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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2005I hope the TP is safe from Mere
Finnish loo roll crisis A strike in the paper industry in Finland has left the country desperately short of toilet paper. Shops have been selling out of loo roll up and down the country and people stock up. One store manager in Helsinki said: "We have been sold out for days, and on the rare occasions when stores get a fresh delivery it is sold as fast as it can be put on the shelves." The four week strike has meant that holidaymaking Finns have been returning home with suitcases full of toilet paper rather than souvenirs. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1410062.html  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > Finnish loo roll crisis > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > returning home with suitcases full of toilet paper rather than > souvenirs. LOL! That's the official story. The truth is, Mere has been busy. Very busy. She's saved the people of Finland from the white snakes. ;o) Nobbut, seriously, I couldn't believe my eyes the other day when I went past the TP shelves in the makret, and they were all empty. People are so silly. There's no real shortage of paper, people just think there will be, so they create a shortage by hoarding. OK, so when I saw a packet of TP, I had to buy it. Just in case. :oP SignatureMarina, Frank and Mere. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Finnish loo roll crisis > > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > will be, so they create a shortage by hoarding. OK, so when I saw a > packet of TP, I had to buy it. Just in case. :oP I remember a story from about 20 years ago, a supermarket had mistakenly ordered 100 times the amount of nutmeg tha they intended. Someone from the shop started a rumour that ther was a shortage. They sold all their stock in 2 days. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. Years ago, I'm thinking mid-late 70's, Johnny Carson made a joke on his show one night about a TP shortage. I don't remember what he said the reason was. But it started a run on TP in the stores for a coupple weeks. He had to explain several nights in a row and begged people to stop hoarding! SignatureShirley B. To reply by email, remove 'nick' Pictures of His Majesty, Rex are at: http://community.webshots.com/album/255873683SwWQZJ AND OUR HOMEPAGE: http://jumi-shirley-butler.com >> Finnish loo roll crisis >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > so they create a shortage by hoarding. OK, so when I saw a packet of TP, I > had to buy it. Just in case. :oP > Years ago, I'm thinking mid-late 70's, Johnny Carson made a joke on > his show one night about a TP shortage. I don't remember what he said > the reason was. But it started a run on TP in the stores for a > coupple weeks. He had to explain several nights in a row and begged > people to stop hoarding! I remember that! It was pretty funny. Of course that was during the "gas shortage" and it turned out there was no such thing. Jill >>> Finnish loo roll crisis >>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ >> and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki LOL, Marina. This happened in New York City once years ago when I was living there. I remember my neighbor soliciting people to go into buying a crateful of TP with her. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time >> Finnish loo roll crisis >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > so they create a shortage by hoarding. OK, so when I saw a packet of TP, I > had to buy it. Just in case. :oP I confess Mere was my first thought too. If things get too bad let us know we could arrange a TP airlift;o) Suz&Spicey > Finnish loo roll crisis Oh my. Should we put together Care packages to send to you guys? ;o) Katz Too funny; however, I have to confess that one of my biggest "fears" is to run out of TP! Christine (who has been known to make runs to the store when down to 2 rolls) > Finnish loo roll crisis > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1410062.html >Too funny; however, I have to confess that one of my biggest "fears" is to >run out of TP! >Christine (who has been known to make runs to the store when down to 2 Hee hee! My good friend James called me after one weekend when he had a female cousin staying with him, and asked me "WHAT is it that you women do with ALL THAT toilet paper???!!" Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: I hope the TP is safe from Mere: >Hee hee! My good friend James called me after one weekend when he had >a female cousin staying with him, and asked me "WHAT is it that you >women do with ALL THAT toilet paper???!!" Did you remind him about the anatomical distinctions as applied to elimination? :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > Too funny; however, I have to confess that one of my biggest "fears" is to > run out of TP! > Christine (who has been known to make runs to the store when down to 2 > rolls) Thank Bast, it's not just me that has that fear. I've been know to buy a case whenever its at a case lot sale at the commissary (military grocery store) Pam S. |
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