The Mistress is frustrated that she cannot read the small print on how to renew her knickers...
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Thankfully, we're only a month away from Buy New Underwear Day which you might recall from this previous post.
Are you planning to buy new underwear or will you attempt to renew your knickers?
"I can remember when pants were pants. You wore them for twenty years, then you cut them down for pan scrubs. Or quilts. We used to make lovely quilts out of Celanese bloomers. Every gusset a memory. Not bras. They won't lie flat. We didn't wear bras till after the war, round here. We stayed in and polished the lino." - Victoria Wood
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JON: Every gusset a memory? I thank my stars MY gussets don’t have memories. The stories they could tell!
DeleteSordid ones, no doubt. Jx
DeleteIs there any other kind, Jon?
DeleteWhy bother toots? Renew??? In your case just burn those bloomers and get new next month for Buy New Underwear Day. Be early for a change.
ReplyDeleteMADDIE: I’m not burning my knickers in fear of them throwing off toxic fumes. We must all do our part for the environment.
DeleteI could write a dissertation on how manufacturers intentionally use lower quality elastic these days to force people to replace their knickers more often. It's true when people say, "They don't make things like they used too!" (Especially knickers and bras!)
ReplyDeleteProximaBlue: I call it “Gusset Fatigue.”
DeleteThat is precisely why most days I just go commando. More money for gin.
DeleteCin cin to gin, Maddie.
DeleteThe small print seems to indicate complex gusset surgery. Is there a doctor in the house?
ReplyDeleteP.S. Is good to see that Mr Frobisher was thinking of the environment as far back as 2010...
Mr. DeVice, I don't want anyone stitching up my gusset, thank you very much.
DeleteWherever did Mr. Frobisher get to?
Buy new underwear? Is this a real thing? I guess I need to check out my knickers draw. xoxo
ReplyDeleteSavvy, "Buy New Underwear Day" is a real thing here on Infomaniac. And isn't that all that really matters?
DeleteThese days knickers aren't designed for a good old fashioned boiling in a cauldron - they fall apart.
ReplyDeleteMake them out of stainless steel and they'll last forever.
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Miss Scarlet, stainless steel is prone to fingerprints.
Deleteand metal fatigue.
DeleteLemon juice.
DeleteDeals with anything from finger prints to family planing.
Lemon Juice.
The way you squeeze my lemon, I
DeleteI'm gonna fall right out of bed, bed, bed, bed, yeah.
-- Led Zeppelin, The Lemon Song.
I missed the 2010 post, and I remember why - I had no internet connection as I'd just moved - apologies!
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I've waited 11 years for an apology, Miss Scarlet. Better late than never, I always say.
DeleteMy gran used to boil her Directoire knickers on the stove including her delicate tiered ruffle ones, after first emptying the contents, she would scrape away any dry excess using her finger nails, then she would wash them inside out, that way the gussets will have close contact with the ACDO.
ReplyDeleteI am afraid to Google ACDO, Mitzi.
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