An anonymous viewer (*cough* Bob) asks:

"This is something that\'s been really bothering me for a long time now, and, since you\'re smart enough to work on computers, you may be able to help. Whenever I replace the empty roll of toilet paper (or paper towel for that matter)with a new one, I always get overwhelmed with fear, anxiety, and confusion because I am like totally unsure which side the roll should be facing. Is it \'flap\' forward, or facing the rear? Ah maybe a diagram would help. Anyway, I believe there are two schools of thought on this matter, and I\'d like to know what you think."

Dear Bob...er uhh T.P. challenged:

I am proud, (I think), to say that I actually am one of the few men in the world that actually know the correct answer to this age old question. Outside of that french invention that jets water up your whale eye, (*yikes*) you do have two options:

1) The right way: if you are married this is probably your only option, and that is to have the flap coming over the top of the roll and face the outside. That way if there is a patter on the precious paper, it will be vertically correct and facing the thankful user.



2) Forget the T.P all together and become a \"one-handed\" society in which you never shake the persons \"ass-hand.\" If that needs further explanation, I hear there are still some parts of India and probably the Outback, (not the restaraunt), that practice this bathroom ritual.

In very rough ASCII diagram form:

--------->
 /---\\   |
|  o  |  |
 \\---/|  V
      |

Glad to be of service...