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Post# 123281   4/19/2006 at 14:14 (6,581 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Problem is what happens when a working male has to come home and do a few loads in a row because the stay-at-home female is too busy shopping, admiring herself in the mirror and adorning herself?

*LOL*


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Post# 123286 , Reply# 1   4/19/2006 at 14:34 (6,581 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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..and don't anyone get offended. It happens in my family.

Post# 123291 , Reply# 2   4/19/2006 at 15:27 (6,580 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

"Problem is what happens when a working male has to come home and do a few loads in a row because the stay-at-home female is too busy shopping, admiring herself in the mirror and adorning herself?"


Solution: Change the female, not the washer

(ducks and runs)


Post# 123293 , Reply# 3   4/19/2006 at 16:01 (6,580 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all)        
You have to be kidding me!

So what happens when one of the two are away from home for a period of time. You have to let the laundry pile up, go to the laundromat or get behind the machine and disconect it so it will not use the technology.

Just my two cents.

Thanks for the article Toggs!

Jim


Post# 123324 , Reply# 4   4/19/2006 at 19:17 (6,580 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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I can see an alternate application of this idea.

Have the washer check fingerprints to make sure the clueless one isn't able to get it started. Best if it locks the lid, door, and/or detergent drawer as well.

I think Robert (Unimatic) could relate ;-)


Post# 123327 , Reply# 5   4/19/2006 at 19:41 (6,580 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Lawd save us from technology and legislation that is intended to protect us from ourselves.



Post# 123339 , Reply# 6   4/19/2006 at 21:06 (6,580 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I had seen this in the press about a year or 1.5 years ago (first time I'd ever heard of the brand Fago). I had my doubts it would see the light of day. Who knew!!

Post# 123404 , Reply# 7   4/20/2006 at 08:38 (6,580 days old) by designgeek ()        


Appnut you might be thinking of Fagor, the largest appliance maker in Spain, and a subsidiary of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation.

Re. the "your turn." I think it was intended primarily to make a point, rather than sell a lot of units in the real world. And in any case you have to get your partner to volunteer their fingerprints.

I don't like the idea of biometric ID devices. Creeping Big-Brotherism. Combine that with an internet-connected kitchen and the next thing you know, your phone will ring with an automated warning message from your health insurance provider when you go to the fridge for snacks too many times in a night. No thanks.


Post# 123416 , Reply# 8   4/20/2006 at 09:53 (6,580 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
Biometric philosophy

I think the fingerprint thing would be good to keep unwanted people with bad laundry habits (I know one) or kids from using your machine, but this "your turn" thing is crap. So many relationships are "parent-child" instead of "equal partnership" and this kind of thing fuels that controlling nature. And behind all this is a feminist biased idea (all men are lazy pigs). BS!

Post# 123427 , Reply# 9   4/20/2006 at 11:31 (6,580 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
So many relationships are *parent-child* instead of *equal

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You are my hero.

Post# 123432 , Reply# 10   4/20/2006 at 11:46 (6,580 days old) by jmirawm (Barling Arkansas)        
wondering.........

I think you would be able to use another finger.It would not be the same finger print.

Post# 123435 , Reply# 11   4/20/2006 at 12:36 (6,580 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Bet I can figure out which one the spouse would point up in the air or at me if I EVER tried to get this machine.

Post# 123439 , Reply# 12   4/20/2006 at 13:07 (6,580 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
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So you were the parent or the child? Or both lol

Post# 123447 , Reply# 13   4/20/2006 at 13:50 (6,580 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
No spankings necessary for me, thank you . Now that is not a

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It takes TWO to tango and two to tangle. Both parties are at fault when things go wrong, IMHO.

Both parent and child, but in different ways.

Forgive, forget, overlook, pitch-in, but most of all have patience. And the lesson that I have learned after 14 years; Love unconditionally; no expectations. Hold the other's heart delicately, it bruises easily.


Post# 123585 , Reply# 14   4/20/2006 at 23:42 (6,579 days old) by knitwits1975 ()        
And now my two cents

I guess that if a marriage is based on such petty bullshit that the couple must invest in such a device, they deserve each other. As for JasonL and Steve, Best words I've read yet, couldn't have said it better myself. You also make a good point about the healthcare, fridge, Designgeek.

Post# 123587 , Reply# 15   4/20/2006 at 23:49 (6,579 days old) by knitwits1975 ()        

I guess that too many people are too caught up in "What can you do for me" instead of "what can I do for you". Not that I'm saying that women should do all the chores, I'm very enlightened when it comes to that. I do however think that this goes too far, if I was married, I wouldn't mind doing more of the chores than my spouse, depending on her schedule. But come on, there are too many variables. Forgive me if I sound like Dr. Phil.

Post# 123624 , Reply# 16   4/21/2006 at 06:12 (6,579 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

Togs, I was halfway kidding but you are right, both are at fault when it goes wrong. And you're dead on about being careful with someone else's heart.

Knit, AMEN! Of course, I would do the laundry, but it doesn't make you less of a man if you help the woman with the cooking, etc.

