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bif

(22,793 posts) Fri Mar 13, 2020, 02:27 PM Mar 2020

Soviet era joke about toilet paper

In Russia, they used to use the Pravda to wipe their butts. Pravda means "truth" in Russian. So they used to say that ever morning they wiped their asses with the truth!

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Soviet era joke about toilet paper (Original Post) bif Mar 2020 OP

Even I I had... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2020 #1

I remember hearing about how you had to carry Lars39 Mar 2020 #2

that is true, along with some other nations. yellowdogintexas Mar 2020 #3

You might find a use for your colorful souvenir yet. Lars39 Mar 2020 #4

Having experienced Soviet toilet paper first-hand, ironflange Mar 2020 #5

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,793 posts)

1. Even I I had...

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 02:35 PM

Mar 2020

Trumpaper I wouldn’t waste my waste on it.

Lars39

(26,117 posts)

2. I remember hearing about how you had to carry

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 03:00 PM

Mar 2020

your own TP there. I guess we will here, too.

yellowdogintexas

(22,288 posts)

3. that is true, along with some other nations.

Reply to Lars39 (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 03:26 PM

Mar 2020

Spanish TP is like strips of crepe paper and comes in loud colors one would use to decorate for a birthday party. I still have a little coil of it from our trip back in the '80s.

That stuff is as my mother used to say "rough as a cob" I always wondered how she knew that...

Lars39

(26,117 posts)

4. You might find a use for your colorful souvenir yet.

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 03:29 PM

Mar 2020

ironflange

(7,781 posts)

5. Having experienced Soviet toilet paper first-hand,

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:31 PM

Mar 2020

I can say that Pravda would definitely be far more comfortable.

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