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Boosh @whatsupboosh Guy at store was carrying 5 palettes of TP. Woman shouts "omg I can't believe this!" and starts filming him going "are you proud of yourself sir?" He gives her a funny look, then starts putting the rolls on the shelf, revealing his nametag. He was a worker restocking the shelf 10:21 AM · 3/16/20 · Twitter for iPhone
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About

Toilet Paper Hoarding refers to a series of memes which imagine toilet paper and hand sanitizer becoming a very valuable item and being accepted as currency during the COVID-19 pandemic. The memes gained significant popularity following reports of toilet paper shortage due to overdemand in Australia and other countries.

Origin

Starting in early February 2020, toilet paper shortages were reported in Hong Kong,[1] Singapore,[2] Australia[3] and other cities and countries. The shortages were caused by excessive demand due to shoppers stockpiling toilet paper which was triggered by the news of the COVID-19 outbreak spreading across the world during that period.

While the exact first meme about the shortage is unknown, some of the earliest posts about the toilet paper hoarding were posted on March 4th, 2020, following the reports about the "shortage in Australia." For example, a March 4th, 2020, tweet by Twitter user @Fynestchina received over 3,400 retweets and 17,000 likes in two weeks. A same-day tweet by @haveigotnews received over 1,600 retweets and 7,900 likes.

FYNEST CHINA @Fynestchina STOP BUYING TOILET PAPER! WASH YOUR F------ ASS WITH SOAP AND WATER! ngfip.com 2:04 AM · Mar 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
NEI COT NE Have I Got News For You FOR YOU @haveigotnews As coronavirus panic buying causes a toilet roll shortage in Australia, the first Red Cross supplies arive in Sydney: DAVID CAME RON DAVID CAME RON DAVID CAME RON DAVID CAME RON DAVI CAMER SIGNE D COPY SIGNE D COY SIGNED COPY FOR THE RECORD SIGNE D COP FOR TH RECORO FOR THE RECORD FOR THE RECORD DAVID CAMERON DAVID DAVID DAVID CAMER ON CAMER ON CAMER ON Heitchart Histohurt Huthant Hoitohuest SIGNED COPY SIGNED CO SIGNED COPY SIGNED COPY FOR THE RECORD FOR THE REC R THE RECORD FOR THE RECORD 8:30 AM Mar 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Spread

Starting on March 4th, memes about items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer being hoarded and used as a currency during the COVID-19 pandemic gained significant popularity online. For example, on May 9th, 2019, Twitter[4] user @mother3bear tweeted a photoshopped image of Arnold Schwarzenegger carrying a stacks of toilet (original author unknown. The edit received over 300 retweets and 1,000 likes (shown below, left). On March 14th, Redditor[5] d416 posted an edit of a Breaking Bad scene in which a stockpile of money is replaced with stacks of toilet paper rolls (shown below, right). The post received over 30,300 upvotes in two days.

Moo @mother3bears So I said to Arnie, "Where did you get those toilet rolls?" He said, "Aisle B, back." 1:51 AM · Mar 9, 2020 · Twitter for Android

In March 2020, notable memes about toilet paper being hoarded and used as currency appeared on all major online platforms, including posts on Reddit, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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When you have loads of toilet roll 666 POWA
germx germx yermX ermX Buying ALL The Toilet Paper & Sanitizer In Every Store - Challenge David Vlas · 2.7K views · 14 minutes ago 10:07
Everyone: *cannot find any toilet paper or food in shops anymore, because it's all sold out* The dude in math problems: They were laughing at me back then, but nowl am the one laughing
"Hey grandma what's up with all the toilet paper in the garage" Grandma: let me tell you about the Coronavirus of 2020
Toilet paper companies right now %24
buy all the toilet paper you can buy so that you can sell it later for higher 0.9% 0.12% 560 (286 A 0.168 2.286 ▼ 14563 156 0287 W stonks A0 0.1204 0.234 02 666 0.1902 0213 N/A 027

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External References

[1] Bloomberg – Shortage Rumors Spark Toilet Paper Panic Buying in Hong Kong

[2] Bloomberg – Toilet Paper Is the Hot New Currency in Singapore and Hong Kong

[3] BBC – Coronavirus panic: Why are people stockpiling toilet paper?

