Twenty reasons to read in the bathroom

According to some surveys, roughly two-thirds of North American readers admit to reading in the bathroom. With that in mind, Robert Philpot of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram offers 20 reasons to continue doing so. The article was found on the website of The Arizona Republic.

Here is a sampling of Philpot's tongue-in-cheek reasons for bathroom reading: you can learn something, it's an intellectual pursuit, it promotes literacy, you can learn a lot about pop culture, and famous people have done it. To see the other reasons, read the full article.