Today's invention is....

In response to an old problem in this little condo bathroom, the re-invention of the dispenser for bathroom tissue. The builders put the standard-equipment version on the side of a small cupboard which holds the sink, and you'd have to be a contortionist to enjoy using that one while on the throne. So, enter latest invention:-

Made from an empty and upside-down Aspirin container, label removed, held onto a board covered with Mactac, with one large wood screw through its lid. Here it is loaded and ready for use:-

The big advantage of this being that it goes wherever there's a flat surface to put it on - the edge of the tub, an overturned plastic pail, the floor, the counter-top, - anywhere. Anywhere within easy reach. It's inexpensive, and it does the job, just like that famous 'John Wayne Toilet Paper'. 

Haven't heard that one? One of our 'buckskin brothers' goes to the Service Counter at the local supermarket, and asks little Julie, "What's the best deal on toilet paper?" Being the diplomat she is, she smiled sweetly and replied, "It all depends: if you want the most for your money, the house brand is the one. If it's comfort you're after, then something else." Our bargain-hunting shopper grabs the big economy size of the house brand, and pays for it. A few days go by, and he returns, this time for cigarettes. Julie, having a good memory for faces and customers, asks him "How did you make out with the toilet paper the other day? Was it OK?"

He looks at her a little bit funny, and says, "Do you mean the John Wayne Toilet Paper?" Julie asks, "Why do you call it that?" He replies, " Because it's rough, it's tough, it's all over the west, and it don't take no shit from no Indian!"