“Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people used to string it up in the trees”

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Entry from March 12, 2020

“Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people used to string it up in the trees”

The 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak caused panic purchasing, especially in toilet paper. “Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people were literally stringing it up in the trees of thy enemies” was posted on Facebook by Becky Omon on March 11, 2020.

“Back in my day.. there was so much toilet paper people were literally stringing it up in the trees of their enemies” was posted on Twitter by Cliff on March 12, 2020. “Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people used to literally string it up in the trees of their enemies” was posted on Twitter by Julie Wiggins later on March 12, 2020.

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Becky Omon
March 11, 2020 at 3:46 PM ·
Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people were literally stringing it up in the trees of thy enemies

Twitter
Fred Beck
@Denver_80211
Replying to @reverentgeek
I remember when we had so much toilet paper we would throw it in trees.
Wwwwwwooooooooooooooooooooowww
11:39 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Cliff
@CliffMiller_SPF
Back in my day.. there was so much toilet paper people were literally stringing it up in the trees of their enemies
1:56 PM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
El Espléndido(Destroyer of COVID-19)Jackalicious™
@Jackalish
Back in my day, we had so much toilet paper, we threw it up in trees; we threw it on cars and at people -for fun! #ToiletPaperApocalypse
9:08 PM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Julie Wiggins
@Julie38352679
Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people used to literally string it up in the trees of their enemies.
11:18 PM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Cherry blossomAshleyCherry blossom
@TeachThatAsh
Kids,
Back in my day there was literally so much toilet paper, that people would take it and string it in the trees of their enemies.
12:31 AM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Just can’t stay silent
@sortaskeptical
Just seen on Facebook: “Back in my day…there was so much toilet paper, people used to literally string it up in the trees of their enemies.” _Andrea Torjescu
12:35 AM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for Android

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