Posted on 09/05/2017 12:26:08 PM PDT by Sean_Anthony
Young people aspire to overturn their wonderful country built by capitalism and replace it with the tyrannical and egalitarian notion of communism
Huffing and puffing, I lug the large package of toilet paper from our local Costco into the house. It’s not that the price is better; I just don’t want to go to the store more often than I have to. I stood in lines enough during my twenty years of living under the boot of communism.
I am always tempted to ask the cashier if that’s enough toilet paper for the average food intake. I never do it because the cashiers are all foreign, barely speak English, and my meek attempt at potty humor would be met by strange stares.
A tender subject.
Splinters!
Corn cobs...might be easier on you.
Quilted Northern Rustic Weave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRlBtabKRFM
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“Northern Issue, in 1935, began to advertise toilet paper that was ‘splinter free’.
Up until this point, it was common to have splinters in toilet roll, due to the production techniques used. St. Andrew’s Paper Mill, in the UK, launched 2-ply paper in 1942.”
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https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/05/splinter-free-toilet-paper-didnt-exist-until-the-1930s/
Made a number of trips to the Russian Far East a couple of decades ago, and after the first trip, always brought my own TP. Consumerism and communism are diametrically opposing concepts.
My butt hurt just reading that title.
All I’ve got to say is, some people must have achingly delicate patooties because that ultra soft moisturized stuff is all but useless when applied to the task for which it was purportedly designed. Sorry folks, there needs to be at least a little traction.
At our camp in Northern Canada....those magnificent maple leaves became a commodity.
That would that add kind of a nutty, tangy flavor to the ribs.
Sweet corn cobs are definitely easier on the skin than dent corn cobs, but so much harder to find late in the year...
BTW: If you’re going to Germany, bring your own TP. Seriously. The norm there is 80 grit sandpaper.
“Dad, I think we forgot the toilet paper for this camping trip.”
“Here, use some gravel.”
“Those rocks seem kind of scratchy.”
“Shut up. It’ll make a man out of you. You know what we used for toilet paper on the battlefield? Grenades. That’s what we used. Now, stop your bellyachin.”
Send it to the swamp! And call it government cheese!!
My uncle told me that getting the Sear’s catalog was like a holiday.
Correct! When I was stationed in Germany many years ago, my wife had a toilet paper “collection” from everywhere we went in Europe, and 80 grit sandpaper was the norm. The worst was from Switzerland. You can buy softer paper in France, but four small rolls cost about $10.
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