“I got a job at a paperless office. Everything was great until I needed to use the bathroom”

Entry in progress—BP
 
“Their plan for a paperless office looked good, on paper” is a related joke.
 
 
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oxymorons
Henry Troup
Jul 11, 1991, 6:17:30 PM
(...)
“a paperless office is as painful as a paperless bathroom”
 
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Print vs. Electronic Information
Public-Access Computer Systems Forum
May 6, 1992, 11:14:44 AM
From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (Lee Jaffe, McHenry Library, UC Santa Cruz,
408/459-3297)
Subject: Re: Print vs. Electronic Information
 
The answer is simple: Lancaster was wrong.
 
After Xerox’s attempt at implementing the paperless office failed,
the catch phrase of the industry became, “The paperless office is
as useful as the paperless bathroom.”

—Lee (I never said I was a class act) Jaffe
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From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Subject: Re: Print vs. Electronic Information

> I remember in Library School reading Landcaster’s theories(?) on the
> paperless society and the electronic book. I think of his “paperless
> society” often when I am assisting a patron on the CD-ROMs and when
> I pass by our recycle binds for the computer paper. [GRIN]. It seems
> to me that technology has not reduced paper usage, but has increased it!
> Carol Doms
> Univ of MO.-Kansas City
> .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

I heard someone say recently that the “paperless society” is about as
likely as the paperless bathroom. 😊
     
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Cyberpreppie
Sep 6, 1992, 5:24:04 PM
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“A paperless office is about as usefull as a paperless bathroom”
       
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One-line aphorisms, part 2 of 4
Alan Silverstein
Dec 3, 1993, 3:00:52 PM
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c A paperless office has about as much chance as a paperless bathroom.
 
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Andreas Wikman
@andreaswikman
A paperless office has about as much chance as a paperless bathroom.
2:20 AM · Oct 1, 2008
 
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Roland Grey
@Sir_Wiki
listened to some bbc podcast: Paperless office is about as likely as the paperless bathroom.
12:29 PM · Dec 7, 2008
 
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Brian
@nlnnet
The paperless office is as likely as a paperless bathroom.
6:57 PM · Jan 10, 2009
     
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T.R. Knight
@TRKnight
Truth in humor stated at #ICCM - “A paperless office has about as much chance as a paperless bathroom.”
9:49 AM · Jun 21, 2010
 
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Luke Welling
@lukewelling
@lmeadows dated, but my favorite line from Frank Abignale is “we’ll see the paperless office soon after the paperless bathroom”
3:29 AM · May 21, 2013
 
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Comedian MizT
@MizTcomedy
PAPERLESS
I got a wonderful new job in a paperless office.Everything was great until I need to use the bathroom.
9:05 AM · Jan 15, 2017
 
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Comedian MizT
@MizTcomedy
I got a wonderful new job in a paperless office.Everything was great until I need to use the bathroom.
10:40 AM · Jan 15, 2018
 
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Social Moi 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐻‍❄️🍔🤣
@Social_Moi
“I got a job at a paperless office. Everything was great until I needed to use the bathroom.”
9:14 AM · Oct 30, 2019
 
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voxtelecom
@VoxTelecom
#FridayFunny I got a job at a paperless office. Everything was great until I needed to use the bathroom. 😂
6:00 AM · Nov 8, 2019
 
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RC deWinter
@RCdeWinter
I got a job at a paperless office.
Everything was great until I needed to use the bathroom.
12:33 AM · Aug 13, 2021
 
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Real Marsha Wright®
@marshawright
A paperless office has about as much chance as a paperless bathroom.
#quotes
5:21 PM · Aug 27, 2021
 
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Jimmy RevJim Olsen
@mybuddyjimmy
I got a job at a paperless office. Everything was great until I needed to use the bathroom! #DadJokeoftheDay
9:16 AM · Nov 18, 2023
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Jim A.
@Jim36225349
😲
I got a job at a paperless office.
Everything was great until I needed to use the bathroom.
5:26 PM · Jan 31, 2024
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Kenny Powers
‪@therealbiglebowski.bsky.social‬
I got a job at a paperless office. Everything was great until I needed to use the bathroom.
November 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
 
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Vince The Sign Guy - Real
September 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM ·
(The following text is shown on a sign.—ed.)
I WORK IN A
PAPERLESS OFFICE
IT’S ALL GOOD
TIL I GO TO
THE BATHROOM