You're... years old and you've only just realised...

You're... years old and you've only just realised...

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paua

5,648 posts

142 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Randy Winkman said:
Alickadoo said:
daqinggregg said:
At my work in Hong Kong, we started talking about the household chores we disliked, the office ladies were almost unanimous in their dislike of ironing, I on the other did not mind ironing.

DG “I don’t mind ironing, I hate changing duvet covers”

OL “It’s easy, you …” a silence followed, they could sense a golden opportunity.

OL “How do you do it, Mr Gregg?”

DG “I push the duvet, into the opening in the cover, then climb in and push the duvet into the 4 corners”

Oh how they laughed!

I was mid 40’s at the time.
I was very old (define old) when I learnt how to change a duvet cover.

Lay duvet flat on bed.
Lay duvet cover - inside out - flat on bed, on top of duvet.
Reach inside the cover to the two far corners of the cover.
With one of those in each hand, get hold of a corner of the duvet.
Stand up.
Shake the cover down over the duvet, as it falls down, the cover will be the right way round.
Lay duvet and cover on bed. Tidy up corners. Do up poppers, buttons, whatever.
Job done!
But do you shake the duvet so it touches the floor or stand on the bed so your feet touch the sheet? I have a problem with either when everything is clean out of the wash. frown
Public service announcement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRPfudNNd8Y

Alickadoo

1,593 posts

22 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Randy Winkman said:
But do you shake the duvet so it touches the floor or stand on the bed so your feet touch the sheet? I have a problem with either when everything is clean out of the wash. frown
I am tall enough that, with my arms up in the air, the bottom of the duvet is not touching the ground. So, i can shake away to my hearts content and the bottom of the duvet is not touching the floor.

DickyC

Original Poster:

49,543 posts

197 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Alickadoo said:
Randy Winkman said:
But do you shake the duvet so it touches the floor or stand on the bed so your feet touch the sheet? I have a problem with either when everything is clean out of the wash. frown
I am tall enough that, with my arms up in the air, the bottom of the duvet is not touching the ground. So, i can shake away to my hearts content and the bottom of the duvet is not touching the floor.
Duvetist.

skilly1

2,700 posts

194 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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47 - Only found out last week your prostate is part of / connected to, the penis. Thought it was to do with your arse as people talk about the way you have a prostate exam !

ETA - I also had no idea what it did !


Edited by skilly1 on Tuesday 28th March 07:48

john2443

6,325 posts

210 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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glenrobbo said:
scratchchin Arse -> Arris -> Aristotle (possibly Onassis?)= bottle

Possibly maybe.

[ I am not a Cockney ]
Arris short for Aristotle (probably philosopher, not Onassis) rhymes with Bottle short for Bottle and Glass - rhymes with Arse

An American webpage explaining rhyming slang says glass rhymes with ass (only makes sense in mix of northern accent American) but goes on to say "cold potato" is slang for "waiter," even though in most accents those words don't rhyme.

Alickadoo

1,593 posts

22 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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skilly1 said:
47 - Only found out last week your prostate is part of / connected to, the penis. Thought it was to do with your arse as people talk about the way you have a prostate exam !

Edited by skilly1 on Tuesday 28th March 07:44
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"The prostate is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). It produces fluid that makes up a part of semen."
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From the diagram that the nice people on Google showed me, with came with little bit of text above - it is just above and behind the penis.

ben5575

6,221 posts

220 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Cold said:
judas said:
Doofus said:
judas said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I was round at a friends house the other day (we're both 60) when he opened a new roll off cling film. As he pulled some out, the whole roll came out of the box. He started moaning so I showed him the two flaps at each end of the box, that you push inwards to secure the cling film in place, so it spins round in the box . He couldn't believe it!
I'm of a similar vintage and only discovered this in the past year. Are you sure it's not some new-fangled thing?
I was producing film and foil 25 years ago, and the tabs existed then.
Feck... paperbag
Don't worry, you're not missing much. They don't work particularly well and the roll of cling film will still end up leaping out of the box.
Turn the tube around so that it pulls up from underneath at the front rather than over the top from the back. That way you can hold the top down when you pull off a length and it doesn’t leap out.

Lost Soul

38,748 posts

186 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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It still makes me chuckle at 56 that people don't know what the hole in a ring pull on a can of soft drink is for - holding a straw

Or what the hole in a pan handle is for - putting the handle of your wooden spoon through for somewhere to store it

Or the pans with two handles either side, some people still don't know you can balance the lid on that so you don't have to keep picking it up or putting it down when you take it off.

I was today years old when i finally realised that bottled water companies don't produce water, they produce bottles.

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Lost Soul said:
It still makes me chuckle at 56 that people don't know what the hole in a ring pull on a can of soft drink is for - holding a straw

Or what the hole in a pan handle is for - putting the handle of your wooden spoon through for somewhere to store it

Or the pans with two handles either side, some people still don't know you can balance the lid on that so you don't have to keep picking it up or putting it down when you take it off.

I was today years old when i finally realised that bottled water companies don't produce water, they produce bottles.
It makes me chuckle at 53 that people think these things are deliberate.

There always was a hole in a ring pull (hence the name 'ring' pull) even when they were completely removable. There's a hole there now because it requires less metal to manufacture.

Not all saucepans have a hole in the handle and not all utensils fit in the hole. Plus, whatever is in the pan gets onto the utensil and then drips down onto the pan handle.




craigjm

17,908 posts

199 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Doofus said:
Lost Soul said:
It still makes me chuckle at 56 that people don't know what the hole in a ring pull on a can of soft drink is for - holding a straw

Or what the hole in a pan handle is for - putting the handle of your wooden spoon through for somewhere to store it

Or the pans with two handles either side, some people still don't know you can balance the lid on that so you don't have to keep picking it up or putting it down when you take it off.

I was today years old when i finally realised that bottled water companies don't produce water, they produce bottles.
It makes me chuckle at 53 that people think these things are deliberate.

There always was a hole in a ring pull (hence the name 'ring' pull) even when they were completely removable. There's a hole there now because it requires less metal to manufacture.

Not all saucepans have a hole in the handle and not all utensils fit in the hole. Plus, whatever is in the pan gets onto the utensil and then drips down onto the pan handle.
Yeah exactly far too many “I was today years old” things are just social media bullst not deliberate inventions

GiantCardboardPlato

4,052 posts

20 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Did you know the reason that car alloy wheels tend to have spokes is to provide a useful thing to tie a dog’s lead to when you need to leave your dog alone with your car for a bit.

GiantCardboardPlato

4,052 posts

20 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Lost Soul said:
It still makes me chuckle at 56 that people don't know what the hole in a ring pull on a can of soft drink is for - holding a straw.
Does that need a different sort of hole from the hole in the top of the can?

If what you say is true, why did the old style ones, that didn’t remain attached to the can, have holes in? What was that hole for?



Edited by GiantCardboardPlato on Tuesday 28th March 08:45

GiantCardboardPlato

4,052 posts

20 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Alickadoo said:
Randy Winkman said:
But do you shake the duvet so it touches the floor or stand on the bed so your feet touch the sheet? I have a problem with either when everything is clean out of the wash. frown
I am tall enough that, with my arms up in the air, the bottom of the duvet is not touching the ground. So, i can shake away to my hearts content and the bottom of the duvet is not touching the floor.
So if you lie in bed and totally stretch out your duvet will not cover you completely?
I’ve never really understood before when tall people have said that it can be a curse, but i can finally feel their pain, I think.

csd19

2,170 posts

116 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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GiantCardboardPlato said:
Alickadoo said:
Randy Winkman said:
But do you shake the duvet so it touches the floor or stand on the bed so your feet touch the sheet? I have a problem with either when everything is clean out of the wash. frown
I am tall enough that, with my arms up in the air, the bottom of the duvet is not touching the ground. So, i can shake away to my hearts content and the bottom of the duvet is not touching the floor.
So if you lie in bed and totally stretch out your duvet will not cover you completely?
I’ve never really understood before when tall people have said that it can be a curse, but i can finally feel their pain, I think.
Are you actually TinyCardboardPlato? I think if you also lie in bed and totally stretch out (hands/arms way out above your head) your duvet won't cover you completely either smile

Feet/legs/torso up to neck, yes, but the sticky-out bits are why his duvet doesn't touch the floor. beer

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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GiantCardboardPlato said:
If what you say is true, why did the old style ones, that didn’t remain attached to the can, have holes in? What was that hole for?
It's not true. It's internet 'life hack' tttery.

csd19

2,170 posts

116 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Alickadoo said:
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"The prostate is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). It produces fluid that makes up a part of semen."
End quote.

From the diagram that the nice people on Google showed me, with came with little bit of text above - it is just above and behind the penis.
It's also in the worst possible place when things start to go wrong with it, not just surrounding the urethra and affecting flow of pee but the amount of boner-related nerves in the area. Why couldn't it be on a small offshoot instead??

Alickadoo

1,593 posts

22 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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GiantCardboardPlato said:
So if you lie in bed and totally stretch out your duvet will not cover you completely?
I’ve never really understood before when tall people have said that it can be a curse, but i can finally feel their pain, I think.
If I stretch out in bed, of course the duvet doesn't cover my arms if they are above my head.

Alickadoo

1,593 posts

22 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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csd19 said:
It's also in the worst possible place when things start to go wrong with it, not just surrounding the urethra and affecting flow of pee but the amount of boner-related nerves in the area. Why couldn't it be on a small offshoot instead??
Don't have a go at me. Blame the designer.

DickyC

Original Poster:

49,543 posts

197 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Alickadoo said:
csd19 said:
It's also in the worst possible place when things start to go wrong with it, not just surrounding the urethra and affecting flow of pee but the amount of boner-related nerves in the area. Why couldn't it be on a small offshoot instead??
Don't have a go at me. Blame the designer.
In an interview towards the end of his life, John Betjeman said he wished he'd had more sex. Recently I was diagnosed with angina and sent away with a bag full of drugs. The leaflet for one of the drugs informs me I will be unable to use drugs for erectile dysfunction.

I wish I'd had more sex.

frown

DodgyGeezer

40,152 posts

189 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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GiantCardboardPlato said:
Randy Winkman said:
But do you shake the duvet so it touches the floor or stand on the bed so your feet touch the sheet? I have a problem with either when everything is clean out of the wash. frown
Carry it to a handy mezzanine and dangle it over the balustrade, is what my staff do. I’m not supposed to see, of course, but they will keep forgetting to stay out of my sight,
alternatively just put the far end of the duvet in and use a peg to keep each corner in place...


Mrs DG only recently realised how to pronounce 'hyperbole' - in fairness it's not a word that comes up that often in speech, film, telebox or otherwise