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American taste for soft toilet roll 'worse than driving Hummers'
Anonymous says,
Environmentalists are hot on toilet paper bashing this week. Next week Tampons are killing us all. Environmentalists urge use of tube socks instead. Next week on MSNBC New Outbreaks Of TSS (Toxic Sock Syndrome) are on the up rise in Global Warmer and Tree Hugger groups from an unknown cause.
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Article excerpt from guardian.co.uk —
"The tenderness of the delicate American buttock is causing more environmental devastation than the country's love of gas-guzzling cars, fast food or McMansions, according to green campaigners. At fault, they say, is the US public's insistence on extra-soft, quilted and multi-ply products when they use the bathroom.
"This is a product that...
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Posted 1 year ago
Ya gotta admit, it is a tad bit over the top, how soft are our asses anyway?
Posted 1 year ago
Well I like the "cotton" toilet paper, but if we really want to make a huge impact we should just let Greenpeace members lick our butt-holes clean. They are always telling ME to "Eat shit!" so I'm sure it's a recommendation from experience.
Posted 1 year ago
Well I'm safe. I only wipe with fresh sea otter pelts after a nice dinner of Kentucky Fried Spotted Owl ;)
Posted 1 year ago
Well, now...who knew that potty-pampering would increase our collective carbon foot print? Someone should get to the bottom of our obsession with keeping a cushy tushy. Would the good folks at Greenpeace prefer we use tree bark instead?
Posted 1 year ago
I, for one, think it's an interesting article. I don't really think about the little bit of paper I use, since it's something you're really trained at a young age to take for granted. At the same time, when I travel to other countries and see the difference in how they handle things, it's not like it's that big a difference to make sure to use recycled paper for TP.
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Posted 1 year ago
From the ridiculous to the idiotic you cover all bases. you never cease to amaze.
Posted 1 year ago
There are so many things we take for granted because of our upbringing, and though they must in many cases for our own sake, old habits die hard.
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