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Forces of evil invented ironing?(vent)

 
 
pacha perplexa
08:22 / 05.07.02
Worse yet: they invented people who wear shirts that have to be ironed.
I've spent more than 8 hours this week ironing other peoples clothes, a distressingly pointless activity since I'll probably have to iron them again next week.
The father of the family I work for wears a different shirt every day.
The son does as well (WHY on earth are 12 years olds made to put on adult clothes in school?? Who invented that? Why can't they wear normal, cotton, easy to iron children's clothes?)
And there's this couple who yesterday presented me with 10 or more shirts that, no matter how many times you pass the iron on them, are always wrinkled (sorry, is that the word?)
I don't mind cleaning bathrooms (erm... ok, sometimes), tidying up living rooms, hoovering entire carpeted houses. But ironing is just so... insane!!
Argh!!!
For £6 an hour? I must be crazy.
Am I crazy?
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
09:06 / 05.07.02
I don't think you're crazy. I think they're crazy.
I've never understood the point of ironing, if indeed there is one.
Or ties, for that matter.
I'm with you on this one- ironing sucks. And is the work of, if not the devil at least one of his higher-up minions.

Just say no to ironing, kids. Ironing screws you up.
 
 
Sax
10:14 / 05.07.02
I disagree. I find something supremely calming about ironing. Especially white shirts which have been left out to dry for too long on a radiator and thus become crumpled and creased. I like the idea of using the hot steel of might to bring order to the chaos of creases.

Um, excuse me, I have to go and masturbate while watching my video of The World War Two In Colour.
 
 
deja_vroom
11:37 / 05.07.02
Iron... Iron Man...
(Ta da- Tadada- Tadadadadadada- TA DA DA!)

It's Sax's fault. Blame him.
 
 
pacha perplexa
13:40 / 05.07.02
If I'm able to not think about "supremely calming iron man" everytime I iron, you both have a chance of being forgiven.

Ah, Stoatie, the Devil or his minions wouldn't be so devilish. Real devils don't care about tidy clothes, fer god's sakes!
Demonize all wardrobes!!!
 
 
rizla mission
09:43 / 07.07.02
None of my clothes are ever ironed by anyone.. it's just, like, why? .. it's like some scary throwback to the olden days when women had to spent all day doing atrociously hard tasks that didn't actually achieve anything.. who are these people who regard creases as a great social evil? one worthy of purchasing special equipment and hours of labour in order to avoid?
 
  
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