My point was when the someone becomes the parent (either the man or the woman) it's unhealthy. And this washer seems to fuel that mentality. "YOU do the wash, you lazy bum"


Post# 123664 , Reply# 17   4/21/2006 at 12:53 (6,579 days old) by designgeek ()        

I've never understood this "less of a man" thing. A guy will barbeque a steak and that's no big deal, but cooking on the stove makes him get all scared. A guy will have no problem running a vacuum in his woodworking shop in the shed or basement, but ask him to hoover the rug in the living room and he gets all scared. What are they scared of...?

Last time I checked, the definition of man was, XY chromosomes and external genitalia. But even that is a slippery slope: there are people with XXY and other combinations, and with external characteristics of males and females together, so the whole binary gender thing seems to be rather more like an arbitrary construct than a natural definition.

For whatever reason, I don't much worry about whether someone will think I'm acting like a guy or a girl or whatever.


Post# 123671 , Reply# 18   4/21/2006 at 13:22 (6,579 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
What makes a man a man?

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Sewing at home = bad.
Sewing as a tailor = good.

Cooking at home = bad.
Cooking as a chef/grilling = good.

vacuuming your home = bad.
vacuuming your shop = good.

washing a dish = bad.
washing your car = good.

Washing a window = bad
replacing a window = good

So apparently, it seems, if a man can make money at it and provide, it is good. If it is to serve or nurture others it is bad. KINDA RANDOM, HUH?

What makes a man a man?
Being comfortable in his own skin and in all his actions and not having to prove anything to anyone, including himself.

Now back to elementary school:

A fa***t is a drip
a drip is a drop
a drop is water
water is nature
nature is beautiful
Thanks for the compliment.

Ever notice how all the pretty-boy charming stars and actors
are accused of being homophiles? Are others so darn jealous and envious that they feel they have to tarnish someone *who has it all* ?




Post# 123674 , Reply# 19   4/21/2006 at 13:31 (6,579 days old) by brettsomers ()        
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no fingering for me, kthnks.

Post# 123679 , Reply# 20   4/21/2006 at 13:51 (6,579 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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W E G



Post# 123707 , Reply# 21   4/21/2006 at 16:09 (6,578 days old) by knitwits1975 ()        

Again Steve, well stated. For all this I guess I'm a metrosexual dude.

Post# 123720 , Reply# 22   4/21/2006 at 17:24 (6,578 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
Why thank your kindly for the good words.

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Methinks the differenes between masculine and feminine are somewhat cultural and learned.

They also vary/change over time.

It used to be that if a woman shaved she was a wh***.

Now, men shave (other than the face) IN PUBLIC and no one bats an eye. Men dye their hair in public, etc. I almost died a few times at the personal grooming I see guys do at the gym in plain view.




Post# 123955 , Reply# 23   4/23/2006 at 08:54 (6,577 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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When did men become such...er...uh.....women?

Post# 124632 , Reply# 24   4/26/2006 at 09:24 (6,574 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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and when did women becoem such....men.

One of my fondest memories is, after a company Christmas party, everyone having a cigar smoke.

The women were absolutely charming! It was a blast.


Post# 124651 , Reply# 25   4/26/2006 at 10:12 (6,574 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
Exit stage right

And I would've been outta there as soon as those cigars lit up. Those things are nastier than cigarettes.

Post# 124675 , Reply# 26   4/26/2006 at 12:31 (6,574 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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The men smoked gingerly.

The women had no problem with that, that, that, thing in their mouths................


Post# 124878 , Reply# 27   4/27/2006 at 10:14 (6,573 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

Still nasty. Cigar smoke is gross. But whatever floats their boat.

Post# 124879 , Reply# 28   4/27/2006 at 10:16 (6,573 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
Men doing

Men cooking =good
Men cleaning = good
Men washing = good
Men getting some cause he helped = PRICELESS!


Post# 124915 , Reply# 29   4/27/2006 at 13:45 (6,573 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
Isn't tuning over your full paycheck and dealing with he

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Man getting some without doing a thing MORE priceless!

Post# 124917 , Reply# 30   4/27/2006 at 13:48 (6,573 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
BTW do you know what ALIMONY IS?

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The F****ing you get for the F***ing your got.

Everything (you do) gets paid for in life. Right here, Right now.


Post# 124943 , Reply# 31   4/27/2006 at 15:42 (6,572 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

Someone's bitter.

Post# 125050 , Reply# 32   4/27/2006 at 23:37 (6,572 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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OMG it was supposed to be funny.

Tone doesn't really always convey well. does it? LOL


Post# 125113 , Reply# 33   4/28/2006 at 08:35 (6,572 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

I guess not.

Sorry about that :-)


Post# 125117 , Reply# 34   4/28/2006 at 09:01 (6,572 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

Tone doesn't carry over the internet or email. What might sound like bitter rantage could just be lighthearted laughter. So my bad and apologies.

Peace.


Post# 125355 , Reply# 35   4/29/2006 at 09:27 (6,571 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        
No apologies needed

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and I too (usually)never mean to offend. But I manage. LOL



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