That would probably depend on if you were left or right handed, and which side of the toilet the paper roll was located... and I realize I've just been sucked in.
After seeing countless example of stuff like this, people getting entrenched in pointless minutiae, I've come across the opinion that it's a sign of a person I'd rather not have a discussion with.
Whether you're right or wrong is so inconsequential that it is simply not worth the effort to try and change someone's mind on it. The consequences for putting it on "wrong" is what? It's slightly more inconvenient (in your mind) to tear a sheet?
Having a strong opinion on that subject or other similar ones and getting impassioned about it is a signal to me that one more desires to be seen as intelligent and right rather than actually searching for information or understanding.
I have an interesting fact not mentioned in the article. Vandals may put the end of the paper in the toilet before flushing. In the over orientation the paper hangs closer to the toilet and is less likely to break.
It reminds me of the page on Toilet Paper[1].
It is 35,330 bytes
Meanwhile the page on Toilet Paper Orientation[2], of which there are two choices:
- OVER
- UNDER
goes on and on, and manages to weigh in almost 50% larger than toilet paper at 49,667 bytes.
Amusingly, "vertical" is actually mentioned, but how a hero got that in, I don't know. Probably killed or captured.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper_orientation