Sheryl Crow (post from BBC )

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Singer Sheryl Crow has said a ban on using too much toilet paper should be introduced to help the environment.

Crow has suggested using "only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required".

The 45-year-old, who made the comments on her website, has just toured the US on a biodiesel-powered bus to raise awareness about climate change.

She teamed up with environmental activist Laurie David for the shows.

The pair targeted 11 university campuses to persuade students to help combat the world's environmental problems.


I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting
Sheryl Crow
"I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming," Crow wrote.

"Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development, they are, in my mind, worth investigating.

"I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting."

Laurie David and Sheryl Crow
David (left) and Crow have finished the Stop Global Warming College Tour
The tour ended on Sunday at the George Washington University in Washington DC, where Crow performed with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Carole King.

Laurie David's husband, Seinfeld creator Larry David, also appeared.

Crow has also commented on her website about how she thinks paper napkins "represent the height of wastefulness".

She has designed a clothing line with what she calls a "dining sleeve".

The sleeve is detachable and can be replaced with another "dining sleeve" after the diner has used it to wipe his or her mouth.

The shows involved a short set by the singer, a talk by David and segments of Al Gore's environmental film An Inconvenient Truth

















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[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

One point for the Clingons.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I got a better way. Eat plenty of Rice. Rice as you know constipates. If you are constipated your Ain't shitting. If you ain't shitting your saving paper and saving the environment. Hows that one.

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

All I know is when my DW and DD go away for a week, one roll of TP lasts for at least 5 days vs. 5 hours.

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Ok. Who gets to police this one ?

[Ireland's Call Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ireland's Call]

Ok. Who gets to police this one ?

We will have to get to the bottom of this...

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

We will have to get to the bottom of this...

Bottom or Bottoms?

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

A dining sleeve????

[TimeshareVon Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close TimeshareVon]

Am I the only one who thinks that she looks anorexic and probably doesn't have to worry about $hitting cuz she's not eating anything solid?

My other comment is that I would love to have all of these public personalities butt out (pun intended) of the general population's private business!

[TimeshareVon Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close TimeshareVon]

All I know is when my DW and DD go away for a week, one roll of TP lasts for at least 5 days vs. 5 hours.

BMAL !!!!

[somerville Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close somerville]

Sheryl Crow's idea is nothing new. I recall it being described years ago. It involves cutting a hole in the middle of the square to insert a finger.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Sheryl Crow's idea is nothing new. I recall it being described years ago. It involves cutting a hole in the middle of the square to insert a finger.

Wait I think I see it

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

BMAL !!!!

Ok. I confess, I cant figure it out. I've come up with many possibilities, but which one did you have in mind?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Just heard on the news, SC says she was only joking.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Well, I guess when enough people start laughing at some of these nutty environmentalist suggestions, the best out is just to claim it was a joke all along.

Actually, I was going to suggest that, as ''good'' enviro-activists, they should go all natural and just grab a few leaves from the nearest tree.

Now, if we could just get Ms. David to correct some of the gross exagerations made in the propaganda film that she and ''inventer of the internet'' Al Gore put out! But wait! Maybe that was just a joke, too!