How did people entertain themself while on the toilet before there was cellphones ?

they read the back of shampoo bottles

Find little patterns and pictures hidden in the little tiles an whatnot.

many people had a magazine racks with in arms reach now i've seen everything from readers digest to pornos in other people's magazine racks

thats why some used to refer to it as the reading room
you took a book or a magazine with you

In n out like a Japanese train. (On time)

They read magazines, newspapers, daydreamed

They were thinking deep thoughts.

Writing on walls

Used to look at the outside window

They read the newspaper

They read the newspaper.

Magazines.

Magazines, shampoo bottles, whatever was in reaching distance and had a label. When cordless phones came out we thought we were living!! 😜

Probably by masturbation or reading.

I used to bring magazines or store circulars in with me.

they played sink the bismarck

Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers!

I don't know. I play with my nipples.

I keep a few poetry books in there.

reading magazines ...lol