The Charmin TP innovation was not for the users who just grab and rip at the roll -- it was for the manufacturer of said bathroom tissue. Ya' see, the machines that wind the TP up on that cardboard center roll have to run as fast as possible -- time is money. Spooling up "web-based products" risks applying so much force that the web (the TP) tears during rolling. (You think your cat makes a mess with the TP roll? Think of the factory when the 60 mile per hour web gets loose! Machetes are used to clean house when the machines finally come to a stop.)
The new wavy edge -- a sinusoid, as we geeks say -- is a way to lengthen the tearing edge without widening that 4.5-inch wide paper roll. The tear line is now 6-inches wide, and can take more linear tension! That means the winding machines can run 50% faster in the paper mill without tearing the product: Ka-ching!
Sure, it tears more easily for the consumer, but don't think for a minute they did it for you. Some engineer did it for The Man.
COOL! I have no feelings either way. I buy Charmin Supersoft and don't really care how it's perforated. The scalloping sort of makes me feel I'm in a hotel, though.
But the advantage for the consumer is not that they might be too weak to tear it as the original poster thought, but rather that it will not tear irregularly as often, shredding into semi-useless pieces.
Re: whisky and water. I think people are envisioning a huge splash of water in the whisky, which is not how the Scots mean at all. It means a few drops (one place in Scotland actually gave us little eyedropper syringes for this) in order to open the aroma and the taste. That's it. It does NOT water down the whisky at all.
Jon, I agree with Bill. The majority of the entries that I laughed at were yours, especially the elevator one! It may be that our senses of humor are similar because I grew up in Des Moines, where you are from.
Please start adding options like "none of the above" to the quizzes--like today's, or the one from the veg lady who couldn't answer the tuna choices cuz she doesn't eat fish. Hopefully, and thanks, Linda Spiegler P,S. Today's quiz was definitely a : none of the above"...
Don't know how many of you listened to today's oral arguments in the Orange 1 CO ballot case now up before SCOTUS, but I have to say I was terribly moved (sarcasm supplied) by Alito's certainly heartfelt concern about a judicial decision he would be involved with causing disorder and confusion.
I thought all be heading was an axe, though one of the Henry wives requested a French execution with a sword and swordsman imported from France. This brought back the knowledge that Germany used an axe through the early 20th century, and Saudi sometimes uses a scimitar for highly public ones.
Because I pride myself on trying to stay au courant with all things contemporary American, and because I have an associate degree from the Gene Weingarten School of Prurience, imagine my surprise to read that there are now college scholarships for cornholing (uh...you could look it up). On reading further, I was even more taken aback by the fact that the hole in question was one in a slanted board, at which you toss small filled cloth bags from 30 feet away --- and some student-athletes are being paid to do that. Having memorialized this startling fact, it's on to Hank the Eighth. Thanks to some contemporary scholarship, we know that Hank was not only a pathological monster but he actually planned second wife Anne Boleyn's execution in detail --- although as a "kindness" for the time, did spare her being burned to death as sentenced --- for, let's be clear, not bearing him an heir. What a guy, huh ? A sword was used, instead of the usual executioner's axe, because it was faster and more reliable --- an axe (avert your eyes...) usually required several blows. And btw --- since England preferred the axe, Hank had to send to France for an executioner handy with the sword. Always thoughtful, our Hank.
The first time I saw a "cornhole tournament" advertised as a feature of a Rotary district conference, I was appalled. Like you, I was surprised to learn what it really is. I also take a dim view of the current use of the term "gangbangers."
At another Rotary conference, in a session on club fundraisers, I was perplexed by the one that involved "butt rubbing." The butt in question turns out to be a Boston butt, into which spices are rubbed before it is smoked for barbecue. So much to learn!
No doubt most of you are already planning your new spring wardrobes so, in my unflagging attempt to provide a public service and raise the level of discourse here slightly from roo-roo and tuna, I thought you'd want to know that the color of the year has now been declared to be ---wait for it --- Peach Fuzz. Yes, the Pantone folks say this orangey-pink color (see links below) “echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection” and is “radiant with warmth and modern elegance.” Of course, it does wonders for peaches. How it will actually look on you is irrelevant. It's the color of the year. And what's more, you can become one with nature where the color is widely found.
