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What do you use now for the things you used to do with newspaper (other than reading the news)?

Asked by Jeruba (55843points) April 16th, 2018

Or do you still have newspaper?

I’m thinking of things such as
• spreading on the floor before a messy project (fingerpainting, carving a pumpkin, making latkes)
• wrapping dishes for packing
• filling spaces in a parcel
• making papier mache, and
• (didn’t your mother or grandmother do this?) lining bureau drawers.

Can’t do that with a tablet screen.

(Not to mention that the loss of newspaper clippings and old drawer linings is going to spoil a lot of TV miniseries and detective movie plots.)

Yesterday’s newspaper, once read, has no news value, but its other uses are practically endless. If you don’t use newspaper, what are you using? Did you have to buy something especially for the purpose?

 

Tags as I wrote them: newspaper, household supplies, liners, fillers, wrappers, padding, newsprint, pulp.

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