Critical Toilet Paper Poll - Page 6

Jimbuna · 03-25-20, 09:57 AM

Why are people stockpiling toilet paper?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51731422

Catfish · 03-25-20, 10:56 AM

^ There is no real answer to why people stock tp.. calling this "irrational" is very polite. Those pictures are just unbelievable. How can people be so..

@Rockstar 'My Corona', great adaption

Platapus · 03-25-20, 06:05 PM

I feel that people do it because they are scared and feel that they have little control over what is happening. Buying stuff like TP and milk can help people feel that at least they are doing something, which can give them a sense of having some control.

Different people "stock up" on different things. TP, because of the large packaging, is easy to notice.

Rockstar · 03-25-20, 06:23 PM

Wasnt til the 30's toilet paper had a mass appeal. Before that people were content with yesterdays newspaper or leaves. But I suppose we can thank "locust capitalism" and mass media drilling into our skulls day after day what we cant live without it.

mapuc · 03-25-20, 06:38 PM

This is nothing new.

In the end of the 90's Danish people started to hoard yeast for unknown reason.

The country was suffering a national strike.

From an old article in a Danish news paper

"Back in 1998, Denmark lay completely still for 11 days. The stores could not get goods run out, the newspapers did not come out, and the Danes stocked food and gasoline like never before.

The yeast crisis, as the conflict has been dubbed because the Danes began to demand extremely high demand for baked yeast for unreasonable reasons, lasted from April 25 to May 6"

Throughout the years thereafter psychologist had tried to find an explanation this this behaviour.

Markus

em2nought · 03-26-20, 06:10 PM

I used my Office Depot rewards on toilet paper before toilet paper became a "thing". I think a Scott 1000 sheet roll lasts me about a month.

Lowes was selling one single roll per customer today so I bought my cousin one. She's a REAL hoarder, but she only hoards clothing and furniture. LMAO She has tiny pathways in her house from room to room, it's kind of like walking in canyons and you don't want to accidentally brush the canyons walls for fear of a collapse.

Reece · 03-26-20, 06:19 PM

If she searched through the pile she might find a fortune in toilet paper!!

Platapus · 03-26-20, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought

She's a REAL hoarder, but she only hoards clothing and furniture. LMAO She has tiny pathways in her house from room to room, it's kind of like walking in canyons and you don't want to accidentally brush the canyons walls for fear of a collapse.

My mother is a hoarder. It is only funny on the surface. It is rough mental illness. But her house is just like you described except there are a few rooms where you can't even get into.

em2nought · 03-26-20, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reece

If she searched through the pile she might find a fortune in toilet paper!!

She should start using the clothing for TP instead, and then bagging it. The garbage collector might not agree though.

She has abandoned her house to her addiction and sleeps in her car instead.

Sean C · 03-26-20, 07:47 PM

Police escort for the TP.

Jimbuna · 03-27-20, 07:50 AM

STEED · 03-27-20, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathaniel B.

Police escort for the TP.

GOOD GRIEF IF THAT IS TRUE.

Sean C · 03-28-20, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

GOOD GRIEF IF THAT IS TRUE.

No, the officer was apparently just waiting to buy some. I purposely edited the video to make it look like he was standing guard over it.

Jimbuna · 03-28-20, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathaniel B.

No, the officer was apparently just waiting to buy some. I purposely edited the video to make it look like he was standing guard over it.

Catfish · 03-29-20, 10:36 AM

How to make more out of a roll..

View Poll Results: How many rolls of TP are in your inventory?
None, nada, we're out!	3	4.84%
1-4 rolls, it's looking grim here.	7	11.29%
5-10 rolls. All clear on the horizon.	25	40.32%
11-20 rolls. Will consider trades for mint condition Beanie Babies.	15	24.19%
21 +: When does prepping turn into hoarding? Dunno but my heinie is shiny.	12	19.35%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

03-25-20, 09:57 AM	#76
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03-25-20, 10:56 AM	#77
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ There is no real answer to why people stock tp.. calling this "irrational" is very polite. Those pictures are just unbelievable. How can people be so.. @Rockstar 'My Corona', great adaption __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 03-25-20 at 11:28 AM.*

03-25-20, 06:05 PM	#78
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,963 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I feel that people do it because they are scared and feel that they have little control over what is happening. Buying stuff like TP and milk can help people feel that at least they are doing something, which can give them a sense of having some control. Different people "stock up" on different things. TP, because of the large packaging, is easy to notice. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-25-20, 06:23 PM	#79
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,856 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Wasnt til the 30's toilet paper had a mass appeal. Before that people were content with yesterdays newspaper or leaves. But I suppose we can thank "locust capitalism" and mass media drilling into our skulls day after day what we cant live without it. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

03-25-20, 06:38 PM	#80
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,917 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	This is nothing new. In the end of the 90's Danish people started to hoard yeast for unknown reason. The country was suffering a national strike. From an old article in a Danish news paper "Back in 1998, Denmark lay completely still for 11 days. The stores could not get goods run out, the newspapers did not come out, and the Danes stocked food and gasoline like never before. The yeast crisis, as the conflict has been dubbed because the Danes began to demand extremely high demand for baked yeast for unreasonable reasons, lasted from April 25 to May 6" Throughout the years thereafter psychologist had tried to find an explanation this this behaviour. Markus

03-26-20, 06:10 PM	#81
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I used my Office Depot rewards on toilet paper before toilet paper became a "thing". I think a Scott 1000 sheet roll lasts me about a month. Lowes was selling one single roll per customer today so I bought my cousin one. She's a REAL hoarder, but she only hoards clothing and furniture. LMAO She has tiny pathways in her house from room to room, it's kind of like walking in canyons and you don't want to accidentally brush the canyons walls for fear of a collapse. __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

03-26-20, 06:19 PM	#82
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,773 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	If she searched through the pile she might find a fortune in toilet paper!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

03-26-20, 07:47 PM	#85
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 907 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	Police escort for the TP. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

03-27-20, 07:50 AM	#86
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,305 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-29-20, 10:36 AM	#90
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	How to make more out of a roll.. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.