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The was, if memory serves, a story by Larry Niven in which he mentions a bacterium that lives on polyurethane. Eventually, people just had to do without plastic wrappings. 
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: The was, if memory serves, a story by Larry Niven in which he mentions a bacterium that lives on polyurethane
I don't recall that one, but maybe I'm mentally obfuscating it with the Puppeteers' bacterium, that eats superconductor material (and has Louis Wu performing the stupidest and worst thought-out/written repairs ever in the history of Sci-Fi).Daniel Pfeffer wrote: people just had to do without plastic wrappings
No bubble wrap?!?
Thank God mobile phones had been invented, otherwise no-one would have anything to keep them occupied whilst waiting for Louis Wu to repair their alien-tech computers with a bolt of superconductor cloth, a pair of scissors, and a (presumably) slot-head screwdriver.
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Currently queuing to enter the supermarket, 35 minutes so far. "1 out, 1 in" system in operation, with priority for NHS workers.
Will get more than I wanted to as I don't want to do this tomorrow...
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It seems that the government is trying desperately hard to reintroduce the wartime black market (which so many of their progenitors made their fortunes from).
They must have pals who aren't filthy-rich enough, yet.
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45 minute queue to get in; it'll be worse later on when more people are up and wanting the weekly shop.
And of course, once they are in there, they want to make it worth it and be sure they don't have to visit again soon ... so the stockpiling will get worse. 
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Here we elaborate very complex algorithms to choose the time of the day when the queue lenght is at a minimum. So far the 'go at lunch time' worked better.
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Thanks for the laugh.
INTP
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I also like headline of the next article on the page: "Demand for German Toilet Paper Three Times as High".
What, has the social-distancing diet made their rear-ends three times wider?
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Nelek wrote: Problem is... most of the people that bought decens of packets are going to think "you see? we were right" 
Ah, a self-fulfilling prophecy!Nelek wrote: As a certain person in a certain house says: "This is going to be a matter of national security"
Ah, a complete fruggin' idiot!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Nelek wrote: As a certain person in a certain house says: "This is going to be a matter of national security"
Ah, a complete fruggin' idiot!
Come to think of it - wouldn't you feel insecure if you didn't know if any paper would be available when you had to go? Then tension, as you enter the sanctuary - and look to the walls . . . hoping against hope . . .
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OMG...[^]
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If you are in an in-closed space and someone coughs, does it matter if you are 6 ft (1.8288 meters) away or not?
Answer: No.
I just want to know why people think they need six moths worth of toilet paper.
INTP
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." - Edsger Dijkstra
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John R. Shaw wrote: I just want to know why people think they need six months' [unsic] worth of toilet paper.
Because it's there!
Have you no sense of adventure?
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Half the world does not use toilet paper. I think we'll survive.
But, we all need water.
INTP
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." - Edsger Dijkstra
"I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. " - Daniel Boone
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The other half has never lived with out TP before, that's why...
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And be that flexible...
Crack.
Oops no.
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RossMW wrote: And be that flexible...
I bet there are people that would pay for it...  (and I leave it there because I don't want to break the Kid Sister rule)
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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The Kid Sister Rule is suspended for the duration: she has to stay 2m away from the lounge at all times ...
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But I am NOT going to go around sniffing butts.
I'm hiding from exercise...I'm in the fitness protection program.
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That's probably not a good idea - even if your nose is 2m long ...
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Mike Hankey wrote: But I am NOT going to go around sniffing butts.
I've always thought of that as a dog, not a cat, behavior.
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I have a service provider whose site for paying my bill is ridiculous. I sign in an then watch a doughnut spin forever. Basically, I put it on a separate screen or sit down and watch a movie or two. Occasionally it will pop up a dialog asking if I am still there. My first thought is that it is some sort of VM, and my second thought is that this is BS.
There are many sights that have multiple ways to ensure you are you (location, email, text, etc.). None of them require you to sit back an wait for them to eventually let you in to pay your bill.
I propose a two level login. A login to pay the bill and a login to access account information. Most of the time you just want to pay your bill, so if someone compromised that password - who cares. If they want to pay the bill for you - let them.
INTP
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