Ever hear those statistics about how there is actually less bacteria in your toilet than there is in your kitchen sink? That’s great and everything, but c’mon. It’s a toilet. You poo and pee in there, so no matter what the scientists tell you, toilets will always be… well… kind of yucky, you know? But even though it totally sucks to drop something in the toilet (a hair brush, your glasses, etc), it’s probably good for you to a certain extent. It forces you to assess just how disgusting you really think toilets are. Look down in the bowl. That’s your brush in there! What are you gonna do, just let it sit in there? The longer it sits the grosser it is, so you better either get your ass in gear or resign yourself to buying a new brush. What’s it gonna be? Just how “yuck” do you really think toilet water is? C’mon. Even though you poo and pee in there all the time, it’s not like there’s any poo or pee in there now. It’s just water, right? Time to make a move! It’s been floating in there for a solid 4 or 5 seconds now! Do or die! Make a move! Reach into the toilet and grab that brush!

Eww! Toilet water!

Here’s the tricky part: contact lenses and toothbrushes are no-brainer throw-aways, but what about a hairbrush? I have a hairbrush in my sink right now that was in my toilet for a few seconds. No poo or pee – just water. What should I do? It’s an old and (pun unavoidable) shitty brush, but do I really want to throw it away just because it floated in my relatively clean toilet for a few seconds? What if I wash it with hot water? I barely brush my hair anyway, so this really doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, but still… I don’t know… I guess it’s kind of gross. Whenever I brush my hair I’ll definitely think about the fact that it was in the toilet for a few seconds. Still… bah! I just don’t know! Dropping something in the toilet sucks!

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