I am reminded of a great exchange in "The Big Chill":
Michael: Where I work, we have only one editorial rule. You can't
write anything longer than it takes the average person to read during
the average crap. I'm tired of all my work being read on the can!
Harold: You can read Dostoyevski on the can.
Michael: Yeah...But you can't finish it.
--- In [email protected], Michael Campbell
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- denisesudell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Back to bathroom behavior: I am a female (as WCers who have met
me
> > can testify with some degree of certainty). And I *always* read
in
> > the bathroom. In fact, I have been known, when heading to the
> > bathroom, to detour to the bookshelf so I will not get bored.
> >
> > I also keep a magazine rack next to the toilet in the downstairs
> > bathroom, and keep it stocked with books like Keith Knight's
> > hilarious cartoon compilations. (But I've read all those, so
> > they're mostly for guests.)
> >
> > What about the rest of you?
>
> Possibly this might be because I'm a guy, youngish, and fairly
> regular... but I've never exactly seen the point of reading on the
> john. Since the only times I'll squat and use the toilet entails
> dropping a deuce, I'm loath to remain in the miasma of stink taking
> over the bathroom. Yes, my poop doth stink.
>
> Plus, it's not like it takes me long enough to finish my bidness,
> poopwise. I'll get, what, a page or so read in that time. Why
bother,
> sez I.
>
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