An entertaining exercise for the mind...

First... go read this article:

  http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq19jul19,0,886772.story?coll=la-home-center


Then... watch this:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

So the question is:  How are they related?

Cloth Wipers, Cotton Rags, Wiping Rags, Paper Wipers and Cotton Wipers Clean Messes

http://www.uzrags.com/wiping_rags01.shtml

possible source for replacements for paper towels. One mentioned is $18
for a 50 lb case!

No Impact Man: Oh no, here come the weirdos with the cloths

http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2007/04/oh_no_here_come.html

an interesting comment from the above linked page:
>
>
> Maybe you will start Americans using the versatile "tenugui". This
> is the traditional cotton handtowel Japanese people always used to
> carry with them. It is used as a head wrap, a bandage, and with
> dozens and dozens of stenciled designs, is still given as gifts or
> promotional items today. When you retire it, it becomes a dusting
> and cleaning cloth. Sushi chefs and karate and kendo martial
> artists wear them as sweatbands. http://tinyurl.com/2yz2sy
> We could use bandannas for the same thing. I used to carry them,
> years ago, and they always came in handy. Great idea.
>
> Posted by: Christine Cassidy | April 09, 2007 at 06:11 PM
>

found this while searching for info about stopping use of paper
towels (at home): http://tinyurl.com/ywapmw