Well it’s certainly been a big day in the news. Not only has social networking topped porn as the hottest Internet sensation, there has been a breakthrough so mind-blowing that I hope you’re sitting down reading this (although preferably not in a position to take advantage of what I’m about to tell you.) I can hardly believe it myself… Toilet paper researchers (from the makers of Quilted Northern, no less) have created a 3-ply bathroom tissue. Although I can’t help but wonder how they’re going to work this into the commercials featuring those little cartoons with the quilting ladies, the following sentence made me laugh … and then made me feel a little sad:

The company touts the toilet tissue as “ultra-soft” and says it plans to market the product to women 45 and older who view their bathroom as a “sanctuary for quality time.”

Is this what we have to look forward to? Hiding out in the bathroom with our 3-ply toilet paper for “quality time”? I realize that this is exactly what it comes down to for some, especially those with kids who are driving them insane, but can’t we do a little better for a bathroom than a sanctuary? Because unless you have a really nice spa-like bathroom that doesn’t just serve as a reminder to buy more Lysol or think about scrubbing the toilet … a sanctuary is probably pushing it a little bit.

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