They'll commemorate anything these days!
Recently, it was World Toilet Day (World Toilet Day? The mind boggles!!*) and to celebrate the event, the charity Tearfund comissioned an all-important survey in order to resolve the plight of unsanitary lavatories in The Developing World.
And the title of this survey was: Favourite Activities Of Britons On The Toilet.
Now, exactly how this provides third world shacks with a clean, safe place to drop the kids off at the pool, I'm yet to learn!
However, it seems that the most popular activities when going to the toilet are reading books, papers and magazines, and thinking about food.
Strange… I thought the most popular activity, nay – the sole activity, when going to the dump station, would be for a shit. Or a piss.
Maybe it's me, but if I'm reading a book, I'll do it on the sofa. Or in bed. Or even on a chair or beanbag. But I would never suddenly think "Oooh, I must read the next chapter of Harry Plopper and the Chamberpot Of Secretion. I shall make haste to the lavatory in order to read it!"
And I certainly wouldn't think "Hmmm. What shall I have for tea? I know, I shall go into the bathroom so I can contemplate it further."
However, that said… I can see how sometimes reading the paper can be a popular activity over the bog bowl.
The Sunday Spurt springs to mind…
* GAAAAAH - I'TS HOGGLE!!!
