Posted by Quintal on March 11, 2007, at 23:43:24
In reply to Re: Toilet Paper Poll - Hard vs Soft + Quilted » Quintal, posted by Declan on March 11, 2007, at 20:03:36
Maybe that's where I went wrong with the Izal? It had no perforation either as I remember, except when it came in a small box dispenser of individual sheets that she sometimes used to treat herself with.
Yes, I ran into trouble with the shiny side too, except with Izal both sides were shiny. I think my grandma kept a roll of the quilted variety for absorbency during bouts of looseness.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Izal_Toilet_Paper__5602624
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.johnson/steve/izal.jpgIt's amazing what you can find on Wiki;
__________________________________________________Limited mobility
Those with limited mobility, or those with unusually short arms, such as commonly seen on people with achondroplasia, often find it helpful to wrap the toilet paper around a bottom wiper, which is a plastic instrument with a tong-like clasp at one end to accommodate the toilet paper and a long handle at the other to allow the person to reach his bottom. The person wraps the toilet paper several times around the clasp, and after wiping, can easily eject the toilet paper into the toilet without having to touch the paper. Folding bottom wipers are available, and can be easily stored or carried in a purse.
Fold or scrunch?
Another matter of personal preference is how to prepare the toilet paper for usage. The predominating methods are either to "fold" a number of sheets together, or to "scrunch" sheets into a loose ball, with "wrapping" the paper round the hand being somewhat less popular.[citation needed] The intensely private nature of the subject, coupled with the fact that the methodology is instilled at a very young age, means that a majority of the people are unaware that the difference exists (or have even thought about it), and may react with shock upon learning that their partner uses an alternative method.[1]
Anecdotal evidence [2] suggests that scrunching is more common in America, and folding more common in Europe, and that this difference informs the construction of toilet paper sold in the two markets.[citation needed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper
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