Why is toilet paper nearly always white?
442074
Beacuse white goes so nicely with brown.
287024
well I eat healthy, so when I wipe theres nothing visible on the paper (veggies have lots of fiber and help my digestive system) I just wipe a couple times to be sure I'm clean!
154875
yes... I know I do sometimes... It goes to the same place.... An is more sanitary than people think. More than paper, that's for sure. Although people don't talk about because they think is disgusting.\n\nWhy the curiousity?
926576
Is that toilet paper?
65283
I have a theory.  Paper is semi transparent to start with.  That is why you can 'trace'.  Now, paper is made of small fibers.  The fibres are aligned randomly.  Each fibre is reflecting light in a different direction and you see white if no dye has been added.  Well, put oil on top of the paper and the light will not reflect back at you as much.  Without this interference (reflection) you can see through the paper more easily.\n\nAs an analogy .. if you look west across a lake an hour before sunset, you can't see the other side as well because of the glare.  The other side is other wise easy to see.  Cut down the glare and you can see the other side more easily.
881152
Because the lighter you are the more you look "pure" like the color white.  White is associated with holiness, good, pure, heavenly while Black is associated with evil, Hell, dirtiness, ugly.
624419
Some people regard it as a sign of disrespect.\n\nThey are basically saying that it makes it easier to wipe your ass with it when you run out of toilet paper.\n\nI think all flags should be respected.
933677
Got a fecal fixation, do we?  Poop is brown cause...cause that's just what color it is.  Who cares?  What kind of question is that?  But yes, Yahoo! Answers has gotten beyond ridiculous with their violation-happy staff.
1067023
that is a slnag term but more attributed to poor hygenie.you should be a little more through with the toilet paper and make sure you wipe good. what you are refering to is feces that got stuck to hair by anal cavity and poor wipping practices that caused it to dry.
1014013
they never use toilet paper. they consider wiping filthy. they instead wash whenever they do #2. public toilets in many mid-eastern countries have a hose and nozzle near them.
1000457
erm maybe its just a tradition..they started out with red and are sticking to it..or hey hangon white can get stained....
19808
My psycho mother used to go bezerk if we put the toilet paper facing the wall rather than the user growing up. To that I say who the heck cares what way toilet paper goes on the roll? It all goes down the same place anyways...
795457
Why do they have to sell toilet paper in 24 packs, people see you walking around the store with 24 rolls of toilet paper and they are probably thinking, geeze does that guy ever leave the bathroom? - Jim Gaffigan
894535
they are a variety of colors of teeth for starters...they are some people born with natural white teeth , ah the lucky bastards! and some people like me are born with ivory colored teeth. So if ur an ivory colored, ur teeth will never become with as a paper...
901251
Ever watch "Myth Busters"??  They recently did a study on where bacteria lives in the common household.  Believe it or not, the toilet seat had the LEAST amount of bacteria.  Kitchen, of course, was number one.  If you're that worried about it, use the paper linings when you do your thing.
723740
White clothes always project a sense of purity, cleanliness. It's only natural that chefs and doctors would want to wear white for the sake of their customers.
193833
if the paper is use white out