New Ironing Thread - Page 2 - Clubhouse

cougie

pirate

06/09/2002 at 16:59

Wellll, Pingu is a black and white cat that adopted us. It just started coming in, and none of the neighbours knew whose it was. Eventually she got her own bowl here, but she was still called cat.

Then it was Xmas. Picture the scene - friends and family having a drink in the living room. Xmas trinkets all over the place, including a little Penguin/Russian doll thing on the table. (Cat was still new then, and hadn't been introduced to everyone)

All of a sudden - pregnant sister in law starts having a 'seizure' on the settee - wildly pointing and gasping in the general direction of the door.

The cat, who is mainly black but has a little white bib, and white gloves on, was trying to open the door by sticking her paw under the gap and pawing at the door.

To the pregnant sister in law (girls brains shrink when pregnant, a well known fact) - she saw the black and white thing, and thought that the Penguin/Russian Doll had come to life, and was trying to hop out of the room.

Hence Pingu. Damn good job she didn't go into labour then and there !

Still give sis-in-law stick for thinking toys can come to life at Xmas though !

Barkles

06/09/2002 at 17:46

Excellent tale Cougie.

Johnny

06/09/2002 at 17:50

I think a fart is pedo, as in
Quiene he se tirado pedo?

Siempre estaba el perro!

(I've forgotten how to punctuate in Spanish)

Velociraptor

06/09/2002 at 18:00

My cats were called Figaro and Violetta. Figaro was a wedding present and we decided to buy one of his littermates to keep him company.

They were Siamese. Figaro was a seal point and Violetta was a chocolate point.

We thought their names were silly so we called them Figgy and Fluff. Smartass friend called them Figgy and Pudding.

They were lovely.

They're both dead now.

The End.

Hildegard

06/09/2002 at 18:17

I once had a black fish called Figaro, but he died. I also had a cat called Fluff, but he died too. Oh, dear God, my life is nothing but abandonment and pain!!!

Dalya

06/09/2002 at 18:28

Hello all,

My cat is called Quaver, not, I hasten to add, because of the name of the savoury snack created by the good people at Walker's Crisps, but after the musical note, because when I rescued the cat, he was indeed as skinny as a quaver.

Now he is so portly I should rename him semibreve.

Sorry to bring this up, but this was an ironing thread. Maybe we need to veer off into a new topic of laundry maintenance, such as: how do you get cat hair off clothing?

DC

Barkles

06/09/2002 at 18:40

Our cat is Hamish.
She's a girlie.
Don't ask.

Hildegard

06/09/2002 at 19:33

Barkles - I just had to take the bait. Do you have a transsexual cat then?

Dayla - there is no known way to remove cat hair from clothing or household furniture. Let it become a way of life.

Bean

06/09/2002 at 19:38

My cat is called Spooky
Yes he is black

Buy the way - I find tumble drying the fitted sheet means ithat it dosn't have to be ironed - especially if it goes straight back on the bed without hitting the airing cupboard

Barkles

06/09/2002 at 20:19

Hildy
No we thought it was a fat tom till it gave birth to kittens - buy one get two free!

Olive Oyl

06/09/2002 at 20:41

I don't have a Cat.

Slowboy

06/09/2002 at 20:56

Three cats, Holly, Pendle and Spook. Don't know if cats can burp (someone asked that question earlier) but two of ours could vomit for England.

If you think cat hair is bad, come visit some time when the horse is losing his winter coat. Unbelievable.

You guys iron bedclothes?? Life's too short. Do you do socks and undies as well?

Trogs.

pirate

06/09/2002 at 22:24

Our cats are Opuss and Scute(pronounced scoot). Can't quite remember how we arrived at Opuss (possibly "oh puss") but Scute is cos she's-cute and she scoots around the place like a loony.

As for ironing fitted sheets, are you completely deranged Tim? Never iron anything you can get away with leaving.

Dalya

06/09/2002 at 22:35

For picking up cat hair, I use those roller things with adhesive. The downside is that each refill costs five quid, and I can easily use one a week trying to keep my work suits vaguely presentable.

Finding a method for fitted sheets is the Holy Grail of the ironing world. I think there must be a method involving making small folded squares at each corner, then folding into a larger, storage size. But I hear Tim already, perfectionst of the ironing world, pointing out that the elastic in fittted sheets makes them intractable to immaculate ironing results.

Maybe they should be banned. I always preferred hospital corners anyway.

DC

Barkles

06/09/2002 at 22:45

yeah, it's amazing what you can find in the corners of hospitals.
I should know, I spend alot of my time in such places

Scar Runner

07/09/2002 at 09:55

While we're on sheets, please tell me none of you use polyester ones.

Sore Toes

07/09/2002 at 10:06

ah .. so back to ironing .. and I thought you were all digressing somewhat

daisy dog

07/09/2002 at 10:19

I ironed my sheets once. It was in 1984. It took me all afternoon. It made no difference to my bed experience. I have never ironed a sheet since.

DON'T IRON YOUR SHEETS, TIM. IF YOU'RE REALLY STUCK FOR SOMETHING TO DO WATCH SOME PAINT DRY- OR EVEN BETTER GO FOR A RUN.

Xerxes

09/09/2002 at 11:48

Ah! But you see Daisy, today was rest day, so, not wanting to get out of synch I got at at 4:55 and did a spot of ironing. Including one fitted sheet (it ended up as a funny rectangle in the end).

No, never use polyester sheets, yukky things.

I agree, hospital coreners best - may well get rid of fitted sheets, damnable things.

Xerxes

09/09/2002 at 11:48

Corners, not coroners.