# Toilet paper holder pulled out of wall.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 15, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540 "2020-03-15T17:06:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540/21 "2020-03-16T14:04:27Z")

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Just sit the roll on the top of the tank if you’re going for minimalism.

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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540/22 "2020-03-16T14:05:55Z")

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Jeez, now people are pulling toilet paper straight outta the wall?

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540/23 "2020-03-16T14:24:49Z")

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> [@KidCharlemagne](#):
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> Jeez, now people are pulling toilet paper straight outta the wall?

You owe me a keyboard.

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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540/24 "2020-03-16T15:02:43Z")

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Lots of great ideas. My biggest problem is that we cannot find the paint in our left over paint downstairs. Something wood and decorative would work, although my wife can be pretty picky about things matching. Although oak would match the oak floor (yes, you are right, it is the floor).

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540/25 "2020-03-16T15:17:42Z")

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Home depot will scan and match paint, and they do a pretty good job.

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**Author:** ![cmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@cmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmore)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper-holder-pulled-out-of-wall/849540/26 "2020-03-16T20:03:46Z")

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> [@dauerbach](#):
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> Lots of great ideas. My biggest problem is that we cannot find the paint in our left over paint downstairs. Something wood and decorative would work, although my wife can be pretty picky about things matching. Although oak would match the oak floor (yes, you are right, it is the floor).

I long for the day getting wall paint is my biggest problem.

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