Posted on 07/07/2009 3:45:34 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Since the dawn of time, people have found nifty ways to clean up after the bathroom act. The most common solution was simply to grab what was at hand: coconuts, shells, snow, moss, hay, leaves, grass, corncobs, sheep's wool -- and, later, thanks to the printing press -- newspapers, magazines, and pages of books.
The ancient Greeks used clay and stone; the Romans, sponges and salt water. But the idea of a commercial product designed solely to wipe one's bum? That started about 150 years ago, right here in the U.S.A.
In less than a century, Uncle Sam's marketing genius turned something disposable into something indispensable.
Toilet paper gets on a roll The first products designed specifically to wipe one's nethers were aloe-infused sheets of manila hemp dispensed from Kleenex-like boxes.
They were invented in 1857 by a New York entrepreneur named Joseph Gayetty, who claimed his sheets prevented hemorrhoids. Gayetty was so proud of his therapeutic bathroom paper that he had his name printed on each sheet. But his success was limited.
Americans soon grew accustomed to wiping with the Sears Roebuck catalog, and they saw no need to spend money on something that came in the mail for free.
Toilet paper took its next leap forward in 1890, when two brothers named Clarence and E. Irvin Scott popularized the concept of toilet paper on a roll. The Scotts' brand became more successful than Gayetty's medicated wipes, in part because they built a steady trade selling toilet paper to hotels and drugstores.
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Remember, Leaves of three, great T.P.
I have dogs like that. They do go on a tear. ;>
Dang right! People have been Zotted for less than that...
B is the “Gay” side
If the man wears the pants in the family it is no doubt “B”.
If the wife wears the pants, its 8-10 times “A”.
Some cats need to be added here, and you always find the best pictures :)
I remembered when Sheryl Crowe told us peasants that we should be allowed to use something like 2 or 4 squares. I wonder if she practices what she preaches ? If she does, I would hate to see her dirty butt !
ROTFLMAO
THanks for the afternoon laff!!
Cruel.
Funny, but cruel.
So you go to bed dirty?
B is more efficient. A is needed if you have playful cats or small children.
This was difficult if one lived in the desert.
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