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Friday Feelings: Is it OK to use your phone on the loo?

Spill, it’s Friday.

Jul 21st 2017, 2:47 PM 5,375 Views 7 Comments

EVERY FRIDAY, JUST before the weekend hits, DailyEdge asks for your true feelings on the most pressing issues of our time (kinda).

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WE DON’T LIKE to think about it, but chances are, someone has sent you a text while on the loo.

Ugh.

Besides this, think of all the bacteria to the phone and God knows what else? But hey, sometimes the toilet is a lonely, boring place. Why can’t one indulge in a bit of Candy Crush without being judged for it?

What do you think? – Is it ever OK to use your phone on the loo?

Poll Results:

It's grand, completely normal. (2244)

No, put it down for five minutes. (363)

HELL. NO. (269)

HELL. NO.
No, put it down for five minutes.
It's grand, completely normal.

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Friday Feelings: Is it OK to use your phone on the loo?