They don't have a couple of scraps left on, and the next roll in line has not been plundered of its first few squares. The roll is exactly finished.
I can think of three possible explanations.
- Yer modern Tesco toilet roll is precisely calculated by computer to match the toiletary needs of a family of three (with a complex algorithm that caters for the needs of the occasional visitor too).
- This person likes to round up to the nearest square.
- This person prefers to suffer mild discomfort rather than go to the bother of opening up a new roll to finish off what the old roll began.
I find that when the roll is reaching the end I am much more conservative to avoid the bother of getting a new one.
ReplyDeleteand i think speaking about oneself is usually the 2nd sign of going crazy.... the 1st being offcourse due to the roll being empty *evil smile* hehehe
ReplyDeleteMore than I know about most of my friends, Simon, but thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCircumstances permitting, I have been known to improvise with the cardboard bit when I find M has left the loo roll empty. Circumstances not permitting, I yell until some is delivered.
ReplyDeleteDamn, I've just blown my feminine mystique, haven't I?
ReplyDeletePossibly.
ReplyDeleteA close family member found herself in a cardboard roll situation. 3-year-old nephew was passing and was asked to fetch some more paper. He was given the empty roll as a reference. He eventually returned with the contents of an existing roll carefully re-wrapped around the old one.
i have the handy situation of having bags of new toilet rolls in the same room as the toilet i use.
ReplyDeleteSo do we, which is what makes it so baffling ...
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