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What is the right way to have your toilet paper? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by Varven@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 70 points 5 months ago (1 children)

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago (7 children)

What did they do before 1891?

[–] krdo@programming.dev 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Three seashells?

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Poop knife.

[–] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Did you know there is poop knife merch?? I now have a poop knife shirt from Amazon

[–] don@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

lmao they don’t know how to use the three seashells

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

In the days of old when knights were bold and toilet paper wasn't invented, they'd wipe their ass with a piece of grass and walk away contented.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Your hands or water or a sponge that is then cleaned in water. It's actually really interesting, and I encourage you and everyone else to read up on it.

[–] don@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

or water

Also known as a bidet, or washlet. It’s the only way to fly.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I have a cheap bidet and I can confirm it is the way to go. I wish I could afford one of the good ones that warms the water and shoots out hot/cool air to dry you afterwards, but the cheap one is still leagues above tp or wipes.

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 6 points 5 months ago

Let's just say that swans didn't enjoy the human use for their necks.

[–] LittleBorat2@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wipe their ass with newspaper?

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And before newspaper?

[–] richard3030@lemmy.one 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Town criers?

[–] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

This is why i like it here!! The other place doesn't get quality comments like this!!

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

They had it roll the other way

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Discarded corn cobs and pages from the Sears Roebuck catalog. At least in midwestern USA.