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Igel

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1. No matter how you try to idiot-proof a system,

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:28 PM

Mar 2020

idiocy will win.

If there's a 0.000 1% chance of something happening, given more than 1,000,000 occurrences it starts to become more likely than not.

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UK's sewage system in danger of gridlock from toilet paper substitutes [View all] sl8 Mar 2020 OP

No matter how you try to idiot-proof a system, Igel Mar 2020 #1

I've been wondering about this. I've been told by plumbing guys Coventina Mar 2020 #2

Wow, surprised the toilet paper hoarding is happening in UK too Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2020 #3

WW2 time. use a washcloth. how is the diaper supply? pansypoo53219 Mar 2020 #4

Lol, a very young woman in the line behind me yesterday at the grocery... cwydro Mar 2020 #5