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Toilet rubber theft baffles, grosses out Japan (SoraNews24) (soranews24.com)

submitted 2 days ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Never stop being yourself, Japan.

Now, what's a toilet rubber?

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

The flying thumb is probably the culprit

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What part are they talking about?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Or for the seat hinges:

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What is even the value of them outside that?
Does the chap intend to put them ins someone's cereal to prank them?

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 hours ago

Sounds like plain simple vandalism.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 2 days ago

That is the great mystery. Perhaps we’ll never know.

[–] Myr@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm guessing the bits in between the seats, lids and the bowls, that make contact minimal between them.

Edit: huh, guess I'm wrong. Well TIL.