Per the CDC:

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" 1. Hands should be washed using soap and warm, running water 2. Hands should be rubbed vigorously during washing for at least 20 seconds with special attention paid to the backs of the hands, wrists, between the fingers and under the fingernails 3. Hands should be rinse well while leaving the water running 4. With the water running, hands should be dried with a single-use towel 5. Turn off the water using a paper towel, covering washed hands to prevent re-contamination. "

12/3/2008 6:19:14 PM

nope

12/3/2008 6:20:06 PM

why don't we wash our penises after we pee instead of our hands?

12/3/2008 6:20:31 PM

clearly i do not as i seem to have picked up some germs

^ because your penis doesn't open doors

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 6:21 PM. Reason : .]

12/3/2008 6:20:44 PM

there's no penis sink

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 6:21 PM. Reason : ^mine does ]

12/3/2008 6:21:02 PM

of course. i've got nail brushes and orange sticks at the hand washing station.

12/3/2008 6:21:24 PM

I don't have to wash my hands after I piss, I was taught not to piss on them

12/3/2008 6:21:29 PM

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"because your penis doesn't open doors"

yeah, but when you pee, you touch your penis with that hand that opens all those doors

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 6:22 PM. Reason : a]

12/3/2008 6:21:36 PM

there should be a penis sink

12/3/2008 6:21:52 PM

I don't piss on my pecker, just the toilet or urinal walls.

12/3/2008 6:22:51 PM

so you don't shake it after you are done?

12/3/2008 6:23:29 PM

duh that is why you wash your hands!!!

you do wash your penis eventually if you shower!

12/3/2008 6:23:46 PM

always nice to have a fresh'nin up though

12/3/2008 6:23:50 PM

yea I shake it in her mouth

12/3/2008 6:23:57 PM

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"duh that is why you wash your hands!!!"

yeah, but you wash your hands AFTER you pee. by then it is too late. MAKES NO SENSE.

all the more reason to wash your penis after you pee

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 6:25 PM. Reason : a]

12/3/2008 6:24:32 PM

Never when I piss

When I shit, I smell my hands after and only wash them if I pick up a fecal waft

12/3/2008 6:24:43 PM

i think a lesson in OR scrub techniques should be a mandatory component of pre-collegiate education

12/3/2008 6:25:41 PM

i just picked my nose now im jerking off. does that count?

12/3/2008 6:26:02 PM

Yes. I hate not washing my hands and hate when other people don't was theirs.

12/3/2008 6:26:33 PM

my penis does open doors

12/3/2008 6:40:00 PM

there should be a penis sink

12/3/2008 6:40:32 PM

its called your mom's mouth

12/3/2008 6:46:37 PM

My question is for those who make bathroom construction decisions, in regards to the installation of "institutionalized" improper hand-washing systems.

WHY THE FUCK DO THEY STILL MAKE THESE? EVERY ONE OF THESE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.


Attn: Delta and other bathroom fixture manufacturers.
Assume your hands are dirty with shit. You want to wash them, but you must grab firmly with your dirty fingers the faucet knob in order to turn the water on. You do so, but now the knob is dirty. The knob has little grooves in it, presumably to make it easier to grab, but nearly impossible to clean. So, now I'm done washing my hands. My hands are clean. But the water is still running. The knob has shit on it. How do I turn the faucet off without re-depositing the shit onto my hands that I wanted to wash off in the first place? (By the way, we can put a man on the moon.)

This other type of handle, where you use the back of your hand, wrist, or elbow to turn on the water, is superior and should be the standard. Thank you for your attention. That is all.
[/serious business]

12/4/2008 8:45:21 AM

^<3

12/4/2008 9:00:58 AM

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"there should be a penis sink"

bidet

12/4/2008 9:17:59 AM

that's an ass sink

12/4/2008 9:21:13 AM

the water should actually be as hot as you can stand it, and for sanitary reasons you really shouldn't pour anything down or spit into the same sink you use to wash your hands

12/4/2008 9:23:05 AM

I've heard that much of "modern civilized society" outside of the US consider us to be quite disgusting for not washing our asses with water after each shit. They'll be like,
"So what do you Americans do, since you don't have bidets? Do you take a shower after each crap?"

"Uh, no, we just kinda wipe off the shit with tissue, then carry on about our business."

" .......?!?!?"

12/4/2008 9:24:58 AM

you should also close the toilet lid whenever you flush the toilet in your bathroom at home after dropping a deuce. that is, of course, unless you like brushing your teeth with fecal matter.

12/4/2008 9:26:37 AM

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"and for sanitary reasons you really shouldn't pour anything down or spit into the same sink you use to wash your hands"

12/4/2008 9:59:42 AM

I know of at least one guy who rinses off his penis after he urinates, as long as he is not in a public bathroom.

But yes, I do wash my hands by CDC guidelines or use some other form of hand hygiene (foam, gel, etc).

12/4/2008 10:50:09 AM

It absolutely galls me when people will opt to not wash their hands, and rely on a sanitizer.

You dumb fuck asshole, that's meant to be used to supplement handwashing.

Not referring to you, but the ones who opt to use it instead of an available handwashing facility.
Pretty sure the hand sanitizers are like antibiotics: grossly overused, and helping to select for superbugs, and in the long run, doing more harm than good.

12/4/2008 10:53:40 AM

Plain old soap and water will do the job. There is no need to use even antibacterial soap.

Hand sanitizers are meant to be used when there isn't access to water. Here at Duke (Silas is back in the hospital) the Immunology folk always bypass the hand sanitizer and go for the sink. Silas's doctor mentioned that she thinks that a few floors here have trouble with some specific illnesses because they only use the alcohol hand sanitizers stationed outside every room.

