This is disgusting, my apologies up front. I was told as a kid that to conserve rations whilst at war, soldiers would only ever wipe their bums with one piece of loo paper.
I was told that they'd tear a small hole in the centre of one piece, put their finger through the hole, wipe up all the mess with the finger and then wipe their finger with the remainder of the paper. I believed this well into my teens and shuddered at the thought of joining the army.
A childhood belief about weeing and pooing
others believed things like this
- My Dad told me that the Queen of England had a solid gold toilet and a special servant to wipe her backside.— Cat
- I believed if I let my dog lick my face and didn't wipe off the slobber, that I would turn into a dog myself.— robyn
- I used to believe that a half moon was gods finger nail, and his finger was pointing downwards.— clo
- I used to believe fax machines instantly teleported a piece of paper to who ever you wanted. Anon
- My mom told me that if I picked my nose, my finger would stay there someday!!— baxter
- my grandpa told me if you pick your nose too far then a snail will bite your finger off haAnon