Mumsnet Discussions - I was thinking today when I was washing my hands at work, if we all wiped our hands on our arses (like I do) the planet would be much better off. (Ethical living)

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Mumsnet Discussions: Ethical living : I was thinking today when I was washing my hands at work, if we all wiped our hands on our arses (like I do) the planet would be much better off. (18 messages)

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By CountessDracula on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:38:43

There was a notice in the loos at work

"This building uses 1 million paper towels a year"

I was briefly enraged and thought
Why don't they get hand driers?

Then I thought
oh no they use electricity, just as bad

Then I thought
Ah, get the old fashioned towel pully things

Then I thought
Ah no, you have to wash those AND transport them to and from the laundry

Then I thought
Everyone should just shake their hands and wipe them on their arses (which I almost always do).

Who is up for it?

By CountessDracula on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:39:20

When I say arses clearly I mean dressed ones

By southeastastra on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:39:35

i just don't bother washing grin

i'm very ethical

By RubyrubyrubyRobinRedbreast on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:39:52

By miamla on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:40:16

lol, thought this was going to be about not using toilet paper!

By Slouchy on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:41:01

I do that too.

I was momentarily thrown by your thread title - thought you were suggesting we should save the planet by wiping our arses on our hands "like I do" (at least she washes them afterwards, thought I!)

By 2point4kids on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:41:42

omg i thought you didnt use toilet paper from thread title!!
you do use tp dont you? shock

By piratecat on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:42:05

i use my jeans, as does my dd, my jeans that is.!!

By CountessDracula on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:42:13

I do
but I call it loo roll wink

By CountessDracula on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:42:25

yy my dd uses mine too

By PortAndLemon on Tue 25-Nov-08 14:43:27

All jeans could then come with back pockets made from towelling...

By Califrau on Tue 25-Nov-08 19:34:33

one of the FB green pledges on the "I am green" app is something like "I will only use what I am wearing to dry my hands in public restrooms."

By thequietone on Tue 25-Nov-08 19:38:09

I'm afraid I've got to add to the list of people thinking you wiped your arse with your hand!!!

By LittleBella on Tue 25-Nov-08 19:42:09

God I had to read the OP 3 times before my visions of her wiping her arse with her hand were dispelled.

I'm so relived that you're not quite that Bohemian CD. grin

By MsG on Wed 26-Nov-08 16:50:08

I thought you meant you wiped your hands on your bare arse, for some reason..!

I often just shake my hands and wipe them on my clothes. I think it's a really good point. x

By iheartdusty on Wed 26-Nov-08 17:04:21

I always assumed that a third of the planet's population wipe their arses using only water and their left hand ...

By nannyL on Wed 26-Nov-08 19:30:46

i too thought you meant wiping your bum on your hands!

By DontlookatmeImshy on Wed 26-Nov-08 19:53:29

lol at misunderstandings

I knew what you meant CD, but probably only because i have spent most of the day doing it because ds1 running away with the towel and hiding it. Grrrr

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