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Summary

The article humorously reflects on the author's reading habits on the toilet, discussing various Medium articles related to productivity, life advice, personal experiences, and even recipes, all while making light of bathroom activities.

Abstract

The author of the web content shares their unique reading preferences, particularly while using the toilet, which they refer to as "the dunny." They provide a lighthearted commentary on a range of articles they've encountered on Medium, touching on topics from breaking smartphone addiction to achieving success, dealing with traveler's diarrhea, taking the perfect LinkedIn profile photo, retirement living, cooking with decorative gourds, and even the act of manual bowel evacuation. The articles are woven into a narrative that playfully connects the act of reading with the physical experience of using the bathroom, suggesting that even seemingly mundane moments can be productive and memorable.

Opinions

  • The author finds reading on the toilet to be a productive use of time, even suggesting it could enhance efficiency in writing tasks.
  • They express a sense of camaraderie with other writers on Medium who share candid experiences, such as Laurel B. Miller's vivid description of "the backdoor trots."
  • The author seems to appreciate the diversity of content available on Medium, from Smillew Rahcuef's list of success tips to Karen L. Sullivan's fibre-rich recipes.
  • They recommend reading material that induces strong emotions, like Gunner Barrett's angry writings, to aid in bowel movements.
  • The author humorously suggests that reading about manual evacuation techniques could be beneficial for those experiencing constipation.
  • They poke fun at the idea of clickbait titles by acknowledging that they could have used a more sensational approach for higher engagement.
  • The article concludes with a tongue-in-cheek comment about the potential consequences of undercooked chicken, tying it back to the overarching theme of bathroom humor.

toilet humour

The Shit I Learnt From Reading on the Dunny This Week: A Story of Loose Vowels

What the mediums have been espousing

An Australian toilet. Dig a hole. Fill a hole. How we roll. It’s line 7 in our national anthem. Photo by Denny Müller on Unsplash

I’ve spent a lot of time on the crapper this week. Nothing bowel related — poop tube’s still runnin’ smooth — more due to the highly interesting patterns of vowels and consonants and bright LED light shining into my face. I’m not calling it an addiction. I’m nowhere near as obsessed as John Sandbach. That dude’s got problems:

It’s just a great way to be productive. Smillew Rahcuef is pretty productive, but even he spent hours and hours coming up with 100 things he would like to do before he gets too famous to hang out with us on medium:

I think he was meant to write it in less than 30 minutes? Little does he know, if he composed this on the toilet he would have been able to complete it in 27 minutes (that’s roughly the time it takes for my legs to go numb and I know I need to stand up to avoid falling over with my pants down).

The particulars of bowel motions are not normally something I like to describe in detail. What goes down the shithole stays in the shithole is a motto I live by. But if said bowel motions occur outside of the thunder mug, I say fair game. So does Laurel B. Miller, who describes the backdoor trots in spectacularly vivid fashion:

The runs are the last thing you need if you’ve got a job interview, but with Srini’s helpful advice on how to shoot the perfect profile pic, they’ll hire you mid-stream before you need to open your mouth orifice:

Now, if you’re at that stage in life where job interviews and faecal continence are no longer important, perhaps you would consider moving in with Victor Cardenas at his old people’s home for cashed-up cronies?

More type 1 than type 7? (That’s the Bristol stool chart for you poop noobs) Then try some of Karen L. Sullivan’s funky recipes full of fibre and festivity:

If you’re still straining to pop out those pellet’s, I suggest reading something angry to get your rectum fired up. Gunner Barrett is one furious dude, and here he wrote some shit about cannons and hammers and the pure violence of his deuce dropping:

You know what else is as evil as violence? Silence. One of my fave bands, Cog, wrote a song about it too. If you’re Australian and a bit old you may have heard of them. They were the first band I saw live and they made the earth shake and my mind rattle.

Annie Trevaskis isn’t all that violent (that I know of), but she hates silence too:

Still going? You must be mega constipated. Here is Rachel A Fefer, demonstrating the technique for manual evacuation (it’s a real thing and it will keep you regular):

If you are settling in for the long haul, I suggest some proper reading material. (Remember the days when we used to read actual printed paper on the stool pool?) Frank T Bird has written 2 books and you can buy them and read them on a screen just like this one. I’m helping him out because his marketing style is to bury his books under dried camel cock and hope people find them.

Alright, all done? What, you’re STILL GOING?!!

Ah, I know what the problem must be, you’ve forgotten how to crack open your crack. Luckily Ginger Cook knows how to open up for business. Check out this step-by-step instruction manual, which comes complete with a nude picture of Ginger¹ demonstrating the correct position for expelling even the chodiest of obstructions.

If that hasn’t emptied your colon contents I’m not sure what will.

¹I really should have led with that in the title for maximum clickbait, but I don’t roll like that.

Humor
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Toilets
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