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77. I don't watch television, 95 percent of it is highly annoying to me.

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 12:08 PM

Oct 2013

Yet an alarming number of americans depend on it for their education. Education that dumbs-down U.S. americans, for the most part. But I digress:
Why in holy hell are such tonnages of paper products bleached to begin with? I'd prefer to buy unbleached altogether, and it should actually be less expensive than the safer-processed bleached stuff. Somehow, marketing processes has supported the notion of the "cleaner" white paper towel, "pretty" printed paper towels used once and thrown-away.
This is the same mindset that overutilized cleansing agents and antibiotics that have produced ever stronger microbiota to battle. U.S. american immunity to infectious agents so weakened by obsessively sterilizing one's environment until we've become practically a nation of Hugheses.
Yet I so seldom see unbleached products on the shelves, at all.

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Maybe I'm just getting old, but I'm not liking all these new TP commercials. [View all] Atman Oct 2013 OP

I've always had just two criteria for TP. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #1

Not clogging the toilet and sewage system is another legitimate criterion. StrayKat Oct 2013 #39

Everyone got a notice from the apartment complex HappyMe Oct 2013 #48

Ewww, so they are supposed to be tossed in the regular trash can? Lil Missy Oct 2013 #85

I guess so. HappyMe Oct 2013 #89

Yeah, in the trashcan. StrayKat Oct 2013 #98

I traveled in Crete, where you don't flush the paper at all Hekate Oct 2013 #140

I can rustle up a picture I took of the 5 lbs. of wipes wraped around the sewer rodder blade... Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2013 #141

Please don't tell me Aerows Oct 2013 #145

I'm sure many women flush tampons. StrayKat Oct 2013 #149

Plumbers call them "mice". Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2013 #161

I was always under the impression tampons were flushable. SheilaT Oct 2013 #152

Here's the thing Aerows Oct 2013 #159

Sewer friendly bumwipes... pipi_k Oct 2013 #93

That's why they don't even put it down the pan in Mexico Warpy Oct 2013 #115

Yes, regular toilet paper can be a problem as well. StrayKat Oct 2013 #116

I thought you guys were talking about the tea party. calimary Oct 2013 #128

I agree... but the pharmaceutical commercials are the worst, IMO GreenEyedLefty Oct 2013 #2

And nevermind those side effects... Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #8

I end up not knowing what the drug is FOR jberryhill Oct 2013 #10

I thought "may cause oily discharge" was a unique selling point pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #14

OMG... Aerows Oct 2013 #146

That's part of their strategery, yunno Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #22

And how many "Do you need this drug?" campaigns are followed months later with Maeve Oct 2013 #24

Ah, the flip side of the coin Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #25

Don't worry about us lawyers (I am sure you don't)! SCOTUS just gave immunity to generic Dustlawyer Oct 2013 #54

I'm thankful for attorneys and the right to seek redress in court Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #64

I wasn't saying lawyers are bad...I was addressing the late-night slip & fall ads. Atman Oct 2013 #105

My bad, I just meant to add on to what you were saying. Never liked the advertising thing myself. Dustlawyer Oct 2013 #131

Hear, hear! Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #106

the pharmacy ones bother me a lot... gblady Oct 2013 #44

Not only that, but if they get you to think that you can't live without the drug notadmblnd Oct 2013 #58

Sends you to NZ? Which one is that? pangaia Oct 2013 #35

You have to have uncontrolled peeing first, I think jberryhill Oct 2013 #70

Oh.. too bad.. pangaia Oct 2013 #71

I always like the Viagra one that showed a couple dancing. SharonAnn Oct 2013 #61

Is there a man alive who privately thinks his testosterone level is too HIGH? Divernan Oct 2013 #75

I thought it was funny! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #76

They only have to ad the disclaimer if they make medical claims. Atman Oct 2013 #15

the Chantix side effects LiberalElite Oct 2013 #26

The TV commercials are visual - the side effects should be too ashling Oct 2013 #36

ashling...LOL! BlueJazz Oct 2013 #66

LMAO! Aerows Oct 2013 #148

Thank you very much ashling Oct 2013 #156

OMG, ashling Aerows Oct 2013 #157

I remember one TV advertised drug; greiner3 Oct 2013 #67

That must be Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #68

Yeah, we need full soundtrack ads for Castor Oil. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #79

