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A Ph.D. in TP?

If you thought Ken from Duke was a bit obsessed Friday when he pondered briefly the psychological profiles of folks who fold their toilet paper prior to application vs. those who crumple it, prepare to meet Jeanne. If there's grant money available to study the issue, we're guessing she found it. Jeanne?

"Ken is right; if you are a folder or crumpler, I am certain that it tells a lot about your personality. (And it tells a lot about Ken since he even considers this question.)

Why do we get the feeling a new group is about to form on meetup.com?

"First of all," Jeanne contends, "if you are a 'folder,' you do not understand the advantages of crumpling over folding. You are so obsessed with 'things being in order and perfect' that you are AR (anal retentive).

Let's let that softball lie. Continue, Jeanne.

"Think about it this way: If packaging an item for shipping, a good packer would always crumple the paper as it gives much more cushion for the item -- the same way that crumpling would help do the job that toilet paper is intended for."

How's that?

"If you carefully stack 10 sheets of TP flat on top of each other, you will be wasting a good portion of the edges of the TP."

Oh.

Jeanne's study has extended beyond mere folding and crumpling, to the issue of TP square size.

"I measured some that I picked up (only two squares for scientific research) and it was a full inch all the way around smaller than my Quilted Northern. I also wonder what company had the bright idea to manufacture one continuous sheet with no perforations? Does any company have quality control and test marketing for their products?"

"Quality control" and "test marketing?" In a toilet paper factory?

There's a disturbing image.