Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur

Anything said in Latin sounds profound (that’s what this phrase translates to). I think it is safe to say that this is something that is true. Consider the phrase semper ubi sub ubi ubique, sounds pretty important doesn’t it, certainly sounds profound. It means, always wear underwear everywhere. Which, for the most part is good advice (in a pool, in the shower, pretty much anywhere in water would be places where this probably would not hold up), but even by the loosest standards does not come close to sounding profound when translated. However, if I had not translated the phrase for you (and assuming you do not speak Latin) then you might have just thought that I had said something really worthwhile of your time, something to seriously consider. See what I mean.

Another thing that I think is true (and also good advice) is to keep your toilet bowl clean, because you never know when you might have to throw up. If you do have to throw up, really, the last thing you want to do is to have to stick your head into a toilet bowl that is less then clean (this is similar to the don’t shit where you eat credo, albeit with a slight modification, but you get my drift). The thing about throwing up is that it is often unpredictable (unless you are bulimic, then it is planned). Yes, there are warning signs to indicate you might throw up, but unlike say going to the bathroom, once the need arises there is really quite little you can do to delay the process for very long. It’s reflexive. Same as the decision is as to where you will throw up. If you are really drunk or really sick, wherever you stand is usually the choice that gets made. But, much of the time you have enough control (about 10-30 sec. give or take) that allows you to dictate where you will be spending the next few uncomfortable (but always relieving) moments, and most often that choice is the toilet (most likely due to the facilitating properties of clean up and disposal that a toilet bowl offers, but also unfortunately where, even if you do choose to delay the process, you also go to relieve yourself of other things). What this time does not allow for is the opportunity to give the toilet a cleaning if needed before sticking your face in the bowl

Obviously, there are instances when the potential for throwing up increases, like if you are going to go out drinking on your birthday or some other occasion (or maybe you don’t need a reason to drink this much, either way you know what I mean). And if that’s the case, you could take the necessary steps of making sure the toilet is clean before you go out for the night. But, there will always be other times when you’ll never see it coming, and therefore would not have planned ahead (e.g. an unplanned night of drinking, food poisoning, a stomach virus, the accidental ingestion of mescaline, etc.). So, for those times especially, but really for it always being a good idea, please keep your toilet bowl clean. You might thank me for it one day.