The Ramblings of a Fosgnilbmareht

Let me start off by saying that I have been trained to always put the toilet seat down after I am done. I have lived with enough women to know better than to not leave it down. They have trained me well.

Now that I have said that disclaimer, permit to rant a bit.

Why do us men have to leave the toilet seat down after we use it? It makes much more sense to leave it up after we are done using it. There are a couple of reasons why. Mostly they are related but whatever. The first reason, and its a major one, is that it takes more effort for us to bend over, and raise the seat. Then after we are done, we have to do it again. It gets hard on our backs, this repetitive motion. That’s why more men than women are hunched over when they are old (I don’t know if thats a true stat or not). I petition we start a motion to save men’s backs.

Another reason for us to leave it up is for the ladies. Ladies, would you prefer to use a clean seat, or one that may be soiled because we were too lazy to pick the seat up? Personally, I would prefer a clean seat. Sometimes us men are tired, or lazy or not paying attention and we try and go standing up and have ‘accidentally’ left the down. Sometimes our aim isn’t quite so good or there is some splashing. Ladies, do you want to have to clean the seat every time you sit down? I thought not.

Really, the seat should be left up. When a woman goes to use the toilet, they are making a downward motion already, so why not extend it to the seat? Then when they are done, they make an upward motion. Again, take the seat with you. To me, that just makes more sense. Am I wrong in this?