“Under!”
“Over!”
“Under!”
“Oh good grief. This is not worth arguing about. It’s easier to reach when it’s coming over the top. If you want to dig for it, then put it the other way. I’ll change it every time!”
“I’m going to get you a cat.”
“I don’t want a cat.”
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The cat stood on the toilet seat and pawed the toilet paper–from the top–into a tangled mess.
“I TOLD you I didn’t want a cat!”
“I told YOU to hang the TP so it comes from UNDER the roll.”
“That was before the stupid cat. . . “
Just Writing! 
When the situation changes, so do the rules. Great fun
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Really LIKE this — maybe because we have three cats and one of them young and lively. I could see him doing this every day. 🙂
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Over, every time, and dispense with having a cat! Great fun Linda 🙂
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🙂
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I always hang it over, so it doesn’t get damp when the bathroom tiles steam up.
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Haha!!
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The lengths some will go to to be proven right! Entertaining story, Linda 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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she’s kinda of over the top, isn’t she? well, nothing wrong with that. 🙂
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🙂
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Always the question “over or under”. Just the fact we have it in this time of our life is a blessing.
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Dear Linda,
I confess that I’ve surreptitiously changed the roll from under to over when using the facilities in other people’s homes. What’s wrong with these people??? Fortunately we no longer have a cat. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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:). That’s funny, Rochelle. I’ve never changed one in someone else’s house, but I have to do it often here at home. Also the paper towel roll in the kitchen. After nearly 52 years, Terry STILL doesn’t get it!
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Yeah, we have an issue with paper towel direction AND dishes in the dishwasher. Only 49 years here. 😉
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:). When will they ever learn. . . .
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Make sure you keep an eye on your Do-Not-Remove tags if she comes to visit, Linda. 🙂
The next time she and Jan come down, I’ll make sure I have the toilet paper hanging properly.
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Oh, those are already all torn off 🙂
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There’s always something to argue about, if you care to.
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Just another reason NOT to have a cat. 🙂
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Yup.
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Funny how the blames has shifted to the cat.
I am amazed how in some hotels the toilet paper is folded at the end.
I even folded it before I left, thinking this must be the custom in this country.
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That was so polite of you, James! We ran a small motel for a time, and the maid told me that the folded TP simply makes it easier to take from the roll 🙂
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Haha! My original idea was regarding under/over too 🙂
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I’m actually surprised I haven’t seen it anywhere else yet.
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Nice and I can see it happens to a lot of people
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Loved the dialogue, Linda. It sounds like arguments my husband and I have. I have to say, over every time!
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But of course 🙂
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Over! Always over, unless one happens to be in Australia, but they’re strange people. Interestingly, I read an article in recent years, that said when toilet paper dispensers first came out, they came with manuals that declared over to be the correct method.
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Hey! Just because our toilets flash the other way!
For the record, I’m under, or it’s the cats’ treadmill (the little gremlins). Great story Linda, made me laugh, touched close to home.
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Homes with cats may break the “over” rule 🙂
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Well, of course! You just can’t ever have a cat 🙂
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I’ve never had that issue with cats. Puppies on the other hand…
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Bahahahaha funny!
Darn cat!
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Ha! Ha! Nice one.
That’s why they say in-house cat scans are problematic. The over and under debate is a whole different thing – the future of civilization is at stake.
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🙂
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This was a very funny take on the prompt, Linda 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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Brilliantly amusing, Linda. I love it that they get a cat just to prove the point. This is an age old argument which will run forever.
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I’m afraid. you’re right, Michael. Not solvable!
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HA HA I’ve never had a cat scratch at the TP. I have had a toddler who was curious about the center of the roll. Who knew the FF writers could come up with so many stories about TP.
Good one … Be Safe 😷 … Isadora 😎
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I loved how you used the cat to escalate the story
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Thanks, Michael.
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This is not going to end well for anyone but the cat. And I am okay with that. 😸
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🙂
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This is very funny 🙂 I’m glad I have a dog that isn’t interested in toilet rolls, as it drives me to distraction if the toilet roll is upside down. I’ve not yet changed it in anybody else’s house, but the time might come for me to do so.. The problem in my house is that when a toilet roll is finished and I have bothered to put a spare new ones on the window ledge, nobody thinks to put it on the holder, either way up. They just leave the cardboard there for me to throw in the bathroom rubbish bin.
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Oh, how well I know! I guess it comes under the category of “Mom’s job.” I’ve even had them use the new roll and STILL not put it on the holder!
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