A hairdresser I used to go to claimed that how you hang up your toilet paper is a window into your personality.
I have yet to change a roll of toilet paper without thinking about him and his tp tarot.
So I put it forth to you.
If you are a back roller it means that you are controlling, unwilling to share and reserved.

If you are a front roller it means you are sharing, outgoing and giving.

Now he didn’t talk about this last one, but I feel it deserves to be mentioned.
If you’re tp roll looks like the following, you’re most likely married.

Just sayin’.
So which one are you…is my hairdressers philosophy true? I’m a back roller personally, I only do it so the kid won’t play hampster wheel with the roll.
I am a flexible and generous back roller.
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I’m a front roller and it bugs me when people do it the other way. What am I supposed to grab? It could have something to do with my time working at a hotel.
Oh, and I totally know where you’re coming from with that last one.
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The mind swirls (hehe) with possibilities for the content of this post based on the title alone. I’m leaving this comment before I read it so I can giggle a little longer.
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Oh this was so much cleaner than I expected–and I’m grateful for that.
For the record, I’m a front roller. I know that probably doesn’t come as a shock.
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In that last photo you forgot to set the new tp roll on top of the old.
I’m a front roller. But definitely not outgoing.
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Backroller, definitely!
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Amen, sister. I’m a front roller, my husband is a back roller, and the animals like to remove it.
The husband also has a knack for leaving an empty roll. He also leaves a FULL bag of garbage in the can.
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I have been known to change other people’s toilet rolls to a forward position.
Naw, I’m not controlling in the least.
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This post made me laugh out loud because today, in our less than 1000 sq foot apartment, I went to pee twice, each in a different bathroom, and BOTH TP ROLSL WERE EMPTY. And I go to bed first. Just sayin.
I’m assuming that in the last picutre, the tp is somewhere in the vicinity of it’s home, but not quite there…unless, or course, the last person used up all of roll and didn’t enter the bathroom again…so then it’s under the sink or something.
Thanks for the laugh!
And I’m a front-roller – known to switch people’s TP if I’m visiting. Horrible!
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I’m a front roller and quite anal (no pun intended) about it.
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I’m a front roller… has to be that way or else!!
I think I’m a mixture of both personalities. Giving but controlling. Sometimes I’m outgoing and sometimes I’m reserved.
P.s. I’ve trained my husband not to leave the roll like #3. He is fabulous!
P.s.s. I’m so glad you’re back from Florida. 🙂
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I am a front roller and will convert any TP to the wonderful, giving position if I have to…LOL.
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Oh dear. You already know which one I am.
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LOL! This post made me laugh – I’m totally a front roller. And I second TUWABVB’s post, I *so* change the tp to the front at other people’s houses! I’m glad to hear there are other people like me out there!!
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I’m a back roller, simply because I was told once the only ‘right’ way to do it was front rolling. I’m contrary that way. Over the years I figured out it was harder for my cat and then my toddler to unroll that way. Also, when you are holding a baby in one arm it’s easier to tear some off with one hand without having the whole darn thing unroll onto the floor.
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I am a hardcore back roller. It’s the only way to prevent naughty kittens from turning the TP roll into a fun toy. Also, I find it’s easier to rip off just one square (for lipstick-blotting and such) when it’s back-rolled. My mom is a front-roller and she has the audacity to change my TP rolls when she visits! OY!
I probably tend to the controlling, but I like to think I’m giving. I’m GIVING people the opportunity to use TP the correct way, after all!
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I became a fanatical front-roller when I was pregnant the first time. Mostly so I could always find the end of the toilet paper in the dark during my numerous trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
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In that last photo you forgot to set the new tp roll on top of the old.
This bugs me like no other!
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I went in the bathroom after reading this post cuz I couldn’t remember which way I roll the TP … and I found my roll looking like the last picture. How did you know my hubby had just used the bathroom!? HA.
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Back roller, and I fight my boyfriend about it EVERY SINGLE TIME. We change the roll on each other every time we’re in the washroom.
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I’m a back roller, but it’s because we had cats, and that’s the way to keep them (and kids) from unraveling the whole damn roll.
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I’m a front roller, but I don’t think ‘outgoing’ is a word that describes me very well. But then again, ‘reserved’ doesn’t quite cut it either. Does it say anywhere how ‘nerdy recluses’ hang their toilet paper?
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Hmmm, what do you think it means if you pay no attention whatsoever to the direction in which your tp rolls? Or, if like me, this morning, you couldn’t find the end of the roll in the dark and had to take the whole roll off the dispenser to try and find it?
