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[–] MewtwoLikesMemes 25 points 5 months ago (3 children)

That's not how this meme template works.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Op should apologize

[–] spongebue 2 points 5 months ago

Ironically, you could use the meme template to say that somehow

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Viral memes are born out of mutation, much like new viral diseases

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Note for Europeans -

This is a weird US thing. Their toilets are an odd trap design with a floor level outlet, plus the pipework is narrower and more likely to block.

Regarding sinks, for some reason bottle traps like we have scare them, so they can't just unscrew the trap to clean it

You, however, are very unlikely to ever need a plunger at any point in your life

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah, toilets in American homes tend to rely on a siphon to evacuate the bowl so the outlet has to be narrower. Also, Bidets are not very common so most people [insufficiently] clean themselves with toilet paper which is prone to causing clogs.

Personally, I installed a bidet a few years ago and I would never go back to not having one.

[–] Lemzlez 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been to the US exactly once in my life, and I clogged the toilet at the hotel I stayed at. Never had it at home.

Probably just coincidence, but hey

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You went to a country with incredibly poor-quality, high fibre ultra-processed food, coupled with medieval-level plumbing, then clogged a toilet and said -

Probably just coincidence

😂

Mate...

[–] FooBarrington -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I live in Europe, and somehow my toilet gets blocked every couple of months. Might have to just clean it properly with a spiral, but so far the plunger has always worked.

Just don't be too aggressive. There will be backsplash.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Shitty builders exist everywhere, your toilet is the excrementception to the rule

[–] mycodesucks 12 points 5 months ago

Untrue. I grew up on the Super Mario Brothers Super Show.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Three bathrooms, three plungers. Never be caught without one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Toss in some bidets, a squatty potty and baby you got a stew going.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

We have a bidet on every toilet, but not a squatty potty. We tried one at our last place, but it quickly got really gross.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I brought one into the office because we only had 1 plunger between 2 stalls

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Or it breaks when guests are already on the way. Then you think for the rest of your life.

[–] PancakeTrebuchet 7 points 5 months ago

I think about them when I check into a hotel because I've had to make that call a time or two.

[–] NorthWestWind 6 points 5 months ago

Until you saw this post

[–] StaySquared 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If you play close attention to the "power' of your toilets flush... you'll notice when it's getting close to a clog. That flush will make you second guess something isn't right. And if your neglect it, you will sooner or later realize it was in fact on its way to clog.

The life of a homeowner. Many of you have NO idea the amount of chit you need to learn and pay attention to on a daily basis to make sure your home is well maintained. Adulting fkin sucks.

[–] Thcdenton 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You have clearly never played cosmo

[–] NickwithaC 2 points 5 months ago

Nor watched Doctor Who

[–] Resol 4 points 5 months ago

Sometimes I think about those cartoon scenes where a character has a plunger stuck in their face. That's technically more than 0%.

[–] Mbourgon 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not true! Mine’s exceptionally ugly, so I think “I really need to replace it” the instant I walk in.

[–] Illegalmexicant 3 points 5 months ago

I have one with a ribbed clear handle, and if I was brave enough...

[–] devfuuu 3 points 5 months ago

The miracle of the poop knife. Always be ready.

[–] UnfortunateShort 3 points 5 months ago

Hot water an dish soap works miracles on all kinds of clogs btw.

[–] erp 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The figure is somewhere above 0%, but certainly not zero. For example, haven't you seen the crap blaster 9000 infomercial at 2AM on a Tuesday? You connect that bad boy to a fire hydrant (vendor liability disclaimed), pull the turbo-diesel engine rip cord, and wear a full body bio-hazard suit with air supply (suggested). Not for use with some sets. Batteries not included.

Ahh, sweet memories; sometimes they overflow.

[–] TheBraveSirRobbin 1 points 5 months ago

Ahh, sweet memories; sometimes they overflow.

Just like your toilet

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Simple soda bottle and a turn of the heads all you need...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I actually think about plungers quite a bit. If I notice someone has a sink plunger instead of a toilet plunger, I immediately and forever judge the shit out of them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You only make this mistake once, hopefully. The first night I moved into my new place, many years ago was a bad night. My stuff didn't show up yet. It was getting delivered in a few days. I didn't even take a big dump. It just clogged up. I had to get an emergency plunger and since that move I make sure there is one close by during moves.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Don't use plungers, just use a heap of oxygen bleach and possibly also soap (and time)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You will spend 0% of your life thinking about dishwashers until yours breaks.

Wait...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Tell me you don't subscribe to Technology Connections without tell me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

been there, done that. now i own two, just in case something happens with one.