Toilet Paper, and YOU.

Originally Posted by Scruffy

Folding uses more, because people want to keep their hands as far away from "da pooper/da cat" as much as possible, and layer it so they find that it is thick enough to be comfortable mentally. Folding also clogs more in my expirence cause it covers the drain more.

Wadding on the other hand, uses less toilet paper to separate your hand from your dirty self. Wadded TP goes down a lot easier.

I completely disagree, and I had this conversation with a friend who 'wadded', it's called scrunching as well!, she used a lot more than I did with my folding methods!!! In other words no method is more/less wasteful than the other as the individual has different techniques for each method, thus the issue of waste (of TP) it is subjective.
Actually sometimes I do use baby wipes when things get a little dry :-/
And sometimes but very rarely I fold my TP into chinese paper bangers and just crack them in the toilet, the echo off the porcelain is enough to make the .... ok you can figure the rest out... :S
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It's really amazing topic...

I don't really do anything special, but I have a funny story about TP and my brother: When we were younger (oh god why am I telling this?!) he apparently was afraid of touching poopie, so he used to ask me to wipe his ass. Apparently, I loved him a whole lot, and I complied in order to take care of him. My mother walked in on this happening once, and was totally outraged when I told her that I was helping him because "he didn't want poopie on his fingers." To this day, my brother is still totally freaked out about getting crap on his hands, and I know he uses a ton of TP. I don't think he does it anymore because he plugged the toilet too much, but I know he used to wrap TP around his entire hand in a couple layers.

finally an intelligent discussion. I prefer the fold method myself,and one ply paper. The two ply is usually made of two flimsy sheets, and just doesnt work as well.

the cardboard rollers end up in the recyling bin.

may I ask WHY you want to know this? oh god.. i really dont want to know :Z

I just fold it, I suppose.

As puffy as i can get it, with minimal toilet paper usage. Then tilt it to a side.

Folding for efficiency!

Folding is not more efficient for me. It takes more time, more toilet paper, and makes me more likely to get crap on my fingers. That's why I wad. The small amount of toilet paper fluffs up with air, the way whipped cream cheese goes further than the brick kind because you're actually eating tiny air bubbles. When wiping with a wad, part of the distance between the hand and the asshole is the air pockets, but when folding, the entire distance is made of toilet paper. This may cause a person to use more toilet paper, but even when they do, they get less protective distance.
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I fold my TP while waiting for nature to do it's thing. When nature has finished then it's a wipe wipe here a wipe wipe there everywhere a wipe wipe, then I'm done and I can wash my hands and get on with my life. It's great! :P