A package of toilet paper lying in the street after having been run over by a car tire.

Our Collective Memory Wiped Clean

Richard October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

How quickly we forget. Just four years ago, toilet paper couldn’t be found for any amount of money. The aisles were bare. People hoarded toilet paper for vague and mysterious reasons that were never fully explained.

A woman holding sanitizing wipes in a grocery store in front of bare shelves during the 2020 COVID Pandemic

Now, look at toilet paper’s status: From precious commodity to unceremoniously discarded without use. I’m sure the toilet paper probably prefers this way, though, dumped in the street without being dragged across a filthy asshole first.

Richard

Having spent his entire life feeling like an outsider, Richard has recently stopped trying to fit in and accepted that he is in fact an interloper in almost every situation in which he finds himself. To the average suburbanite, his habits bemuse, his interests bore, and his opinions repel. But you can read all about it here and decide for yourself.