Here, a bewildering number of categories - from "biggest onion" to "best crocheted matinee jacket" and "best mini-landscape, in a tray, made of eggshells and toilet roll" - showcases the skill and ingenuity of the community.

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What seems like a ritual to others is really just practical, she says: Always do it in the same sink -- the process is "gross, but so good" she says in her iReport -- and always have a roll of toilet paper next to me.

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It seems an unlikely selection, but my choice would be a 48-year-old from Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, who started his working life making ceramic toilet roll handles.

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