Go-to entertainment: why gaming was made for the toilet

There's no shame any more, and no better place to lose yourself and the world with a few quiet rounds of Pocket Card Jockey or Marvel Snap than in the quiet of the privy

There are two types of people in the world. Those who play games on the toilet, and those who pretend they don't. I am a proud member of the former category. I realise this may not be the most Guardian" of Guardian article openings, but we all use the toilet and we all play games; I am merely providing a Venn diagram.

We used to read books in there. I even had a small bookcase in mine, and am old enough to remember when a workplace was not considered civilised unless there was a copy of that day's newspaper in every cubicle so that hard working staff could catch up with global goings on during their five minutes of down-the-pan time.