I may be reading too much into this…
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I kid you not. Last week there was an empty roll on the roller, an empty roll on the counter, and a tissue box in use because we were totally out. In all 3 bathrooms. Mama’s gotta stock up.
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Definitely a front roller and I change it if someone puts it on the “wrong” way.
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I used to be an “I don’t know, I just stick it on the roller thingee however” roller. But one day, my friend Kelley and I happened upon this topic in discussion (she confessed, like some of the commenters here, that she changes roll orientation in other people’s bathrooms) and she made her case for front-rolling. I said that it seemed easier to grab the paper if it was back-rolled, and she pointed out that it depends on the kind of paper. My toilet paper is kinda fuzzy (I think it’s supposed to be “soft”), so even though I front-roll now in Kelley’s honor, I often have to spin it around to find the end.
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I’m a “lucky if it’s even on there” roller. But usuallly I put it to the back for the cat, because I just know that one time I put it forward like mom taught me (we never had a cat) he will find it and unroll the whole thing.
That begs the question: if this happens, what do you do with the TP?
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It honestly does not matter to me. I just grab a new roll and put it on. Did your hairdresser have a theory on that?
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Front roller, but my house’s version of the third picture includes a new roll precariously balanced on top of the empty one. My wife evidently believes that replacing the roll requires some sort of key which only I possess.
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Sometimes in our house the new roll sits ontop of the old roll…what does that say about us 😉
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I’m a total front roller.
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it HAS to be front-rolled.
or else i change it.
which pretty much totally goes against the personality descriptions. heh.
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The description of the back roll fits me better, but I am a front roll girl. the paper being toward the back just annoys me to no end.
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I am totally a front roller. Back rolling makes me uncomfortable.
Mike is a back roller.
This makes COMPLETE sense to me. LOL
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I’m married. Nuff said.
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I honest to goodness had to go look. one is top, one is bottom, and one is empty. What does THAT say?
(obviously, I have no preference)
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I’m a controlling, unwilling to share front roller… so I’m gonna have to disagree with the tp tarot.
I believe it’s been commented on already, but the most common placement of tp rolls in our house: balancing on top of the empty roll in your last picture
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Thanks for the laughs – I love it. I’m definitely a front roller and if it’s ever done the other [wrong] way, I have to change it!
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Hahahaha… so funny! I’m a total over-the-roll person. I will flip it at anyone’s house I see it the opposite way LOL In fact, I wrote about this in a past blog entry myself…
http://morethanjustcorn.blogspot.com/2007/12/does-this-look-familar-to-you.html
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What does it mean if you can’t even be bothered to put it on the roller, and it just sits on the counter awaiting use? Does it have any more connotation than: A) You are single and no one uses your bathroom but you, or B) Your roller thingy is in a weird angle to your “throne” and it makes it hard to use the dispenser? Does this mean I’m just lazy and fated to always be alone?
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haha Too cute! I’m a forward roller…but half the time it’s not on the thingy because I live with boys…too many!
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Ours sits on the counter (or back of the toilet, for the half bath) too.
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I prefer front so you can fold the corners all cute – not that I do this…but I want that option. However…I have a two and a half year old son and a cat. Both of them think this is an amusement park game, so we back-roll.
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I’m a front roller and DH is a backroller (or leave the roll empty guy). I’m not sure if your hairdresser was right or not. I’m thinking not.
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Hee, hee! Thanks for the giggle this morning. By the way, I’m a front roller, but I’m a controlling b***h. Go figure.
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A quick poll of my bathrooms would show a married front-roller with the new roll sitting on top of the old one.
Do you think the new roll on top of the empty old one indicates acceptance, surrender or exhaustion? For me it would be the last one.
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I’m an ‘over the top’ girl.
BTW – Congrats! I came home from work today and opened my newly arrived Indianapolis Monthly magazine ….. and there you were, and the Moosh too.
You go girl!
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Do you think the same thing applies to paper towels too.
Also what does it mean to roll a blind so the louvers are up and to roll it so the louvers are down?
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I’m a front roller, and I’m awesome.
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married with teenage children in my house
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