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What disgusting thing do you do?

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eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 25/03/2025 16:20

I blow my nose on the washing before it goes in the machine... rather than find a tissue!

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Bakuchiol · 06/04/2025 12:18

Duplicate post, deleted this one by editing

Bakuchiol · 06/04/2025 12:22

PointsSouth · 25/03/2025 17:54

There are just as many germs on the taps and the door handle. So when you come out of the stall, you turn on the tap, which leaves some germs and picks up some too. You wash the germs off your hands, then turn off the tap, getting more germs on your hands. Then you open the door, getting more germs on the handle, and picking some up as well. Then you go to the kitchen and turn on the tap to fill the kettle.

We're surrounded by germs. Good hygiene can reduce risk, but it can't stop you coming in contact with germs. And in shared loos, there's nothing you can do to avoid them, short of a hazmat suit.

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Specifically about the point "And in shared loos, there's nothing you can do to avoid them (germs), short of a hazmat suit."
Well I've always used tissue to touch the flush and door lock, then a fresh tissue for the tap and exit doors. I obviously come into contact with germs elsewhere in life, but I feel I've skipped the most concentrated areas of poop & pee after exiting that area at least.. Yes, there'll still be bits of those germs everywhere, but the majority are going to be in the area where the deed happened.

Even when I come into contact with germs elsewhere, like doors etc, I typically use areas of the handles and push doors I know people usually don't hold or push on. Because I know how unhygienic other people can be.

You can't avoid them completely, but you can minimise them.

NPET · 06/04/2025 12:52

LeaderBee · 25/03/2025 16:41

As a bloke I find it quite weird how people get bent out of shape about this, i touch my willy to aim the stream, I don't piss all over my hands and then walk out the bathroom.

Horrible.
But just "touch" it to aim? No wonder bathroom floors are wet. You're supposed to hold it firmly and point it at the water until it's stopped dripping.
Then wipe it - and wash your hands

(So I'm told!)

LeaderBee · 06/04/2025 14:03

NPET · 06/04/2025 12:52

Horrible.
But just "touch" it to aim? No wonder bathroom floors are wet. You're supposed to hold it firmly and point it at the water until it's stopped dripping.
Then wipe it - and wash your hands

(So I'm told!)

I don't know who has been telling you that it needs gripping firmly, its not a high pressure fire hose 😂

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 06/04/2025 14:59

LeaderBee · 06/04/2025 14:03

I don't know who has been telling you that it needs gripping firmly, its not a high pressure fire hose 😂

Now I've got the funniest scenario playing in my mind.

NPET · 06/04/2025 16:12

LeaderBee · 06/04/2025 14:03

I don't know who has been telling you that it needs gripping firmly, its not a high pressure fire hose 😂

The way it shoots water can be like a fire hose! And my "knowledge" comes from, well, I can't say on here. But I KNOW that they need to be handled firmly so they don't spray all over the place!

TheFunPanda · 06/04/2025 23:05

Jejjjg · 26/03/2025 13:52

How do I like get into inside the bum crack? I use the underwear as the medium to get the water inside and wipe it all and clean it.

Isn't this what hands are for?

Jejjjg · 06/04/2025 23:36

TheFunPanda · 06/04/2025 23:05

Isn't this what hands are for?

I don't like having my hand on it though.

Imustbenuts · 07/04/2025 01:28

DaleyDerDrache · 25/03/2025 16:36

Bite my nails. Including toenails.

Oh to be that flexible! 😂

NottmArt · 07/04/2025 07:33

Urine is completely chemically pure. I remember a family who's yacht was wrecked by a whale using it as a scratching post, living for several weeks by drinking their urine until they were rescued. The uric acid will eventually do you harm, but no bacteria in urine, unless you have an infection. My wife says women need to wash their hands as pee and poo holes are close together, but you are far more likely to get bugs off handles and towels than by wiping yourself

maddening · 07/04/2025 07:41

LeaderBee · 25/03/2025 16:41

As a bloke I find it quite weird how people get bent out of shape about this, i touch my willy to aim the stream, I don't piss all over my hands and then walk out the bathroom.

But your willy has been festering in your pants and unless you wipe your willy possibly festering in wee remnants 🤔

maddening · 07/04/2025 07:45

NottmArt · 07/04/2025 07:33

Urine is completely chemically pure. I remember a family who's yacht was wrecked by a whale using it as a scratching post, living for several weeks by drinking their urine until they were rescued. The uric acid will eventually do you harm, but no bacteria in urine, unless you have an infection. My wife says women need to wash their hands as pee and poo holes are close together, but you are far more likely to get bugs off handles and towels than by wiping yourself

I understand it is not and Google agrees

No, urine is not bacteria-free; even in healthy individuals, it contains a low level of bacteria that may play a role in urinary health.

Here's a more detailed explanation:
Urine is not sterile:
Contrary to the common belief, urine from healthy individuals is not sterile, meaning it contains bacteria, even in small amounts.

