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It's Official! America is a Roll Over Nation!

I thought for sure this was one of those threads that would have a very short life span :icon_lol:

But, I concur with the roll over majority.
 
This is a product of Anne Landers in US society.
30 years ago (Edit: more like 50, actually, my how time flies) she was asked this question, and replied:
"If the paper manufacturers wanted you to roll under, they would have printed the back of the paper."
End of argument.
 
As an old Arkansas farm boy, all I'll say is corncobs and the Sears catalog
 
I always thought that roll-under was only for people who had untrainable cats. (although I guess that's redundant.) That way , they didn't unroll the whole roll batting at it.

My 2 year old is well on her way to becoming a cat, but she seems to be able to unroll them whichever way they are placed.

Brian
 
Geez......was married once to someone who insisted that the TP "roll over", which was ok; I didn't care either way.

But she always folded the ends into a point.....like motels sometimes do, and would nag me when I did not!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr.....

NC
 
Under..That way a big tug pulls of just the right amount without tearing from the roll..

My dad said that 3 squares was all that was needed once..He was serious, and cheap...So I took mine fron the middle, leaving the half I did not use on the floor..

That got my butt beat...:mixedsmi: again...
 
harleyman said:
Under..That way a big tug pulls of just the right amount without tearing from the roll..

My dad said that 3 squares was all that was needed once..He was serious, and cheap...So I took mine fron the middle, leaving the half I did not use on the floor..

That got my butt beat...:mixedsmi: again...
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:bump: You must of been the same kind of son to your dad as I was to mine.

I just hope they didn't spend our tax dollars on figuring this out. The study will probably become someone's PhD dissertation soon.
 
Navy Chief said:
But she always folded the ends into a point.....like motels sometimes do, and would nag me when I did not!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr.....

NC
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psychologists say that's actually a cry for help. the thing that would most help her would have been if you hooked a marine battery to the toilet seat for her. as a side benefit, she'd never have to pay for a perm ever again, and if sh'e agree to put a lightbulb in her mouth, you'd never need to buy a flashlight :icon_lol:
 
My late mother once commented to me that all one really needs is ONE sheet of TP...

1. Take the single sheet, and fold it into fourths
2. Tear off the inside corner, and save it for later use
3. Unfold the sheet, and poke your finger through the hole in the middle
4. Wipe
5. Use the left-over piece to clean your fingernail
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:monkies:
 
Over ... its the first rule I make with any significant others in my life ... pending or otherwise. It'll make or break a relationship.

This is of course just after I discuss the probablity of body function noises. :)
 
n4gix said:
My late mother once commented to me that all one really needs is ONE sheet of TP...


:monkies:
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The day I have to do that, I'll already know the end is coming.

As for my ex-wife's habit being a "cry for help".....She was a friggin' nut case, and I was the one crying for help!!!

NC
 
Navy Chief said:
The day I have to do that, I'll already know the end is coming.
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My late mother related that to me while we were stationed in Tehran, Iran during the early sixties, when toilet paper was as rare to find as live Christians in the ancient Roman Coliseum...

Ode to the Persian Thundermug

I have no pleasant memories of the Persian thunder mug,
The throne room in each household where you go to pull the plug.

It’s a square of cold ceramic measuring nearly three by three,
With two serrated foot steps, which you squat on buttock's free.

It slopes to rear of center where there is a forbidding drain,
Right above which is a flush tank that is operated by a chain.

Instead of toilet paper there is a weird kettle with a spout,
Which sits under a faucet from which cold water pours out.

It is usually in a corner mostly dark and out of sight,
The smell from which will give the strongest an awful fright.

http://www.mage.com/PP.htmlThe tragedy happened one evening on the way back to my home,
It was really quite fortunate since I was traveling all alone.

I had a queasy feeling that was uncomfortable at best,
I thought if rushed home I could put things to a peaceful rest.

As I entered my stomach did a flip flop and tied itself in knots,
I knew then for certain that I contracted the Tehran Trots.

I rushed into the bathroom with my trousers at half-mast,
Where I squatted in discomfort thinking the danger past.

I reckoned incorrectly cause I had barely squatted there,
When the jet propulsion started and it splattered everywhere.

I tried to clean a bit and half rose to pull the chain,
And the contents of my pockets all went tumbling down the drain.

I retrieved the most important not too happy as you can guess,
There was no doubt about it, things were in an awful mess.

I washed-up as best I could with the faucet and the pot,
Weeping shamelessly at what had become my lot.

I roundly cursed the designer and his sick and twisted mind,
And the maker of this contraption with no place for your behind!

Helen and Russell (Bill) Leaming, Tehran, Iran 1962.
 
AckAck said:
I always thought that roll-under was only for people who had untrainable cats. (although I guess that's redundant.) That way , they didn't unroll the whole roll batting at it.

Brian
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Brian, that's the way... roll-under just for those reasons. We had a cat when I was a kid that loved to unroll the whole roll. And seeing I wanted the cat so bad, I was stuck rolling it up again. Mom finally decided to make the switch from over to under because of that cat. It's hung that way ever since.
 
What if you have it impalled on a vertical peg? Then what? Left hand/ right hand to unroll....?
 
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