<3 The U-StoreBefore today, the only time I’ve given much thought to the whole “boo-hoo Princeton toilet paper sucks” controversy was when I was deciding who not to vote for during USG elections.
But then I stumbled upon this 1930 ad for Scott Toilet Tissue (click the picture to enlarge):
FEMINIST BLOGGER WILL PROBABLY BECOME A HOUSEWIFE WITH FOUR KIDS IN 25 YEARS
Name: Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux
Age: 20
Major: English
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Eating club/residential college/affiliation: Terrace
[Editors note: interview was conducted in April 2009]
Who’s your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional?
Galway Kinnell—he’s one of my favorite poets.
What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in Princeton?
Eating at the Farmer’s Market during the spring. I love picnics!
In one sentence, what do you actually do all day?
Run all over campus and send too many emails, all in a slightly frantic haze.
What is your greatest guilty pleasure?
Soy lattes—they’re so delicious, but so expensive!
What’s the last student performance you saw?
Angels in America (part 1)
Do you know all the words to Old Nassau?
God, no. That song is so tuneless.