Some of the pipi_k Oct 2013 #96

Yup side effects like contracting cancer and or death but gee just ignore that small detail! :-( nt Raine Oct 2013 #137

..and pray tell, who "needs to cath" outside of a nursing home or hospital??? northoftheborder Oct 2013 #12

I'm OK up to that point Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #23

It can be routine for a number of people not Ilsa Oct 2013 #31

Yesterday I saw my very first ad for SheilaT Oct 2013 #162

The one that cracks me up is Cialis. SwankyXomb Oct 2013 #86

Actually, it's not. phylny Oct 2013 #132

I don't understand this one. pintobean Oct 2013 #87

So... 2naSalit Oct 2013 #118

People have been peddling stuff to give old men whopping boners since the ancient Egyptians bklyncowgirl Oct 2013 #158

Just like menopause is a natural result of aging. SheilaT Oct 2013 #163

Indeed. 2naSalit Oct 2013 #166

There are two horses...... llmart Oct 2013 #125

That's what I was thinking. pintobean Oct 2013 #127

Depraved minds..... llmart Oct 2013 #130

It's about how an experienced man can adapt an old technology to solve problems. bklyncowgirl Oct 2013 #160

The USA is one of only two countries where advertising prescription drugs is even legal. Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #91

Oh, yes. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #102

Ask your doctor if ____ is right for you Nevernose Oct 2013 #111

I just muted one. The cartoon bear TP commercial needs to go away Siwsan Oct 2013 #3

Yes. tavernier Oct 2013 #4

Nobody did it better than "Smiling Bob". K.O. Stradivarius Oct 2013 #81

This is an example of exactly what I stated in #15... Atman Oct 2013 #107

You'll be happy to know then, that the company founder was sent to prison and heavly fined. K.O. Stradivarius Oct 2013 #121

WOW! Atman Oct 2013 #123

Too early in the morning for me. I thought you were talking "Tea Party" woodsprite Oct 2013 #5

Yeah, really. I wish people would spell things out. RC Oct 2013 #37

Oh, please. Atman Oct 2013 #47

All one needs to do is spell it out once, up front, so people know what you are talking about when RC Oct 2013 #65

That explains your user name. /nt pintobean Oct 2013 #52

BWHAHA! Atman Oct 2013 #57

More pintobean Oct 2013 #69

DUzy! pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #60

And your name? How does that fit on a birth certificate? RC Oct 2013 #62

ROFL Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #134

+1 handmade34 Oct 2013 #6

The Berenshitstain Bears, I agree jberryhill Oct 2013 #7

Ooh...the Tena commercials are horrible, too! Atman Oct 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author JaneQPublic Oct 2013 #9

. jsr Oct 2013 #13

Cute! Control-Z Oct 2013 #20

Love it! SheilaT Oct 2013 #164

I felt that way for the first time fadedrose Oct 2013 #16

Yup, they are gross. HappyMe Oct 2013 #17

I never thought I'd miss Mr. Whipple pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #18

And wasn't he an odd fellow with a rather curious fetish!!!! I think he started us down this road!! MADem Oct 2013 #94

Yeah, and feminine hygiene products, too. MineralMan Oct 2013 #19

I would like to see religious icons in those commercials, like The Straight Story Oct 2013 #21

Next up: Chuck Norris endorses a new TP Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #27

I just wish they would actually say "dingleberries". tridim Oct 2013 #28

Yeah but, talking like that in public is kinda shitty though. RC Oct 2013 #41

Look for the evil "Dingleberry Monster" in future ads. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2013 #42

You forgot Tampon ads, but at least there are no real visuals. nt Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #29

Hello Flo handmade34 Oct 2013 #72

Ewwww. That was bizarre and disgusting. Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #88

lololol Damn Solly Mack Oct 2013 #104

What in the hell Aerows Oct 2013 #150

Somewhat off topic, but has anyone seen the disgusting new Jack Daniels commercial? tridim Oct 2013 #30

