Non-disposable shorts
Posted 13 Aug 2010
So, does Dickies mean that the pocket shorts that had this tag attached to it could be worn more than once … or that they could also serve as, say, a hat, a jacket or a nice table mat? You tell me.
Hot and Twisted
Posted 11 Aug 2010
Clothing, Daily Life | 2 Comments
Today’s post comes at you from experiences during one of the more mundane daily tasks of my life. Running laundry.
Despite the number of times I’ve run laundry machines, I am stunned at how often I mess something up.
Forget the soap. Mix colors that bleed. Shrink clothes. Etc.
How frustrating!
Today I ran some clothes through the wash, loaded them into the dryer and set it on a thirty minute drying cycle. All fairly routine so far. After about forty-five minutes I come back to find that the dryer has stopped turning, but that the timer was only about three minutes gone out of the thirty. Hmm, curious.
Opening the door, I found that the clothes were still quite wet, and for a bonus prize, they were twisted about two thousand times around each other. Apparently, while loading clothes, the elastic band from some of my gym shorts caught on the door latch. All the other clothes had gotten twisted up in this mess too, so it took me five minutes just to unravel it all.
Not a good situation = Being stuck on to a stationary part on the inside of a dryer when the tumbling begins.
Who else has had random, quirky and perhaps frustrating laundry experiences to share?
Over-stuffed, but under-filled
Posted 21 Jul 2010
Clothing, Commuting, Daily Life, The Little Things | 1 Comment
Wrapping up my time abroad, I faced a problem that so many travelers do. So much more to bring home than I brought there.
I like to travel light, so I only had one big bag and one small bag. It took hours of arranging, squeezing and cajoling to pack everything into these two bags. I even had to ask my friend to lend me a hand to close the zipper.
And at the end of it all, what do I discover?
I’d left one of the outside pockets completely empty! Oh the joys of packing. Wah-wah-wah.
Winner! Vehicle Lifting Caption Contest
Posted 1 Jun 2010
Blog, Clothing, People, Signs, Weird | 2 Comments
A few weeks ago we ran into a bit of trouble captioning a picture taken by our foreign correspondent and we decided to ask you for help.
Favorite Caption Submitted: Beware of “Vehicle Lifters”…they are usually not toilet seat lifters. – Srinivas
Runner-up favorite: Governmental PSA: If your vehicle is lifted and you feel pissed off, please follow procedure as given above. – Bibhash Dash
If you’re one of the two folks who submitted these comments, watch your email for a note from chickenmonkeydog asking for a mailing address where we can send you this CMD t-shirt!
Though we can’t give everyone awards, we want to say thanks to everyone who responded with all those hilarious captions. Your replies kept the editors laughing for a while.
Tailor Made Happiness!
Posted 12 Mar 2010
Clothing, Daily Life, Places | 3 Comments
What would you pay for tailor made happiness?
I suspect (1) this guy isn’t a very good happiness tailor, (2) is way under-charging for his services, or (3) has made billions and moved to Tahiti.
No other way to explain the state of the shop front.
