Comments on: Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe

By: mdbran

mdbran — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:36:21 +0000

57 squares a day? That’s a bunch of crap.

By: MeMock

MeMock — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:46:21 +0000

If a bird flying overhead did a number 2 and it splattered on your arm, what would you do? Get a dry piece of tissue and smear it in an attempt to rub it off or turn on a tap and let the water hygienically, softly, cheaply and environmentally friendly do the job for you.
You know it makes sense – all you Americans need a Bum Gun!
http://www.memock.com/2011/11/15/the-bum-gun/

By: barf

barf — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:37:00 +0000

and the illegals in calif. use the TP, but dont flush it. then you go to a gas station and the waste basket is filled with TP covered in excrement. the illegals dont know you can flush here. our plumbing works….

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:34:29 +0000

@ Verd: Even if your toilet breaks, you’re still going to need one — a bidet is for washing, not for human waste. I gather this has been an issue for people encountering a bidet for the first time … O_o

Having traveled through various parts of Europe, my husband has been informed that if we should ever be so fortunate to design and/or build our own home, the WC *WILL* have a bidet!

By: Andie

Andie — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:59:41 +0000

@dirk alan, have you read about the nicknamed “Toilet to Tap Program” that’s been implemented in Southern California? Supposedly a lot of places that are short on water are headed that direction.

There are some things that are better not to think about :/

By: Jockaira

Jockaira — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:35:48 +0000

I did a search for character “Â” in this page. There were no others except for yours. You must have brought your annoyance from another page. Are you so easily annoyed that you carry your annoyance from one page to another?

The “Â” is a letter “A” with a circonflex above it. It is used in some languages to change pronunciation. Some keyboards have it, some don’t. Sometimes a webpage will insert “Â” if it doesn’t recognize a certain character code or substitutes a mistaken code. Most of the time you can read the “Â” as “A” without skipping a beat or becoming annoyed.

You must really be upset when you encounter such things as “éèêÉáéíóúñö¿¡íïÍúüûáàâÂÄæÒÓÔÕÖØòóôõöøœ?`???,”

By: William Joseph Reynolds

William Joseph Reynolds — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:41:49 +0000

Our former town supervisor (Ossining, NY), John Chervokas, was the advertising executive who dreamed up the slogan ‘Please Don’t Squeeze the Charmin’ back in the 60s/70s.

By: Shelshel

Shelshel — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 03:58:15 +0000

what is with the little Â everywhere?! It is annoying, what is it?

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:43:11 +0000

@ Ranger J – The Sears catalog was substantial. Back in the 1880s-1890s, it was anywhere from 300-500 pages. Add to that the fact that families received similar catalogs from multiple companies (Montgomery Ward, J.C. Penny, Spiegel, etc), and you wound up with plenty of paper to supplement your corn cobs and wet rags.

By: dirk alan

dirk alan — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:50:28 +0000

i cant believe we go in water still. we have to drink that stuff. mmmm tap water.