Gibbs Won't Toilet Paper White House After All
Despite a recent pledge to "roll" White House trees with toilet paper if Auburn University's football team beat Oregon in Monday's BCS National Championship game, outgoing White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has backpedaled on the plan, according to Alabama's Press-Register.
Gibbs, a die-hard Auburn fan, said that despite the team's victory, he no longer had any plans to toilet paper the White House.
"As much as I'd love to, it's a tradition probably better saved for Toomer's Corner," Gibbs told the Press-Register, referring to a local Auburn landmark. Gibbs added that "I am looking forward to when the team comes to the White House."
Gibbs did not specify his reason for reversing his plan, but a possible explanation posited by the Press-Register is that it might be perceived as "frivolous" and "unseemly" in light of the recent tragedy in Tucson, Arizona.
In Auburn, Alabama, Gibbs' hometown, toilet papering oak trees on the university's campus is a celebratory tradition.
