What's behind the great toilet rolls theft?

[Cateran]

I saw this headline on the media this morning. Any comments?

Answers on bog roll paper, please.

[sassy59]

I think people are scared to run out of such a necessity but guess what............we’ve run out!!!!!! I don’t believe it! (quoting Victor Meldrew). Xxxx

[Cateran in reply to sassy59]

Well well but, did the police get to the bottom of the mystery or was it all flushed away?

[sassy59 in reply to Cateran]

Excellent! Xx

[Cateran in reply to sassy59]

Thank you sassy. I thought that I had lost it here.

[sassy59 in reply to Cateran]

No, not yet Cateran xxx stay safe xxxx 👍😘

[katieoxo60 in reply to sassy59]

Sorry to hear that Sassy, in our area we have some telephone numbers to contact who will deliver if they have any and you are in isolation for what ever reason. Take care both xx

[Cateran in reply to katieoxo60]

Has my punning backfired on me katieoxo or am I missing something here?

[sassy59 in reply to katieoxo60]

I was just having a joke with Cateran Katie but thank you for replying. We have loo roll and are doing well.

Hope you’re ok. Stay safe xxxx

[katieoxo60 in reply to sassy59]

Good to hear

[sassy59 in reply to katieoxo60]

😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[Lyd12]

During the war we cut up old newspapers into squares, made a hole in one corner and threaded a piece of string through, made a loop and hung it near the loo. Not the biggest problem we faced!

[Cateran in reply to Lyd12]

I wouldn't think that it was a problem you faced, lyd12, but rather somewhere else?

[Lyd12 in reply to Cateran]

I was eleven when the war ended, so remember it well, and shortages went on for a long time after the end of the war. Cuttng up papers was a job for the children, and the papers were hung on a nail in the outside loo. Love Iris x

[Ergendl in reply to Lyd12]

As late as the 70s, a pub near Keswick still used cut up newspaper for toilet roll in the outside toilets.

[Lyd12 in reply to Ergendl]

That is surprising, part of the outdoor decor!

[katieoxo60 in reply to Lyd12]

Hello, there was a warning put out not to put anything but toilet paper down the loo as it would block up and you might have problems getting a plumber out. Oh how things have changed since the war. Take care x

[Hidden in reply to katieoxo60]

They didn't have flush toilets in Iris's day. 😉

[katieoxo60 in reply to Hidden]

Now I remember there being communal toilets and wash houses , no flush just sling a bucket of water down. Heres a tip for nowadays use waste tank additive for camping toilets that will dissolve the paper what ever type and no flushing.

[Hidden in reply to katieoxo60]

Actually the fluid used in camping toilets does not dissolve even ordinary toilet paper very well. Many camping site have septic tanks and are very particular what you put in them. Look what you sparked off now Cateran 🤣

[katieoxo60 in reply to Hidden]

Glad to see everyone is still in a jovial mood to spi te the seriousness of all this. I guess you may be right about toilet chemicals . What do all these people want so many toilet rolls for or are they buying for whole street ???????????????

[Hidden in reply to katieoxo60]

Perhaps they are going to take the place of money, shops don't want cash any more.

Itr = £5

[Cateran in reply to Hidden]

Oh Don, I am hanging my head in shame (not down the lavvy pan though I might risk it in the bidet) at what I quite innocently started, but it was all just an extended pun.

[Lyd12 in reply to Hidden]

We did at home Don but not when we spent some time in Berkshire as a rest from the bombs. We shared a newly builtCouncil house with some relatives which had a bathroom, unusable, and an outside loo which was emptied periodically by the man of the house, who dug various holes in the garden to bury the waste, where our vegetables were grown, covered in caterpillars I might add!

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to katieoxo60]

Everywhere I've lived we've had a septic tank, as does my brother's house where I'm staying now, so I've got used to not putting anything down the toilet.

Fascinating conversation 😁

[Hidden in reply to Lyd12]

We were still doing it in the 1950s Iris. Almost as bad were Izal rolls. Now we're spoiled with cushion, quilted and even aloe Vera. 😳

[Lyd12 in reply to Hidden]

Ha, Izal! Shiny and stiff, worse than newspaper!

I started work in early 1950s and clearly remember sweet rationing ending and thinking I could just walk in the sweet shop every day and buy. a Sixpenny bar of chocolate! Happy days!

[2greys]

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[Cateran in reply to 2greys]

The clue to my rather juvenile pun with which I started this thread 2g is in the ethical toilet reference Who Gives A Crap. I guess that I got what I deserved (that is IF folk are not stringing me along and going with the spoof). More fool me.

[hypercat54]

Just watched a YouTube video about ancient Egyptians and to dry themselves they used their hands! That would work if you washed your hands afterwards 😁 x

[Cateran in reply to hypercat54]

See my reply to 2greys above, I am beginning to loop the loop and caught up in my own spoof.

[katieoxo60]

Not all people use toilet paper , what about showering our lower parts or wet wipes like for babies or a flannel and wash it after. Thats my serious mind working overtime . I haven't lost the plot yet either . Have fun

[Cateran in reply to katieoxo60]

You have come to my rescue katie. Now I think a visit to the thunder box is on the agenda! With a stock of pages of The Daily Wail suitable hooked within clutching distance...

[katieoxo60 in reply to Cateran]

he he he x

[Jaybird19]

Thank you cateran . You have given me an abundance of laughs .i am full admiration forall the punning ability shown. More please

[Cateran in reply to Jaybird19]

Thank you Jaybird for the kind compliment. Give me a while to get back to you on scatological, things while I have a sit and ponder (I did say sit didn't I?) Must keep my puns within the bounds of decency!

[Cateran in reply to Jaybird19]

The Big Issue is what my dog regularly leaves on the lawn.

[Jaybird19 in reply to Cateran]

Im no good at puns but do enjoy hearing them. That was great yesterday. Your dog obviously has the same opinion as me about certain actions lately.

Number nine very funny but nine isnt anywhere enough to express my feelings!

Carry on punning .,! Please.

[Cateran in reply to Jaybird19]

Carry on Punning. I like it Jaybird...that was a great comedy series. So, here goes the continuation them: Carry On Up the U-Bend. Carry on Public Convenience ( or should that be Carry On Cottaging? ) kind of risky that one so apologies in anticipation of Carry On Matron you Naughty Boy.

[Jaybird19 in reply to Cateran]

"Òooh you are naughty but i like it"

I read that there were two carry on films on BBC sat but didnt give date . ??this sat. I missed all the carry on films somehow . Must have been otherwise occupied !

I watched a hancock half hour this week but it was made using original voices , very odd. I thought it was radio ptogramme only.

[Kristicats]

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[MoyB]

I won the lottery yesterday! Well, not exactly. But I DID get 9 toilet rolls delivered. Woohoo!! xx Moy

[Cateran in reply to MoyB]

Would you call that a Number 9?

[Hidden]

You’ve probably seen this funny video already but just in case

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ia0bf...(Not working as expected?)

[Ergendl in reply to Hidden]

Sadly video unavailable.

[Hidden in reply to Ergendl]

Type “The Ballad of Dunny Roll” into

Google or YouTube. It’s worth watching x