Comments on: LET’S TALK ABOUT TOILET PAPER

By: Ajax Harington

Ajax Harington — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:52:05 +0000

You’re forgetting Rabelais and the goose! See here: http://lavatoryreader.typepad.com/the-lavatory-reader/2010/02/cashmere-lavatory-paper-luxury-is-nothing-new.html

By: The Lavatory Reader

The Lavatory Reader — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:51:55 +0000

Cashmere Lavatory Paper - Luxury Is Nothing New…

Recent news that the British supermarket chain, Waitrose, is now stocking cashmere lavatory paper has got the world in a twitter. It should be pointed out, however, that no cashmere fibres are included in the paper, but that the paper is covered in an …

By: lionheart

lionheart — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:23:02 +0000

I’ve discovered an even greater invention: baby wipes by the case at Costco. Probably not as good as a bidet, but a hell of a lot more comfortable and sanitary than TP.

By: Everyman

Everyman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:00:57 +0000

Ah, but no mention of the latest sleight-of-hand from the TP industry; offering narrower paper on a smaller roll - still fully fluffy, of course, but inevitably smaller - at the same price, for an instant price increase of some magnitude that it is obviously hoped no one will notice.

By: Michael J Kubat

Michael J Kubat — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:01:46 +0000

We had a TP joke (well, one of many) back in the bad old days of communist Czechoslovakia…

The Czechoslovak aircraft industry developed a hot new fighter that could easily outperform anything that the West had. The trouble was that wings kept ripping off during maneuvers. Industry leaders and Party members met to resolve the issue. Many proposals were floated, all were rejected. Then a shy young man stood up in the back of the room.

“Comrades, I think I have developed a solution.”

“Oh, what’s that Comrade?” the head of the meeting asked.

“Let us perforate the wings.”

The top Party member got hot under the collar. “Comrade, are you trying to ridicule and sabotage the Party’s efforts to keep our socialist motherland safe from the neonazi/imperialist/fascist/zionist/capitalist conspiracy? If so, I’ll…”

The head engineer bravely intervened. “Now, now, comrade political officer, the young man is new at the company, but he is a very bright engineer.” Turning to the young man: “Well, what is your evidence that perforating the winds would prevent wing failure?”

“Well,” the young man says: “I base my conclusion on my experience with our toilet paper. It tears everywhere except at the perforations.”

Nuff said…

By: The gold digger

The gold digger — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:08:02 +0000

I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile, working in a small co-op with poor women who lived in the country. They routinely stole the office toilet paper. I finally learned to bring my own TP to the office. And lock it in my desk. Not to keep the country women from stealing it but to keep my co-workers from stealing it. Because of course the country women had stolen the bathroom TP so my co-workers wanted to use mine.

By: Maggie's Farm

Maggie's Farm — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:59:43 +0000

Weds. morning links…

A short appreciation and history of toilet paper
Who knew this was a felony? I am a repeat felon.
The New Dating Game - Back to the New Paleolithic Age.
Everybody agrees that the Obama invitation is a trap
The Federal Government is Working Ha…

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:21:06 +0000

…As far as obsolescence is concerned I recently read there is a move is hyper-green circles to replace the toilet with a simple bucket and handfuls of sawdust to stifle odors and jump start the conversion from waste to fertilizer (they say it works). The result becomes compost. I am not clear quite what they do while they are awaiting the transformation from excrement to fertilizer. Or what you do with the large quantities of fertilizer you generate. The article didn’t mention toilet paper, dare I assume they go au naturel in this area as well? This movement (pun? what pun?) must be true. I read it in a major newsmagazine. I do remember many years ago watching a talk show where an earnest do-gooder was touting the virtues of the toilet less house. He, too had a specially designed bucket in mind and the house had some vent system because he evidently was not so convinced that there would be no odor.

By: jms

jms — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:20:43 +0000

… not to mention the utility in festive public tree decoration.

By: funny man

funny man — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:49:21 +0000

Talking about unusual issues; I think we Germans have the highest number of words related to Poop (but it could also be the Russians). Thanks for making me laugh.
Here is another issue that makes me smile since I’m sure none of you were ever aware of this problem:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,676559,00.html