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Texas A&M may drop free TP in dorms
Houston Chronicle ^ | Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | MAGGIE KIELY

Posted on 07/21/2010 2:29:28 PM PDT by Willie Green

Elaine Benes sits in a bathroom stall, pleading with a stingy toilet-paper hoarder to "spare a square."

"Excuse me. I'm sorry. This is, a, kind-of embarrassing but there's no toilet paper over here."

"Are you talking to me?" the stranger asks.

"Yeah, I just forgot to check. So, if you could spare some."

Nope.

More awkward banter.

"Three squares? You can't spare three squares?" Benes shouts.

The woman leaves after saying: "No I don't have a square to spare. I can't spare a square."

That famous scene from Seinfeld soon may be playing out thousands of times in dorm bathrooms across the Texas A&M campus.

It's come to that.

To save money, the Department of Student Affairs is considering shelving free toilet paper in the residence halls. Discussions still are under way, but it's likely that the larger dorm bathrooms — where four or more gather - will keep the necessary item in stock.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aggies; cornholio; ineedtp; islamiclaw; napl; onesquare
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Maybe the Aggies will have vending machines that dispense 5 sheets for 25¢
1 posted on 07/21/2010 2:29:33 PM PDT by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green
Doesn't the stuff just grow on trees?


2 posted on 07/21/2010 2:31:07 PM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: Willie Green

Maybe just a water can beside each stall?


3 posted on 07/21/2010 2:31:19 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

As an Aggie, I gotta say that this is funny, but it sure does signify how times have changed since I was there.


4 posted on 07/21/2010 2:33:04 PM PDT by GOP_Muzik (If all the world's a stage then I want different lighting)
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To: Willie Green; Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono; Revolting cat!
Corn?


5 posted on 07/21/2010 2:34:37 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: Willie Green

First how ‘bout cutting crap like “Poetry for Lesbian Basket Weavers” and giving the heave-ho to profs of worthless classes, and across-the-board salary cuts to all (ALL) staff and administrators.


6 posted on 07/21/2010 2:35:51 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Willie Green

Get a stack of 1040’s at the library.


7 posted on 07/21/2010 2:36:25 PM PDT by Mojave (Ignorant and stoned - Obama's natural constituency.)
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To: Willie Green

Man-up Aggies and grab a stack of newspaper from your dad’s outhouse.


8 posted on 07/21/2010 2:39:43 PM PDT by trumandogz
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To: Willie Green
"Wipe at will"......
9 posted on 07/21/2010 2:41:02 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Willie Green

Just get rid of a couple of profs in Sociology . . . that alone will buy lots of TP


10 posted on 07/21/2010 2:41:31 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Willie Green
Maybe the Aggies will have vending machines that dispense 5 sheets for 25¢

According to the old Aggie joke, a hand is commonly referred to a five day Aggie handkerchief.

Perhaps this will now change if the article is correct.

11 posted on 07/21/2010 2:42:11 PM PDT by Zakeet (The Big Wee Wee -- rapidly moving America from WTF to SNAFU to FUBAR)
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To: Willie Green
The toilet paper savings would wipe away about $82,000 of the $2.2 million that Student Affairs has been charged to reduce in its operating budget

Sheryl Crowe says "Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required. "

12 posted on 07/21/2010 2:42:23 PM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: Larry Lucido; Cagey; MotleyGirl70; Gamecock
"Three squares? You can't spare three squares?" Benes shouts.

The woman leaves after saying: "No I don't have a square to spare. I can't spare a square."

That famous scene from Seinfeld soon may be playing out thousands of times in dorm bathrooms across the Texas A&M campus.

It's come to that.


13 posted on 07/21/2010 2:44:23 PM PDT by earlJam
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To: Zakeet

“we’re all muslim now...”


14 posted on 07/21/2010 2:45:00 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: Willie Green
The official Texas A&M Halloween costume...


15 posted on 07/21/2010 2:49:16 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Never trust anyone who points their rear end at God while praying.)
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To: Willie Green

Just put a box of the student newspaper by the door to the bathroom.


16 posted on 07/21/2010 2:50:18 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: Willie Green

17 posted on 07/21/2010 2:52:31 PM PDT by csvset
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To: Willie Green

18 posted on 07/21/2010 2:55:11 PM PDT by csvset
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To: Willie Green

Silly Aggies don't know how to use the 3 sea shells. /sarc

19 posted on 07/21/2010 2:58:24 PM PDT by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: GOP_Muzik

Those Aggie freshmen must be overwhelmed by the dorm’s indoor plumbing.


20 posted on 07/21/2010 3:03:27 PM PDT by trumandogz
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