12/4/2008 11:05:41 AM

I've followed those rules for a long time, I even take my paper towel to the door when I have to pull to open.

I also make a mental note of people I know that I notice not washing their hands after using the bathroom.

12/4/2008 11:07:46 AM

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"because your penis doesn't open doors"

no, but IT OPENS YER MOM'S PANTS

12/4/2008 11:13:10 AM

i do not go so far as to do the paper towel thing. i mean do you bring it around with you everywhere you go after that for touching everything else???

it seems a little excessive to me.

and i agree about the antibacterial hand sanitizer. i have a friend who has one on her KEYCHAIN and uses it incessantly. she's always like "WANT SOME" and i'm like "no, i washed my hands" and even if i haven't washed my hands (not after like the bathroom or anything, just in general), i don't need to sanitize every 30 seconds. there are germs out there people and you are going to touch them.

12/4/2008 11:14:24 AM

I just use the paper towel on the bathroom door at work mostly because you have to pull to open from the inside, and I've noticed a ton of people not washing their hands at all. So it may be overkill, but it makes me feel better.

12/4/2008 11:16:01 AM

no i get the point of it. it just seems like those people that didn't wash their hands are touching things out side the bathroom too, and we can't monitor all of that.

plus if they don't wash their hands who knows what else they are doing and touching.

i mean everyone coughs or like blows their nose, doesn't was their hands, then opens a door.

the world is probably extremely scary for germaphobes. i can't even imagine the horror.

12/4/2008 11:17:54 AM

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"why don't we wash our penises after we pee instead of our hands?"

thank you (and still wash you hands). Why does no one think of the unsuspecting pee matter that is on the penis during a blow job? You will end up with a load in your mouth that is sprinkled with urination particles. Bodily functions in my mouth.

12/4/2008 11:18:32 AM

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"i do not go so far as to do the paper towel thing. i mean do you bring it around with you everywhere you go after that for touching everything else???"

I do the paper towel thing because there are lots of assholes who don't wash their hands in the bathroom, or else get them wet, and call it quits.

I am fairly proactive elsewhere, too. I periodically wipe down common surfaces at work (like phone, mouse, and keyboard), but that's more because this gross bitch leaves everything smeared with grease on weekends. It just happens to nicely coincide with sanitation. When someone's sick, but comes to work anyways, I do the same. There's a daytime person, and then a different evening person during the week.
I usually open other doors with my shirt.

I just wash my hands fairly frequently, instead of using towels all the time.
I'm not a germophobe, but I do like giving my immune system a break every once in a while.

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"Why does no one think of the unsuspecting pee matter that is on the penis during a blow job? You will end up with a load in your mouth that is sprinkled with urination particles."

I have thought of this.
I don't really care. Urine is actually pretty clean. Especially compared to other bathroom substances


[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 11:21 AM. Reason : dfljk]

12/4/2008 11:19:33 AM

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"no i get the point of it. it just seems like those people that didn't wash their hands are touching things out side the bathroom too, and we can't monitor all of that."

True, and I don't worry about all the other things they may have touched at all, but I KNOW they touched that door handle.

12/4/2008 11:20:36 AM

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"urination particles"

like salt on a peanut

12/4/2008 11:20:55 AM

I wash before. No need to do so afterward: I keep a clean penis. Everyone deserves the chance to have a bit of me rub off on them.

12/4/2008 11:21:00 AM

oh yea i definitely had a can of lysol disinfectant spray when i worked in an office to use on phones and keyboards (especially phones, that shit is gross). and if someone was sick i would take extra precautions.

i dont' do the towel thing. but i'm really only at school and at home these days our sinks at school though turn themselves on which is nice. and the towel things are automatic

and at home it is just me so i feel confident turning on and off the faucet

12/4/2008 11:23:43 AM

^^

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"yeah, but you wash your hands AFTER you pee. by then it is too late. MAKES NO SENSE. all the more reason to wash your penis after you pee"

I work in a machine shop and have gotten used to washing before I piss due to oil, coolant, grease, metal shards, and the like that accumulate on your hands. The way I see it, clean hands touch my clean penis and are thus clean afterwards (assuming you have bathrooms like we have at work that push open from the inside).

[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 11:26 AM. Reason : ^^]

12/4/2008 11:26:15 AM

yes i do and i fucking hate people who don't. i make a mental note of people at work who don't wash their hands after coming out of a stall, so that i can avoid shaking their hands as much as possible.

steps 3, 4, and 5 waste too much water. btw, when hands are being rubbed (step 2), is the water running as well? if so, that's very inconsiderate and terrible.

oh, and the steps in the OP say nothing about opening the door.

this is what i do:

1. open tap to wet hands, and turn it off.
2. dispense some soap and rub my hands together nicely, making sure ample lather is produced.
3. apply lather to faucets (knobs) and rub them as well.
4. turn on water, rinse my hands, and with hand cupped, pour water on the faucets/knobs to remove soap from them.
5. turn off tap.
6. dry hands using a small amount of paper towel, and then open the door with it, bunch it up and toss it.

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"Never when I piss When I shit, I smell my hands after and only wash them if I pick up a fecal waft"

Shit Famous

12/4/2008 2:50:35 PM

i always wash my hands before i play guitar. never after #1 always after #2.

[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 3:00 PM. Reason : ..]

12/4/2008 2:58:38 PM

Working downtown at a bar picking up people's bottles/glasses, dumping out ashtrays, and other various bar tasks, including checking IDs - I wash my hands often. There's a lot of gross things around.

12/4/2008 3:07:11 PM

usually

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"There is no need to use even antibacterial soap."

i'm glad that someone else said this as well...

12/4/2008 3:49:50 PM

12/4/2008 3:52:58 PM