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Subject: Re: Sheryl Crow calls for limit on toilet paper use Posted on: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:49:27 +0000 (UTC)

On 24 apr, 04:16, "Nick Danger" wrote:
> Lots of well-intentioned attempts at doing something environmentally
> friendly end up backfiring.

So to speak ...

Someone decided that palm oil was a good

> As for
> cutting back on toilet paper ... well there are places where toilet paper is
> rarely or never used. In such places, you're likely to find a large portion
> of the population suffering from diarrhea, dysentery, and other digestive
> diseases.

But that's not because non-TP arse-cleaning techniques are inherently
worse, it's more that the infrastructure needed to deal with TP is
more usually found in more advanced countries with better general
hygiene standards.

B;