The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused panic buying and shortages of toilet paper.
 
“Had to use lettuce as I’d run out of toilet paper today. I’ll tell you this and I’ll tell you no more, it’s just the tip of the iceberg” was posted on Twitter by Pablo Von Helsing on March 12, 2020. “Ran out of toilet paper, so reduced to wiping my bum with lettuce leaves. I fear that’s just the tip of the iceberg…” was posted on Twitter by JP on March 13, 2020.
 
“Ran out of toilet paper and now using lettuce leaves. Today was just the tip of the iceberg, tomorrow romaines to be seen” was posted on Twitter by JP on March 25, 2020.       
   
 
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
 
Wikipedia: Lettuce
Romaine/Cos – Used mainly for salads and sandwiches, this type forms long, upright heads. This is the most often used lettuce in Caesar salads.
Iceberg/Crisphead – The most popular type in the United States, it is very heat-sensitive and was originally adapted for growth in the northern United States. It ships well, but is low in flavor and nutritional content, being composed of even more water than other lettuce types.
       
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Pablo Von Helsing
@ReasonAboveAll
Had to use lettuce as I’d run out of toilet paper today.
I’ll tell you this and I’ll tell you no more, it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
12:20 PM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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JP
@RingFalconWWF
Ran out of toilet paper, so reduced to wiping my bum with lettuce leaves. I fear that’s just the tip of the iceberg…
10:29 AM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@ctrob1971
Ran out of toilet paper, so reduced to wiping my southern regions with lettuce leaves.
Fear this is just the tip of the iceberg…
11:18 AM · Mar 13, 2020 from Texas, USA·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Maz
@Emwold1
Ran out of toilet roll, so reduced to wiping my bum with lettuce leaves. I fear that’s just the tip of the iceberg…
2:11 PM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Reddit—Dadjokes       
Posted by u/td941 March 17, 2020
I ran out of toilet paper, so started wiping using lettuce leaves
But I’m scared this is the tip of the iceberg
 
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JP
@RingFalconWWF
Ran out of toilet paper and now using lettuce leaves.
Today was just the tip of the iceberg, tomorrow romaines to be seen.
5:36 PM · Mar 25, 2020 from Morrilton, AR·Twitter for Android
 
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Stone
@stonecold2050
I ran out of toilet paper today and I’m now using lettuce leaves.
Today was just the tip of the iceberg, tomorrow romaines to be seen.
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3:17 PM · Mar 27, 2020·Twitter for iPad
 
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A M Y✌❤
@amyholcombe31
Ran out of toilet paper and now using lettuce leaves.
Today was just the tip of the iceberg, tomorrow romaines to be seen.
10:58 AM · Mar 28, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Andrew Morton
@andrewgmorton
We’ve run out of toilet paper in our house and are reduced to using lettuce leaves. Today was just the tip of the iceberg, tomorrow romaines to be seen…
11:43 AM · Mar 28, 2020 from Musselburgh, Scotland·Twitter for iPad
 
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✞♕In God I Trust♕✞
@InGodIDoTrust
I had to use lettuce leaves as toilet paper and that’s just the tip of the iceberg tomorrow romains to be seen.
4:28 PM · Mar 31, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Jade Earp-Jones
@JadeEarpJones
Ran out of toilet paper and having to use lettuce leaves.
Today was the tip of the iceberg.
2:41 AM · Apr 7, 2020·Twitter Web App