Bathroom rugs and their matching toilet seat and lid covers were another avenue for people to lean (perhaps a little too far) ...

“Do you hover, or do you cover?” “Which means, do you even bother with one of these?” he asked, holding up a paper toilet seat cover ... always flush with the lid down.

Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing ... i.e., largely around the top and bottom of the toilet seat." ...