Re: the Invitational for Week 58: Here's something that's kinda the opposite -- a headline in today's WaPo that made me do a double-take:
"MAGA label dogs candidate for key state House seat in Pennsylvania"
Somehow, the idea that Republicans have run out of eligible candidates and are now searching throughout the animal kingdom didn't see totally unreasonable. Especially as the headline appeared beneath a story with the headline "My pets have stolen my heart again and again. I know I’m not alone."
Have to wonder if Tucker Carlson and Putin retired to the presidential sauna after the monologue, so Carlson could get a real feel of Mad Vlad out of camera view.
Pat, not trying to be funny--though I know that's the point Just thinking this is one of many quizzes in which "none of the above" is what I'd like to select. Without over-thinking this, don't you have that reaction at times ?
***Nerd Alert***
The Charmin TP innovation was not for the users who just grab and rip at the roll -- it was for the manufacturer of said bathroom tissue. Ya' see, the machines that wind the TP up on that cardboard center roll have to run as fast as possible -- time is money. Spooling up "web-based products" risks applying so much force that the web (the TP) tears during rolling. (You think your cat makes a mess with the TP roll? Think of the factory when the 60 mile per hour web gets loose! Machetes are used to clean house when the machines finally come to a stop.)
The new wavy edge -- a sinusoid, as we geeks say -- is a way to lengthen the tearing edge without widening that 4.5-inch wide paper roll. The tear line is now 6-inches wide, and can take more linear tension! That means the winding machines can run 50% faster in the paper mill without tearing the product: Ka-ching!
Sure, it tears more easily for the consumer, but don't think for a minute they did it for you. Some engineer did it for The Man.
COOL! I have no feelings either way. I buy Charmin Supersoft and don't really care how it's perforated. The scalloping sort of makes me feel I'm in a hotel, though.
But the advantage for the consumer is not that they might be too weak to tear it as the original poster thought, but rather that it will not tear irregularly as often, shredding into semi-useless pieces.
Somehow this stuff ended up in my house. The lack of a straight line actually makes it far more likely you’ll tear a ragged piece off your square.
I’m on your side on this, Sam. Costco carried the new Charmin, and it is perforated very poorly so we had a lot of mis-tears.
Yeah, I think ours came from Costco too.
Interesting, you and I posted at almost exactly the same time and we have views 180 degrees opposite from each other.
It’s perfectly possible I’ve been ripping off pieces like a deranged madman all my life and didn’t know it until now.
Well, shit happens!
Re: whisky and water. I think people are envisioning a huge splash of water in the whisky, which is not how the Scots mean at all. It means a few drops (one place in Scotland actually gave us little eyedropper syringes for this) in order to open the aroma and the taste. That's it. It does NOT water down the whisky at all.
exactly. It does make a difference (for the better)!
Loved the winner. Great week by Jon G. Also laughed hard at Tom W.'s dog's favorite part of the house!
Thanks for the shout out, Bill!
"Grandma" was my winner. Well done. That one caught me by surprise.
Thanks. I've always liked noodles & cabbage.
Jon, I agree with Bill. The majority of the entries that I laughed at were yours, especially the elevator one! It may be that our senses of humor are similar because I grew up in Des Moines, where you are from.
Ted-- Thanks! We Iowans have to stick together in this group. Gary Crocket was born here as well, IIRC.
This was the best set of contest results yet! Very amusing! I especially liked the Chris Christie one. 😄
Yes! That was my favorite. But there were a lot of great ones.
Please start adding options like "none of the above" to the quizzes--like today's, or the one from the veg lady who couldn't answer the tuna choices cuz she doesn't eat fish. Hopefully, and thanks, Linda Spiegler P,S. Today's quiz was definitely a : none of the above"...
Linda, which of all the entries was your favorite?
I eat tuna, but mostly just sushi. I'm not a fan of the canned variety at all. It tastes too fishy. Oddly, I love sardines.
