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Kablooie

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25. You are right but the more comedic moments, the fewer friends I will have.

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Fri May 25, 2012, 10:38 PM

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How Long Does It Take To Decompose? [View all] babylonsister May 2012 OP

Wow on Diapers Broderick May 2012 #1

While on a tour in Puebla we saw a Pañalería nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #3

I used to have a customer whose wife in Virginia Beach Broderick May 2012 #6

Let's see in 1952, my mother and I helped a new mother whose husband was overseas in the Korean War. Cleita May 2012 #22

I can remember helping my mother with little sister's diapers. blue neen May 2012 #28

I use cloth diapers for my child and I only wash them once per week. CottonBear May 2012 #45

I had my oldest when the big switch SheilaT May 2012 #60

I agree with you about the toilet training slowdown. CottonBear May 2012 #73

In relative terms, I think they were about the same as they are now, although I SheilaT May 2012 #78

Back in the day I put the Desitin on the baby, not the diaper! Never heard of that! CTyankee May 2012 #63

I put (lots) of Desitin on my baby not on the diaper. CottonBear May 2012 #74

Some of the more environmentally prone people in our area use clothe diapers. That is one jwirr May 2012 #23

let them roam free naked in the backyard like nature intended! Sirveri May 2012 #44

That might work for babies but not for adults. They would get arrested and put in some institution jwirr May 2012 #50

I found a link for baby/toddler diaper covers with disposable, biodegradable inserts. CottonBear May 2012 #76

Thank you. jwirr May 2012 #77

What did people thousands of years ago do before diapers? RC May 2012 #30

it's ok OnionPower1 May 2012 #2

Haha! babylonsister May 2012 #4

Yeah, my first thought, too. But damn, but those plastic bags are evil stuff! freshwest May 2012 #16

Aren't they? laundry_queen May 2012 #52

I lucked out because 22 years ago I bought some beautiful canvas bags from PCC or freshwest May 2012 #53

You can also crochet various bags to SheilaT May 2012 #61

We should build houses out of disposable diapers. tridim May 2012 #5

Cigarette butts are the #1 most polluted item in the world. onehandle May 2012 #7

More reason for public smoking bans. Odin2005 May 2012 #54

I don't know. I hadn't planned on starting just yet. scarletwoman May 2012 #8

Hello, scarletwoman! babylonsister May 2012 #13

Hello back, babylonsister! scarletwoman May 2012 #68

No apologies necessary; babylonsister May 2012 #71

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DUzy!!! Odin2005 May 2012 #55

Double DUzy!!! calimary May 2012 #66

Well, thank you kindly. :D scarletwoman May 2012 #70

Hell, I haven't finished composing yet so it'll be awhile. TahitiNut May 2012 #59

TahitiNut!!!!!! scarletwoman May 2012 #69

Anything for you, m'luv! TahitiNut May 2012 #72

in cheney's case, 71 years and counting.... unblock May 2012 #9

Obviously these people didn't check my sock drawer NV Whino May 2012 #10

I'll have to start using more paper towels and banana peels. Kablooie May 2012 #11

I think you'll find that, while less absorbent, the banana peels will provide more comedic moments. harmonicon May 2012 #18

You are right but the more comedic moments, the fewer friends I will have. Kablooie May 2012 #25

people mostly don't know that you can put paper products in your compost. mopinko May 2012 #12

I expected something much more morbid from the thread title. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #14

Me too. craigmatic May 2012 #38

I saw it this morning and did not click on it ... etherealtruth May 2012 #51

My dear babylonsister! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #15

I think mopinko might have too... REP May 2012 #17

It's taken me around 15 years. mmonk May 2012 #19

I just put all my trash out on Tuesday morning and it's all gone before noon! BillyJack May 2012 #20

And that pretty much sums up the problem. Odin2005 May 2012 #56

2 weeks ago, I was sifting through part of a landfill for the National Guard pasto76 May 2012 #21

Re-purpose; hadn't heard that, but love it! Yes, we're a wasteful nation babylonsister May 2012 #24

Back when landfills were just dumps I remember going with my father to find bicycle parts to fix jwirr May 2012 #27

In this part of Japan, we sort just about everything Art_from_Ark May 2012 #37

Sounds really efficient! Lucinda May 2012 #46

But recycling is COMMUNISM!!! Odin2005 May 2012 #57

one day we may be digging up the landfills for resources? Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #26

A key point in KSR's Mars Trilogy books. joshcryer May 2012 #32

No wonder that damn orange is still there.... Historic NY May 2012 #29

How about a body? How long does that take? James48 May 2012 #33

50-365 days justiceischeap May 2012 #35

You should read a book called "Stiff" DearHeart May 2012 #36

There are a few "body farms" in the US researching that question KansDem May 2012 #75

Thanks for the information goclark May 2012 #34

**ASSUMING** they are in a place where some air can get to them ... eppur_se_muova May 2012 #39

I knew this at age 13 (in the 60s) and decided no babies Mimosa May 2012 #40

same here magical thyme May 2012 #42

I did hear that sheet music is a problem intaglio May 2012 #41

I have to question some of this data magical thyme May 2012 #43

I know of a man who has been doing it with alacrity for more than 185 years slackmaster May 2012 #47

"Diapers 500 years, " so you know what that means... Hubert Flottz May 2012 #48

Thank you. GoneOffShore May 2012 #49

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #58

We are killing our planet....... Swede Atlanta May 2012 #62

Oh good HarveyDarkey May 2012 #64

While I'm in general ideological agreement... there's another angle here. enki23 May 2012 #65

You can compost lots of your own trash rather than mix it with crap that will sit for years. jp11 May 2012 #67