Wait, a whole new toilet? Like the guy had to rip out the porcelain throne and start from scratch? That seems wild for a simple clog unless he went full-on brute force with a hanger and cracked the bowl (I've seen it happen, trust me). I had a backup once that took two plunger sessions and a five-gallon bucket of hot water, but it was fine after that. Unless your friend lives in an old building with those finicky low-flow toilets that clog if you look at them wrong, that's a drastic jump from "plunger fix" to "full replacement.

Right? It's like your own brain turns on you and starts yelling about every dumb thing you've ever done. That's the real torture, not the quiet itself. Feels like a lifetime when you're just standing there trying not to make eye contact. They should use it to get info out of spies, honestly.

Honestly thought the same until I tried it, the pepper really works on its own.