A story from CNN yesterday: Why Toilet Paper Belongs to America
When you run out of tp and have to go to the store to buy some have you ever wondered why we don’t just stockpile tp? I mean, lets face it…we’re always going to use it. Why don’t we all buy it by the hundreds…
The CNN story says, “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.”
Apparently the most popular method of cleansing one’s nether regions was with the Sears Catalogs that used to be put out. For any of you that know Adam you know that he willingly admits that he would NEVER make it on Survivor. Why? Not because he wouldn’t be willing to eat bugs, swim with snakes, etc but because he…shall we say, requires a special type of tp for his bottom? He was thrilled to hear that the very first type of tp created was actually infused with aloe as that is the ONLY type he will use now~a joke amongst many!
Adam's wipe of choice
Further in that article it says that the average American uses 57 square of tp in a day. Geesh, poor environment.
All in all, we should be proud as Americans that it was right here in the United States where tp was created! Take that North Korea!
