Master Of Illusion]

Unless it's obvious almost no-one's been inside for the day, I put toilet paper on the seat.

At least that way I'm certain to check if there's enough paper to wipe my ass in the first place.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Laying toilet paper on the seat does absolutely nothing op.

Well, It wastes toilet paper and creates superfluous waste.

OP hates the environment confirmed.

 

[hythloday]

So I go to the restroom at work and the first thing I always do is layer the seat with toilet paper. We don't have the wax paper-like insertions that you can pull from a dispenser. There's no toilet paper in the stall so I move to the next one and sit down. Then I hear someone come in right next to me to take a dump in the stall that had no toilet paper. I'm grossed out because 1) They had to have sat directly on the seat and 2) They have no toilet paper to wipe themselves with. How can people do this?

To each his own, but...

Are your ass cheeks full of open sores or something? What do you think skin is for exactly?

Also maybe he was smart and brought his own, because you can't reason away a paperless shit, that's a step too far.

Correct. Unless you've got a scratched-up butt, you're not going to catch anything from a toilet seat and you're much more likely to get something from touching the door handle. The butt is not a mucous membrane. See Diana Gabaldon's amusing piece about ladies' bathrooms.

It is, however, gross once when people leave fluids/solids on the seat. I will not use those. And as for those thin paper toilet seat covers.. eh. Half the people that use them don't actually dispose of them and just leave them there, or it's in the disgusting state of half on the seat, half in the water and you have to remove it yourself. Just ick. They cause more problems than they solve.

 

[MastAndo]

I'm not really grossed out by invisible poopoo and peepee, so if the toilet seat looks clean, then it's clean to me.

 

[whytemyke]

Scientifically it's not like a nest on your toilet seat is somehow going to keep your ass from getting the germs of the seat on it.

Spoiler

I hope.

 

[Forearms]

Is this you OP?

This is fantastic. Also, OP, get over your fear of the public toilet seat.

Pro Tip: If the bathroom has paper towels, wash your hands before you poo, and take the paper towel that you use to dry your hands with you into the stall. Wipe down the toilet seat using the slightly damp paper towel before you sit down, throw the paper towel into the water (functions as a splash guard for high-velocity shits), and do your business.

 

[TaterTots]

If there is no piss on the seat or visual dirt, I pop a squat. As far as toilet paper is concerned, he may have made a terrible mistake and committed before checking. I've done it and its embarrassing.

 

[Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order]

One is "full force," though?

Come on man, i won't count but a number of people are agreeing despite the the majority being in the right.

 

[Stinkles]

I had a bunch of spare popcorn so I came into this thread to eat it all.

 

[autumnleaf]

Your butt is like the most padded and protected area on your body. All the crap you touch and get on your hands throughout the day is much worse than anything you'll find on a toilet seat.