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What to Do with All the Toilet Paper You Bought

In an apocalypse, you can never have too much toilet paper

David B. Clear
7 min readMar 21, 2020
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You saw the news: In preparation of the coronapocalypse, people stormed the stores and fought over toilet paper as if it was some sort of Black-poop Friday. Smart as you are, you knew that there must be a good reason why everyone is panic buying this sanitary item. So what did you do? You went on your own toilet-paper buying frenzy.

Now you’re back home, with some bruises and scratches, but victorious. You’re sitting in the middle of your living room surrounded by mountains of toilet paper, cracking up into a maniacal victory laugh: bwahahahahaha.

But now what? What do you do with your toilet paper empire? After all, you’re still unsure why everyone, and you yourself, bought so much of it. But don’t fret, I’m here to help. Toilet paper is indeed an essential survival item and you can never have too much of it. So let’s dive right in. Here are 5 essential uses for toilet paper that will help you get through the Armageddon.

1. Build a second layer of protection

Nothing will keep you as safe from the dreaded virus as hunkering down at home under self quarantine. But the walls of your home just provide one layer of protection. To be extra safe…

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David B. Clear
David B. Clear

Written by David B. Clear

Cartoonist, science fan, PhD, eukaryote. Doesn't eat cats, dogs, nor other animals. 1,000x Bottom Writer. davidbclear.com

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