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Gravdigr · 07-03-2018, 08:26 AM

Five-ton tractor 'missing' in South Dakota following tornado

Carruthers · 07-03-2018, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Five-ton tractor 'missing' in South Dakota following tornado

Five tons? Does that include the mud in which it became embedded in that bad winter of 1979?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-03-2018, 09:11 AM

Hell, we have dually pickups that weigh 10,000 lbs.

Clodfobble · 07-08-2018, 08:43 PM

Yabbut how are you going to prove anyone said it out loud? Does the law require everyone to make a sex tape, too?

sexobon · 07-08-2018, 08:59 PM

Mutes will sue for discrimination. People with laryngitis will be climbing the walls.

Carruthers · 07-31-2018, 05:36 AM

The US Embassy in London is holding an online auction of items deemed surplus to requirements.

Bizarrely, one of the lots is two pallets of 100 x 12 toilet rolls.
Surely they'd be used in the normal course of events?
I wonder if perhaps they have a use by date on them.

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No doubt used for diplomatic despatches.

US Embassy London Auction

Sky News

Griff · 07-31-2018, 06:04 AM

Maybe they changed dispensers.

Diaphone Jim · 07-31-2018, 11:49 AM

Mini Jumbos?

glatt · 07-31-2018, 01:16 PM

At first I thought it was toilet paper.

Then I looked at the calculator on my desk.

2.25 inches wide.

I guess the rolls in the picture are 200 meters long, and the full rolls are 90mm in diameter. They would fit my calculator perfectly.

Happy Monkey · 07-31-2018, 01:36 PM

Nice thought, but it does appear that "Desna Mini Jumbos" are indeed toilet paper, despite the surprisingly narrow 2.25" width. Though I wouldn't put it past a large institution to have toilet paper tough and smooth enough to serve as calculator rolls.

glatt · 07-31-2018, 03:26 PM

Ha!

Well, that explains why they are surplus. WTF? 2.25 inches wide? You'll likely get poop on your fingers. Americans aren't going to put up with that.

Carruthers · 07-31-2018, 03:58 PM

The second listing, on the auction page linked above, is for more conventionally sized toilet rolls.

The plot thickens. I wonder if the paper does?

captainhook455 · 08-07-2018, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Ha!

Well, that explains why they are surplus. WTF? 2.25 inches wide? You'll likely get poop on your fingers. Americans aren't going to put up with that.

Its Arab toilet paper.

sexobon · 07-31-2018, 04:18 PM

The ultraviolet fluorescent powder in the paper is probably past its expiration date. They can no longer shine their UV lamps on desks and cabinets to see who's not washing their hands after going to the bathroom. At least that's the cover story. The actual reason is classified and has to do with embassy security. You can probably find out easy enough though if you know someone in MI5. It's kind of a running joke there.

Happy Monkey · 07-31-2018, 05:37 PM

I figured it* out; it's a 2.25" CORE, the strip is 90mm x 200M. 90mm is 3.5", which is more reasonable.

*it being the weird dimensions listed, not the reason they're selling them.

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Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	The US Embassy in London is holding an online auction of items deemed surplus to requirements. Bizarrely, one of the lots is two pallets of 100 x 12 toilet rolls. Surely they'd be used in the normal course of events? I wonder if perhaps they have a use by date on them. No doubt used for diplomatic despatches. US Embassy London Auction Sky News __________________

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sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Mutes will sue for discrimination. People with laryngitis will be climbing the walls.

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Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Mini Jumbos?

07-31-2018, 01:16 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	At first I thought it was toilet paper. Then I looked at the calculator on my desk. 2.25 inches wide. I guess the rolls in the picture are 200 meters long, and the full rolls are 90mm in diameter. They would fit my calculator perfectly.

07-31-2018, 01:36 PM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Nice thought, but it does appear that "Desna Mini Jumbos" are indeed toilet paper, despite the surprisingly narrow 2.25" width. Though I wouldn't put it past a large institution to have toilet paper tough and smooth enough to serve as calculator rolls. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-31-2018, 03:26 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Ha! Well, that explains why they are surplus. WTF? 2.25 inches wide? You'll likely get poop on your fingers. Americans aren't going to put up with that.

07-31-2018, 03:58 PM	#12
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	The second listing, on the auction page linked above, is for more conventionally sized toilet rolls. The plot thickens. I wonder if the paper does? __________________ Last edited by Carruthers; 07-31-2018 at 05:14 PM.

07-31-2018, 04:18 PM	#14
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	The ultraviolet fluorescent powder in the paper is probably past its expiration date. They can no longer shine their UV lamps on desks and cabinets to see who's not washing their hands after going to the bathroom. At least that's the cover story. The actual reason is classified and has to do with embassy security. You can probably find out easy enough though if you know someone in MI5. It's kind of a running joke there.

07-31-2018, 05:37 PM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I figured it* out; it's a 2.25" CORE, the strip is 90mm x 200M. 90mm is 3.5", which is more reasonable. *it being the weird dimensions listed, not the reason they're selling them. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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