[jnaas2]

Ive pulled pencils, pens and a plastic set of playing cards out of toilets. Most pens and pencils will not go thru the trap in a toilet and you can take an inspection mirror and look up inside the toilet and check to see if there is anything there. I test a toilet by flushing it a few times to see if it flushes good, and then take a wad of toilet paper about the size of a baseball and flush it, if there is anything in the toilet this will normally clog it up, if it flushes on thru then the water isnt going from the tank into the bowl fast enough to make it flush properly. To test this pour a large glass of water into the toilet at the same time its flushed, if it flushes right then there is a problem with the flapper in the tank, the water level could be too low, or the holes around the rim are clogged up and need to be opened. Take a mirror and coat hanger and open the holes and see if this helps