[4] Twitter – @mother3bears

[5] Reddit – How much is enough?

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About

Toilet Paper Hoarding refers to a series of memes which imagine toilet paper and hand sanitizer becoming a very valuable item and being accepted as currency during the COVID-19 pandemic. The memes gained significant popularity following reports of toilet paper shortage due to overdemand in Australia and other countries.

Origin

Starting in early February 2020, toilet paper shortages were reported in Hong Kong,[1] Singapore,[2] Australia[3] and other cities and countries. The shortages were caused by excessive demand due to shoppers stockpiling toilet paper which was triggered by the news of the COVID-19 outbreak spreading across the world during that period.

While the exact first meme about the shortage is unknown, some of the earliest posts about the toilet paper hoarding were posted on March 4th, 2020, following the reports about the "shortage in Australia." For example, a March 4th, 2020, tweet by Twitter user @Fynestchina received over 3,400 retweets and 17,000 likes in two weeks. A same-day tweet by @haveigotnews received over 1,600 retweets and 7,900 likes.


FYNEST CHINA @Fynestchina STOP BUYING TOILET PAPER! WASH YOUR F------ ASS WITH SOAP AND WATER! ngfip.com 2:04 AM · Mar 4, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone NEI COT NE Have I Got News For You FOR YOU @haveigotnews As coronavirus panic buying causes a toilet roll shortage in Australia, the first Red Cross supplies arive in Sydney: DAVID CAME RON DAVID CAME RON DAVID CAME RON DAVID CAME RON DAVI CAMER SIGNE D COPY SIGNE D COY SIGNED COPY FOR THE RECORD SIGNE D COP FOR TH RECORO FOR THE RECORD FOR THE RECORD DAVID CAMERON DAVID DAVID DAVID CAMER ON CAMER ON CAMER ON Heitchart Histohurt Huthant Hoitohuest SIGNED COPY SIGNED CO SIGNED COPY SIGNED COPY FOR THE RECORD FOR THE REC R THE RECORD FOR THE RECORD 8:30 AM Mar 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Spread

Starting on March 4th, memes about items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer being hoarded and used as a currency during the COVID-19 pandemic gained significant popularity online. For example, on May 9th, 2019, Twitter[4] user @mother3bear tweeted a photoshopped image of Arnold Schwarzenegger carrying a stacks of toilet (original author unknown. The edit received over 300 retweets and 1,000 likes (shown below, left). On March 14th, Redditor[5] d416 posted an edit of a Breaking Bad scene in which a stockpile of money is replaced with stacks of toilet paper rolls (shown below, right). The post received over 30,300 upvotes in two days.


Moo @mother3bears So I said to Arnie, "Where did you get those toilet rolls?" He said, "Aisle B, back." 1:51 AM · Mar 9, 2020 · Twitter for Android

In March 2020, notable memes about toilet paper being hoarded and used as currency appeared on all major online platforms, including posts on Reddit, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Various Examples


When you have loads of toilet roll 666 POWA germx germx yermX ermX Buying ALL The Toilet Paper & Sanitizer In Every Store - Challenge David Vlas · 2.7K views · 14 minutes ago 10:07 Everyone: *cannot find any toilet paper or food in shops anymore, because it's all sold out* The dude in math problems: They were laughing at me back then, but nowl am the one laughing
"Hey grandma what's up with all the toilet paper in the garage" Grandma: let me tell you about the Coronavirus of 2020 Toilet paper companies right now %24 buy all the toilet paper you can buy so that you can sell it later for higher 0.9% 0.12% 560 (286 A 0.168 2.286 ▼ 14563 156 0287 W stonks A0 0.1204 0.234 02 666 0.1902 0213 N/A 027

Search Interest

External References

[1] Bloomberg – Shortage Rumors Spark Toilet Paper Panic Buying in Hong Kong

[2] Bloomberg – Toilet Paper Is the Hot New Currency in Singapore and Hong Kong

[3] BBC – Coronavirus panic: Why are people stockpiling toilet paper?

[4] Twitter – @mother3bears

[5] Reddit – How much is enough?

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