Janis Joplin likes this Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #33

Join the club!! oldandhappy Oct 2013 #32

Advertising has really gotten out-of-control in recent years Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #38

Three words Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #108

Yes, it does help make TV more bearable Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #109

I DVR'ed Breaking Bad and Mad Men Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #110

I wish I had recorded them that way Cirque du So-What Oct 2013 #113

Yep! oldandhappy Oct 2013 #120

don't squeeze the charmin! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #34

What company? The Koch's sell TP. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #40

You can thank Proctor & Gamble for those. But hey, at least Charmin isn't made by the Koch Bros. Erose999 Oct 2013 #43

Charmin handmade34 Oct 2013 #74

Or one of the best Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #103

The Kochs don't care about your stinking rant. They're still gonna be up your bum, or at least try. silvershadow Oct 2013 #45

Daytime commercials xloadiex Oct 2013 #46

I only listen to satellite radio... Atman Oct 2013 #50

Ah, yes, I've heard that one. Over and over and over. classof56 Oct 2013 #80

Would like to go back to the days when there were no ads for drugs, alcohol abelenkpe Oct 2013 #49

Message is ...Pooping is fun. L0oniX Oct 2013 #51

Ain't it though? I mean Bukowski seems to think so... Erose999 Oct 2013 #142

So I'm walking through the warehouse club... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #53

Shampoo commercials where women are making obvious orgasm sounds. TwilightGardener Oct 2013 #55

As long as its not John Wayne tp and it doesn't madokie Oct 2013 #56

Medical Marijuana Ad from Morgan and Morgan HockeyMom Oct 2013 #59

Haven't owned a TV in 5 years. greiner3 Oct 2013 #63

I am with you kpete Oct 2013 #73

I don't watch television, 95 percent of it is highly annoying to me. nightscanner59 Oct 2013 #77

Guess you haven't heard of Poo Pourri... The empressof all Oct 2013 #78

That's hilarious! HappyMe Oct 2013 #84

How about no commercials? Cleita Oct 2013 #82

Every time I read something like this, I'm remember why I got rid of that life-sucker Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #83

Me too. llmart Oct 2013 #129

I don't think being gross helps sales at all. I would be less inclined to buy the product. n/t duffyduff Oct 2013 #90

We've come a long way from being mortified by a dancing brassiere in mixed company, haven't we? MADem Oct 2013 #92

Don't read this book LeftyMom Oct 2013 #95

What I cannot stand are the feminine hygiene commercials ! janlyn Oct 2013 #97

I thought you wre gonna rant about the Tea Party n/t hootinholler Oct 2013 #99

I'm kind of with you treestar Oct 2013 #100

I just ignore them gopiscrap Oct 2013 #101

I still hate the tampon and pad commercials. Jamastiene Oct 2013 #112

I find most of them innocuous Warpy Oct 2013 #114

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #117

im waiting MFM008 Oct 2013 #119

I feel like the GOP already did with their anti-Obamacare ads. StrayKat Oct 2013 #122

The guy just above waited since 2003 to get himself TS's over THIS?! Atman Oct 2013 #124

In keeping with the thread's theme, I'd like to thank him from the heart of my bottom pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #126

Or the commercials that portray all middle-aged men with the inability to get it up... Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #133

i know how ya feel... madrchsod Oct 2013 #135

I don't have cable, only internet steve2470 Oct 2013 #136

They used to be worse ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #138

Oh I see, you are anti bear...figures. Rex Oct 2013 #139

It's hard to tell whether the OP author... pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #144

I don't find those nearly as disturbing as the commerical for the Bacon Bowl. winter is coming Oct 2013 #143

Well given that television is full of shite malaise Oct 2013 #147

I am grossed out by the diaper cartoon/commerical Myrina Oct 2013 #151

In a little country store nearby they sell "John Wayne" toilet paper. panader0 Oct 2013 #153

Just saw this LOL! MuseRider Oct 2013 #154

I don't either! get the red out Oct 2013 #155

They need a new spokesman. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #165