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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 19, 2010 0:14:25 GMT -5
"It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week." -- Laurence J. Peter -------------------------------------------- MM, I thought this quote would be a good companion to your most recent contribution from ZhaZha. Of course, I didn't get the house when I got divorced. Maybe that was because we didn't have one . . . Eagle, I've been sweeping various parts of my home with a glance ever since MM posted that quote, but it's still not working. Maybe I'm not doing it right. BTT, it never worked that way for me. "I love you--here's a house." I feel so deprived.
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Post by messymimi on Apr 19, 2010 7:23:55 GMT -5
My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you? ~Erma Bombeck
Yes, divorces can go badly in either direction; I included the Zha Zha quote because it is a silly pun on housekeeping. I don't ever want to make light of divorce, and the havoc it can wreak.
Housekeeping, I will make light of.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 19, 2010 7:49:43 GMT -5
Oh my, MM, I never thought your quote was making fun of divorce. I look at it this way: If the much-married Ms. Gabor can make fun of divorce ( married nine times!), I can certainly attempt to keep a healthy sense of humor about my own. But I still wish I had had a house to keep. (Not that I would've done much house keeping, if you know what I mean and I'm sure you do. )
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 20, 2010 0:06:02 GMT -5
"You can't have everything--where would you put it?" -- Steven WrightI can't believe I didn't start the entire thread with this quote! It's one of my favorites. I even have it on a button. But obviously I am still trying to have everything--and get it all into my apartment. ------------------------------------- And another great Erma Bombeck quote from MM! And I so agree--anything that blocks the refrigerator door has to go.
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Post by bigtimetroubles on Apr 20, 2010 3:23:50 GMT -5
or the door to the bathroom!!! that has to go because I GOTTA GO!!!!
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Post by messymimi on Apr 20, 2010 13:33:52 GMT -5
My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors. ~Bette Midler
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Post by hopehope on Apr 20, 2010 18:59:33 GMT -5
in the early feminist days (60s? 70s?) they had a book about housewives called: "Women Who Marry Houses"
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 21, 2010 0:36:27 GMT -5
"Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture.” -- Mario BuattaSo does dust turn furniture into fine furniture or does the furniture have to start out that way? -------------------------------------------------------- MM, Bette Midler would love my mom. She does her own everything. If it can be scrubbed to the point of surgical cleanliness, she does it. Amen, BTT! The bathroom and the refrigerator--The Doors That Must Never Be Blocked. "Women Who Marry Houses"! OMG, Hope, that sounds like a Jerry Springer episode. (As Hope said, the books appears to be about the link between housewives, feminism, and agoraphobia, but what a title. :
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Post by messymimi on Apr 21, 2010 19:46:30 GMT -5
My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. ~Erma Bombeck
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 22, 2010 0:09:08 GMT -5
"One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop." -- G.M. Weilacher--------------------------------------------------- MM, when I was growing up, I actually knew kids that would hit their heads on the top bunk on purpose. Who knew moms did it too?
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Post by eaglesflight on Apr 22, 2010 0:59:22 GMT -5
Jay: "You know, I think if we took all our credit card offers and laid them end-to-end, they would go to the moon and back." Judy: "Or you could just take the cards and buy me the moon." Jay: "Would you want it?" Judy: "Well, I don't know where we'd keep it. Probably have to leave it right where it's at." Jay: "Yeah, and we'd never pay it off." From the movie Flywheel
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Post by MiSC on Apr 22, 2010 7:35:05 GMT -5
Jay: "You know, I think if we took all our credit card offers and laid them end-to-end, they would go to the moon and back." Judy: "Or you could just take the cards and buy me the moon." Jay: "Would you want it?" Judy: "Well, I don't know where we'd keep it. Probably have to leave it right where it's at." Jay: "Yeah, and we'd never pay it off." From the movie FlywheelLOVE that. Do you guys know sloganizer.net? You insert a word, and it spits out a product tag line using that word. I inserted "hoarding" once, and it came back with "Hoarding -- What more could you want?"
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Post by messymimi on Apr 22, 2010 10:51:35 GMT -5
When it comes to housework the one thing no book of household management can ever tell you is how to begin. Or maybe I mean why. ~Katharine Whitehorn, "Nought for Homework," Roundabout, 1962
Thanks for the link, MiSC.
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Post by fluffernut - now Jannie on Apr 22, 2010 11:28:41 GMT -5
Not clever, but my best advice: "Progress, not perfection." I love all the other quotes.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Apr 23, 2010 0:15:17 GMT -5
"A clean house is a sure sign of a boring person." -- AnonymousSee, we're not messy--we're intriguing! ------------------------------------------------------------- Eaglesflight, that little snippet is so funny--and so true. (Gotta make a note to watch that movie.) MiSC, that slogan is just perfect. What more could you want? (Well, besides a place to put it . . .) MM, I ask myself "why?" everyday. If I stop doing that, I might actually get this place cleaned up. Fluffernut, those are definitely words to live by. Clever enough for me.
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