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I NEED TOILET PAPER SO BAD. (Original Post) LuckyCharms Mar 2020 OP
Think you going to have jury rig yourself a bidet...people have gone over the edge. Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #1
Can't you re-use? dchill Mar 2020 #2
I have a few extra rolls matt819 Mar 2020 #3
borrow 2 roles from a friend. There should be more stocked by the time you need more mucifer Mar 2020 #4
All you need, is a bottled water bottle, and a pen. htuttle Mar 2020 #5
Is that to clean the shit off my hand LuckyCharms Mar 2020 #8
um, sort of htuttle Mar 2020 #14
You already wash your hands after you go, DON'T YOU? htuttle Mar 2020 #15
With friends like you customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #17
Sorry, I don't have a square to spare. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #6
Somebody in another thread was using a corndog. defacto7 Mar 2020 #7
chicky nuggies! 47of74 Mar 2020 #9
Hey Corndog ass..I already like the nickname ☹️ lunasun Mar 2020 #13
You can also use leaves as TP 47of74 Mar 2020 #10
Sorry not a square to spare these days lunasun Mar 2020 #11
I went for my regular shop and had no idea the country went crazy. trixie2 Mar 2020 #12
Remember the *really old* TV show, "Branded"? (starring Chuck Connors, IIRC) lastlib Mar 2020 #16
Can you find kleenex or baby wipes instead? Liberty Belle Mar 2020 #18
Not good on plumbing Roland99 Mar 2020 #32
Old fashioned southern recipe (humor) Dan Mar 2020 #19
Also Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #22
Were there rolling papers in your stash box? Harker Mar 2020 #20
Works for MANY, throughout the world: elleng Mar 2020 #21
Got mismatched socks? Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #23
I have a lot, but I'm not going to give you any. I have formed it into a mountain and I am Squinch Mar 2020 #24
Has anyone ever heard of a wash cloth? mysteryowl Mar 2020 #25
We have found ourselves in this situation, my DIL all week dewsgirl Mar 2020 #26
Get a small covered bucket, jugs of white vinegar, and cut up some old tee shirts. After using a rag GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #27
They have plenty at Hardee's underpants Mar 2020 #28
The problem there is the positive feedback loop Shermann Mar 2020 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #29
Hold it in Renew Deal Mar 2020 #30
Sling a rope between two trees at butt-crack height. Straddle and run. eppur_se_muova Mar 2020 #33
I just use our poodle, Reginald Ron Obvious Mar 2020 #34
Cut up an old sheet into squares or strips. When done, Pathwalker Mar 2020 #35
You've got to stop using it for rolling.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #36
You could use a dollar Marthe48 Mar 2020 #37
corn cobs and catalogs Marthe48 Mar 2020 #38

matt819

(10,749 posts)
3. I have a few extra rolls
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:08 PM
Mar 2020

I’ll sell it to you for 1.50 per roll. Shipping will be $5,000. Message me with your details. Haha haha.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
14. um, sort of
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:29 PM
Mar 2020

You can direct the water up there, but of course, sometimes kinetic force is needed.

Like 1/2 of the world already does this. No reason to be embarrassed.

Traditionally, you should do all this with your LEFT hand, since most (used to) shake hands with the right.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
7. Somebody in another thread was using a corndog.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:13 PM
Mar 2020

also chicken nuggets but I don't know how that worked out.

trixie2

(905 posts)
12. I went for my regular shop and had no idea the country went crazy.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:22 PM
Mar 2020

I tend to go early in the am as to just run through. The parking lot was packed and workers said when they got to the store at 6:30 am for a 7 am opening people were already crowded against the doors.

Toilet paper was gone BUT tissues were fully stocked. I also noticed the crappiest cans of veggies were completely cleaned out.

lastlib

(23,149 posts)
16. Remember the *really old* TV show, "Branded"? (starring Chuck Connors, IIRC)
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:40 PM
Mar 2020

Back when it was on, someone re-wrote the theme-song lyrics; that re-write is SO apt today, with all the tRump-paper hoarding. The revised lyrics:

"Stranded--sittin' on the bathroom bowl,
What do you do when you're stranded,
And you don't have a roll?

Wherever you go for the rest of your life,
You must CARry a ROLLlll.....!"

(There--I've taught you how to fish; the rest is up to you! )

Cirque du So-What

(25,908 posts)
22. Also
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 01:16 AM
Mar 2020

Start with a red corn cob, followed by a white one, which will let you know if another red one is needed.

Squinch

(50,911 posts)
24. I have a lot, but I'm not going to give you any. I have formed it into a mountain and I am
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:05 AM
Mar 2020

sitting on it with my AR-14 over my knees.

Go ahead. Make my day.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
26. We have found ourselves in this situation, my DIL all week
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:34 AM
Mar 2020

we'll just get it at the commissary, that didn't work out. Fortunately we are checking in on my son's friends house while he is in Kuwait. Yesterday we drove 45 minutes to get the 6 rolls of toilet paper.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
27. Get a small covered bucket, jugs of white vinegar, and cut up some old tee shirts. After using a rag
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:43 AM
Mar 2020

put it in the vinegar-filled bucket and replace the lid. Plan on doing frequent loads of laundry, hot water to sanitize. (There’s a reason why they invented disposable diapers, but I am old enough to remember life without them.)

Response to LuckyCharms (Original post)

eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)
33. Sling a rope between two trees at butt-crack height. Straddle and run.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:27 AM
Mar 2020

Heard this from someone who lived through postwar shortages in Japan.

Pathwalker

(6,598 posts)
35. Cut up an old sheet into squares or strips. When done,
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:56 PM
Mar 2020

put in a plastic bag as they pile up. Dispose of bag responsibly.

Marthe48

(16,898 posts)
38. corn cobs and catalogs
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 03:46 PM
Mar 2020

I spent a couple weeks in Canada when I was a kid. We were waiting at a boat landing and I used the outhouse. Inside there was a small box labeled EMERGENCIES. I looked inside and saw 3 corncobs, red, white red. I asked my dad what the heck it meant. he laughed, and said it was in case there was no t.p. I said Why the different colors? He laughed some more and said use the red, then check with the white, and if you need to, use the other red. He and the boat owner laughed and laughed. My grandmother was scandalized, but also trying not to laugh.

I heard that my mother-in-law would cut up old Sears catalogs for use in the outhouse.

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