Back when our cats used to be little kittens, they used to unroll the entire roll of toilet paper for fun.  They'd stand up on their back legs and use their dagger-like claws to pull at the piece that was hanging over.  One thing led to another, and the whole entire roll would be on the floor.  Bless their little hearts. 

Wendy seems to have a similar problem with paper towels.  I'll walk into the kitchen and notice that the paper towel roll is slightly (or mostly) unrolled, almost like a cat was having some fun.  So I'll roll it back up because I'm anal like that.  Then I'll come back 5 minutes later and notice the same thing.  And then I watch Wendy try to get a paper towel.  She unrolls a little, then yanks as hard as she can.  Then she gets mad. 

The solution to all this is the Point and Cut No-Touch Paper Towel Dispenser and Cutter.  For the low-low price of $299 (plus $37.90 for shipping), you can get a state-of-the-art, automated paper towel dispenser.  It works by putting your hand over an infrared sensor to the right of the machine, moving your hand towards the left in a "cutting" motion, then taking your customized length of paper towel.  It's kind of like those automatic paper towel dispensers in nice bathrooms, except cripplingly expensive. 

(via Strange New Products) #technology