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(17,305 posts) Fri Jul 6, 2018, 10:34 PM Jul 2018

The original patent shows us which way toilet paper is meant to hang... [View all]

MY WAY! YEAH!!!

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The original patent shows us which way toilet paper is meant to hang... [View all] True Dough Jul 2018 OP

Obviously the inventor didn't have a cat. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #1

Lol! madaboutharry Jul 2018 #5

That was my exact first thought, too! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #15

Oddly enough, my cats never got in to the toilet paper. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #18

mine is usually too busy on the internet rurallib Jul 2018 #31

Our cats have no interest but the 🐕 likes to invade madinmaryland Jul 2018 #43

My first exact thought. Doreen Jul 2018 #27

Truth cemaphonic Jul 2018 #41

Wow! They had common sense in 1891? Sneederbunk Jul 2018 #2

Yup. It keeps it away from the wall and makes it easier to access! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2018 #3

. . . which results in more toilet paper than necessary being used . . . Petrushka Jul 2018 #19

Yes. That's right! Control-Z Jul 2018 #4

There are many causes for disputation in human history... First Speaker Jul 2018 #6

Well, maybe tied with the right way to hang paper towels. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 #8

As long as there is enough there, I... 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #7

Printing, but can someone tell me what's the proper way to hang this notice in the outhouse? nt populistdriven Jul 2018 #9

A couple of those Melania photos I had not seen before lunasun Jul 2018 #12

lol nt populistdriven Jul 2018 #13

Maybe this would be the right way to do it. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2018 #26

The Right way is... DownFromTheMountain Jul 2018 #10

While I was still married, I was the only woman with three boys... Laffy Kat Jul 2018 #24

Not so fast. sl8 Jul 2018 #11

WRONG - Under is correct. Marie Marie Jul 2018 #14

Of course! The ONLY logical way!! SunSeeker Jul 2018 #16

I don't hang mine..... quickesst Jul 2018 #17

Same here . . . with the exception that there is also a 2nd roll . . . Petrushka Jul 2018 #22

I hear you quickesst Jul 2018 #29

LOL --- We have company for the next four days . . . Petrushka Jul 2018 #35

Me neither, although yonder Jul 2018 #25

Kind of makes me wonder..... quickesst Jul 2018 #30

Thank you! Totally Tunsie Jul 2018 #20

that's right. in those days the walls were wooden so there was always the chance of certainot Jul 2018 #21

Not really; wallpaper has been around since the 18th century. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #39

This information could have saved so many relationships. nt Laffy Kat Jul 2018 #23

Toilet paper? LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #28

That's right True Dough Jul 2018 #32

Huh. I use a hammer. LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #34

I suppose that's one way True Dough Jul 2018 #37

I use a multi-tool for those. LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #40

i have free standing holders in my bathrooms.. samnsara Jul 2018 #33

Okay, but what about the toothpaste cap? malthaussen Jul 2018 #36

You use a toothpaste tube to wipe? True Dough Jul 2018 #38

I just wish someone could explain the angst in having to replace a new roll. miyazaki Jul 2018 #42

Gum or dog poop True Dough Jul 2018 #44

Word. Somebody should start a poll, miyazaki Jul 2018 #45

CORRECT 47of74 Jul 2018 #46

Kitty weighs in on this topic Yavin4 Jul 2018 #47