Apropos of nothing political…
Did you know that people in Japan are being warned to stockpile toilet paper?
It seems that most toilet paper is produced in an area of the country which is prone to earthquake eruptions (come to think of it, “eruptions” of a sort are why most toilet paper is needed). So there is always the possibility that one such eruption would put those factories out of commission, and the country would – in the most literal sense, be S.O.L.
The AP has an entire article about this which, if you\’re in a shi**y mood you can read by clicking here. But let me show you my favorite part:
Aspart of the campaign, makers are offering a tightly rolled,150-meter- (490-foot-) long, single-layer toilet paper that lastsmore than twice as long as a regular roll.
Afamily of four should be able to survive for a month on a six-rollpack, priced at 460 yen ($4.40) and with a five-year expiration date,said Satoshi Kurosaki, chairman of the Japan Household Paper IndustryAssociation.
Uh….let me clue you in, Satoshi: a single-layer roll of that size will not last a family of four a month – unless the family happens to be Tom Thumb and three munchkins.
Ok, enough about the Japanese toilet paper market. Let\’s wipe it from our minds and go back to politics, where many of the practitioners make us feel a need to use toilet paper every time they speak.
