Honey, they shrunk the toilet paper, too

During a recent visit to Target, The Weasel noticed the stacks of toilet paper didn't line up perfectly. One stack was about a half inch taller than the others.

Upon a closer inspection, The Weasel discovered Charmin's ultra super-mega double rolls, the size so big they need to be placed on a special roll extender, have been downsized.

Each roll is now cut a little shorter. One older package was still on the shelf, standing out like a sore thumb.

The unfortunate money-saving toilet paper trimming is coming at a time when America's buttocks (or is it butt-I?) are getting bigger. That's bad new for the consumer.

Smaller sheets on a bigger butt mean more toilet paper needs to be used.

Madison Avenue will put its usual spin on the smaller size by advertising it as the "space saver" version.

The Weasel can put up with smaller ice cream, or even smaller candy bars, but smaller toilet tissue has crossed the line. Mr. Whipple will be hearing from The Weasel very shortly!

Why don't they downsize the unimportant items that annoy us every day?

The paper receipt you get with a purchase is way too big to fit in a standard wallet. This isn't Romania, this is America! Make the receipt the same size as a dollar bill!

Pop goes The Weasel