Don't know how many of you listened to today's oral arguments in the Orange 1 CO ballot case now up before SCOTUS, but I have to say I was terribly moved (sarcasm supplied) by Alito's certainly heartfelt concern about a judicial decision he would be involved with causing disorder and confusion.
When we took a whisky tasting tour at a distillery in Edinburgh, we were told to add a drop of water to a glass of Scotch. There seem to be many web results (e.g., https://vinepair.com/articles/ask-a-bartender-water-in-scotch/; https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/17/543902701/chemists-say-you-should-add-a-little-water-to-your-whisky-here-s-why) echoing this advice.
I thought all be heading was an axe, though one of the Henry wives requested a French execution with a sword and swordsman imported from France. This brought back the knowledge that Germany used an axe through the early 20th century, and Saudi sometimes uses a scimitar for highly public ones.
Because I pride myself on trying to stay au courant with all things contemporary American, and because I have an associate degree from the Gene Weingarten School of Prurience, imagine my surprise to read that there are now college scholarships for cornholing (uh...you could look it up). On reading further, I was even more taken aback by the fact that the hole in question was one in a slanted board, at which you toss small filled cloth bags from 30 feet away --- and some student-athletes are being paid to do that. Having memorialized this startling fact, it's on to Hank the Eighth. Thanks to some contemporary scholarship, we know that Hank was not only a pathological monster but he actually planned second wife Anne Boleyn's execution in detail --- although as a "kindness" for the time, did spare her being burned to death as sentenced --- for, let's be clear, not bearing him an heir. What a guy, huh ? A sword was used, instead of the usual executioner's axe, because it was faster and more reliable --- an axe (avert your eyes...) usually required several blows. And btw --- since England preferred the axe, Hank had to send to France for an executioner handy with the sword. Always thoughtful, our Hank.
The first time I saw a "cornhole tournament" advertised as a feature of a Rotary district conference, I was appalled. Like you, I was surprised to learn what it really is. I also take a dim view of the current use of the term "gangbangers."
At another Rotary conference, in a session on club fundraisers, I was perplexed by the one that involved "butt rubbing." The butt in question turns out to be a Boston butt, into which spices are rubbed before it is smoked for barbecue. So much to learn!
Ah Suzanne... Mere rubber duckies we are against the raging stream.
No doubt most of you are already planning your new spring wardrobes so, in my unflagging attempt to provide a public service and raise the level of discourse here slightly from roo-roo and tuna, I thought you'd want to know that the color of the year has now been declared to be ---wait for it --- Peach Fuzz. Yes, the Pantone folks say this orangey-pink color (see links below) “echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection” and is “radiant with warmth and modern elegance.” Of course, it does wonders for peaches. How it will actually look on you is irrelevant. It's the color of the year. And what's more, you can become one with nature where the color is widely found.
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/2023/0_Pantone_11_02_23_FHI_cotton_swatch.png?w=1350
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/2023/1_GettyImages-1304437951.jpg?w=1350
My sincere thanks to the historians here who knew that the guillotine was not the tool of the time for Henry #8.
great results for grandpa jokes
Re: the Invitational for Week 58: Here's something that's kinda the opposite -- a headline in today's WaPo that made me do a double-take:
"MAGA label dogs candidate for key state House seat in Pennsylvania"
Somehow, the idea that Republicans have run out of eligible candidates and are now searching throughout the animal kingdom didn't see totally unreasonable. Especially as the headline appeared beneath a story with the headline "My pets have stolen my heart again and again. I know I’m not alone."
Have to wonder if Tucker Carlson and Putin retired to the presidential sauna after the monologue, so Carlson could get a real feel of Mad Vlad out of camera view.
I'm glad to see you updated the HM Title from me to Tom Witte. I hadn't read the full results yet or I would have reported that I didn't write it.
Pat, not trying to be funny--though I know that's the point Just thinking this is one of many quizzes in which "none of the above" is what I'd like to select. Without over-thinking this, don't you have that reaction at times ?