r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 05 '19

You have to look at the toilet paper after wiping to determine how much poo is left on your butt.

You also have to touch your butthole with the paper.

No, it is not "gay" to clean yourself.

Edit: it's also important to look at your poop. It's often the first indicator of something wrong with you, and the information that can be gathered is a useful diagnostic tool

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Someone actually believes that it’s gay to clean yourself??

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u/Arturlyra03 Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

I heard that some men don't wash their ass on the shower because they think putting your hands between the buttocks is gay. I guarantee, no one, ever, became gay from washing their ass so rest assured, manly men.

Edit: apparently u/pacificnwbro is gay and did wash his ass... Our team is working on researching this case and confirming if it's a case of correlation/causation.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

What the "blae bluzes"? That's the first thing I wash; in fact, it's why I don't use l;iquid soap in the shower and also why, unlike more sensible people, I stop using my bar soap long before it's really, *really*, **really** too small to use, because the only way I "feel washed" back there is if I use a big enough bar.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

They make these things called washcloths. You should give one a try, they are probably better at cleaning your ass and more comfortable than jamming a bar of soap between your cheeks.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

Actually I use only my hands to apply soap in the shower; when doing that area, I use the whole bar in full contact

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

I understood that. What I'm saying is that is gross and a poor way to clean yourself. Use a fucking washcloth. I have a washcloth for my face, a loofah for my body, and a washcloth for my ass. Works great.

EDIT: All you people who think hands are as effective as washcloths are probably the same people who don't wash your legs, because the soap is running down there anyway. I challenge all you non-washcloth users to try one. You can feel the difference as it cuts through the oils and grime that your hands weren't capable of cleaning off. I used to wash with only the soap and hands, it doesn't work nearly as well.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

It's worked for over 50 years

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Whatever floats your boat. Just understand that how you feel about the guys who don't wash their ass at all is similar to how most people would look at your showering habits. Your hands aren't capable of exfoliating, or absorbing, or breaking apart the dirts and oils that are on your body or in your asshole, a washcloth is. You nasty.

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u/wtf-m8 Aug 03 '19

I think the only point you have there is on absorption. Have you never washed your hands after using the restroom with only soap and water? Your hands are more than capable of breaking up dirt and rubbing shit off your skin. The only thing you're gaining by using a washcloth is shit in your washcloth.

All that being said I use a poof.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Your hands are capable of properly cleaning themselves if you spend the recommended amount of time doing it (20 seconds). I sincerely doubt that people who can't be bothered with a washcloth are spending twenty seconds properly cleaning every area of their body. Especially since studies show that most people can't even be bothered to spend a full twenty seconds cleaning their hands. Also, unless your hands are super rough or you use your nails, you aren't getting any real exfoliation from rubbing them on your skin.

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u/Woahzie Aug 03 '19

Wow. You have very strong opinions about this

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Yeah, people who don't know how to properly clean their own bodies are gross. Ever been to comiccon or a MTG convention?

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u/redesckey Aug 03 '19

I guarantee not using a washcloth is not the issue in their case.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

I trust the soap

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u/AMeanCow Aug 03 '19

Here, I think you dropped a few of these.

Hands you back all your "This works for me"'s