Don’t get bogged down by the great toilet roll shortage – just read these 19 funny takes

Why would people need so much toilet roll? These tweets hint at the possibilities.

11.

wrapping myself in toilet paper look at me I'm a mummy fuck you all

— joe (@mutablejoe) March 7, 2020

12.

I just ate half a bog roll and I don’t have coronavirus so I guess stop mocking people for buying loads of bog roll, yeah? Science. It works.

— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) March 8, 2020

13.

I’m sitting on a throne of toilet rolls sipping a cocktail of hand sanitizer and powdered milk

— alan fraser (@AlanFraser7) March 8, 2020

14. The level of hysteria had James O’Brien wondering whether people had a point.

My ongoing bafflement at the stock-piling of bog roll is approaching the point where I’m wondering whether I should stock-pile some bog roll in case the people stock-piling bog roll are the sensible ones & the rest of us will only see the wisdom of stock-piling when it’s too late

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) March 8, 2020

15. While Nish Kumar thought it could all be an opportunity for Brits to pick up some better hygiene habits.

I hope a toilet roll shortage finally results in people washing their asses, and the proliferation of butt hoses or milk bottles in Western toilets.

— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) March 7, 2020

16. David Baddiel had a thought that could definitely stop a couple of scuffling shoppers in their tracks.

But what if all the toilet paper is made in China in factories in Wuhan?

— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) March 7, 2020

Some people were worried about being mistaken for panic buyers – to a problematic degree.

17.

I’m worried about buying toilet paper at all now in case people think I’m one of those people.

— Dave Jones 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈 (@WelshGasDoc) March 7, 2020

18.

I was so determined not to follow the trend of panic buying toilet roll, we ran out of toilet roll.

— Nomlet (@nomlet) March 7, 2020

Perhaps they could try an alternative.

19.

Found a solution to the toilet paper shortage. pic.twitter.com/H91PUgtBEc

— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) March 7, 2020

If all else fails, people should heed the wise words of Gary Lineker.

I think I could survive without bog roll. I’ve done it once, I could do it again.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 7, 2020

And if you don’t get his highly self-deprecating joke, it’s about this …

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Simply 17 coronavirus jokes to help take the edge off (a little bit)

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