Absurd Notes

This story, like many others, begins with toilet paper. Well, maybe not that many stories start that way, but this one does. There are many types of toilet paper. Soft like silk or coarser ones, those which glide and slide effortlessly, fragrant ones, smooth or embossed, coloured, with various prints and thick, thin or multi-layered. There is no point in discussing it. What you prefer and why, should always remain behind the closed bathroom door. For me, at the moment, another division is important. Very specific and down to earth one. Basically, toilet papers can be separated into two groups. Soft, delightfully caressing every nook and cranny (“puppy” type) and rough and  ruthless (“dragon” type). By the way, these days the real "dragons" are long gone. They faded together with the end of the Eighties. It was Wild East, back then, I can tell you. It may be hard to believe, but in the 80’s in Poland toilet paper was a rare luxury. You had to queue for hours to buy it. Alterna...