Low levels of bacteria:
The levels of bacteria in healthy urine are typically low, and the presence of these bacteria may even be beneficial for maintaining the integrity of the bladder lining.

Joolz1979 · 07/04/2025 08:50

DaleyDerDrache · 25/03/2025 16:36

Bite my nails. Including toenails.

I'm so impressed that you can bite your own toenails! I struggle to put my socks on sometimes

Fairislesweater · 07/04/2025 09:12

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 25/03/2025 16:32

Not disgusting but weird

I sometimes climb the stairs on all 4s when dd isn't home 🤭

I always climb the stairs on all fours, and I do it on my knuckles like a gorilla. 14yo DD came up behind me the other day and was cracking up. Apparently she’s never seen me do it before.

Ivanlc · 08/04/2025 13:06

CowboyJoanna · 25/03/2025 16:40

Theres lots of germs on door handles and computer keyboards too am i gonna antibac every time after using them Grin

The reason there are so many germs on keyboards, etc is precisely because people don't wash their hands after visiting the toilet, etc...!!! 😖

Floogal · 08/04/2025 13:40

RandomUserName96 · 28/03/2025 03:54

Farting while masturbating, like on purpose?

As in Farting is part of your technique? Or just a fart as a result of said masturbation?

Just that the warm breeze makes it feel nice 🤭🫣 if that makes sense

Createausernam · 08/04/2025 22:44

DaleyDerDrache · 25/03/2025 16:36

Bite my nails. Including toenails.

I can barely reach my toenails with clippers/scissors.

Createausernam · 08/04/2025 22:50

OldChairMan · 25/03/2025 17:53

I’d take relatively aseptic piss rather than your fresh-from-your-penis hands.

Absolutely rank.

Me too.

Although not from another man.

Createausernam · 08/04/2025 22:59

Floogal · 25/03/2025 19:22

Pick my nose and ears
Farting
Masturbating
Farting while masturbating
Wearing same knickers for more than one day
(Worst of all) Sometimes I get skid marks in my knickers

I know I shouldn't ask, but...

"Farting while masturbating"

Farting from where?

Floogal · 08/04/2025 23:23

Createausernam · 08/04/2025 22:59

I know I shouldn't ask, but...

"Farting while masturbating"

Farting from where?

My arse usually

Spodemultiuser · 10/04/2025 06:21

Back to this thread with a diy tip I have just discovered

We have an old black stain on our timber floor boards. I’ve been trying to think how to remove it as it just surrounds three edges of our bedroom and the house is listed. So I can’t use anything very harsh.

My cat at some point last night threw up on the black border and I have just woken to find that in cleaning up the vomit it has rather nicely removed the black stain. Lovely !

So I’m going to be following my cat around collecting up sick and spreading it on the boards. ( at some point I will change his diet, maybe after I’ve finished the floor though 🤣 )

Just wondering how I write the specification for permission to the conservation officer now 🤔

Livelaughblocked · 14/04/2025 06:03

Shelllendyouhertoothbrushtoo · 05/04/2025 22:49

This is so disgusting and I think about how satisfying it was at least twice a week. I had a diep flap double mastectomy and they re-made my belly button (because they used my belly fat and skin to make my new tits). It's not a perfect belly button (it's pretty bad) but my tits are nice - although nipple-less - I got a free tummy tuck and I'm alive so I don't care about the belly button.

About a year ago I was having a good look at it and could swear I saw some gauze in there. I got a torch and was CERTAIN it was gauze. No biggy, just assumed it was left in after the surgery. Told my husband about it, he laughed and said ain't no way. I was confused as it seemed reasonable. Anyway I decided to have another look with torch and tweezers. Started poking about and pulling. Didn't work. I got a needle and started hacking about and pulling. So this thing started tugging and I thought I might be doing some damage as it felt like I was pulling a nerve, but I was INVESTED now and going to find out what it was. Finally got a grasp of it and got the pin in and pulled, and pulled, and got the tweezers out and pulled some more. It was not gauze. It was this black topped, double carrot shaped piece of flesh, about 4cm long, that had been festering for FOUR YEARS.

That's the most disgusting thing I've done for a while and I wish I could do it again.

Cute Dog Wearing Doctor Costume GIF by ViralHog

What happened next? Did you have it removed? Did it make a hole?

Shelllendyouhertoothbrushtoo · 14/04/2025 09:19

Livelaughblocked · 14/04/2025 06:03

What happened next? Did you have it removed? Did it make a hole?

It delivered me to another dimension where disgustingly satisfying things happen to everyone everyday.

grumpymacgrumpface · 15/04/2025 21:43

I’m not suggesting it’s okay not to wash your hands after having a wee BUT all those of you clutching your pearls at the idea of willy hands - have you never had a willy in your mouth?

PooFloor · 15/04/2025 22:47

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