Lindy, I think you are suffering from Pavlovian response syndrome. It is very obviously a joke. Not even a slight doubt that it's a joke.
A light-hearted suggestion about ways to save the trees and avoid global warming and all that good stuff. Which wasn't intended to denigrate the idea, but to just offer some fun off the wall white board brain storming ideas for fun. Saving the planet should be fun you know.
For ease of reference and assume that it's me writing it. Would you really take it seriously: <I propose a limitation be put on how many sqares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required. When presenting this idea to my younger brother, who's judgement I trust implicitly, he proposed taking it one step further. I believe his quote was, "how bout just washing the one square out."
I also like the idea of not using paper napkins, which happen to be made from virgin wood and represent the heighth of wastefullness. I have designed a clothing line that has what's called a "dining sleeve". The sleeve is detachable and can be replaced with another "dining sleeve," after usage. The design will offer the "diner" the convenience of wiping his mouth on his sleeve rather than throwing out yet another barely used paper product.. I think this idea could also translate quite well to those suffering with an annoying head cold.
This next idea I have been saving but I will share it with you if you promise not to steal it. It is my latest, very exciting idea for creating incentive for us all to minimize our own personal carbon footprints. It's a reality show. (I feel pretty certain NO ONE has thought of this yet!). Here is the premise: the contest consists of 10 people who are competing for the top spot as the person who lives the "greenest" life. This will be reflected in the contestant's home, his business, and his own personal living style. The winner of this challenging, prestigious, contest would receive what??.... a recording contract!!!!! >
Greenie LLL can be light-hearted and have senses of humour too. I often think they have a better one than the RRR who seem to have the sense of humour of a gorilla.
Lindy, if you don't think that's a joke, I think you need a nice cup of tea and a lie down.
I am sure you have heard of a handkerchief. Sheryl's sleeves are not going to become fashionable.
Hey, now that I think of it, I remember my mother, about 45 years ago, telling me...."See that boy over there, and that boy over there, with stripes down their pants..." While wiping her nose with her sleeve while pointing over to the left with her right arm and to the right with her left arm, then sliding her hands, and sleeves, down her legs. So my mother invented Sheryl's sleeves decades ago, but with trouser storage.
My mother didn't explain that they would be recyclable washable though, so maybe that's a new feature.
In case you misunderstand, my mother was joking too. She would never have done such a thing seriously.
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