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"Why is a clothes horse called a clothes horse ?!?!  "
If your from Ayrshire its called a winter-dyke. Mr confused the fuck outta me the first time he said it  x |
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Washing line [wow-shin-loin] is a term used in the Black Country to describe a simple mechanical device that assists natural air agitation in washed clothing, with the aim of decreasing the amount of time for the garment to become dry.
Other terms, such as "drying line", are considered irrelevant in the United Kingdom, as it always rains, rendering the device useless.
Most people that use a washing line cannot afford to use a tumble dryer, a much more effective way of reducing the water content of washed garments. I am one of these people, and I pronounce it [was-shin lying]
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Because originally, clothes were securely attached to a length of rope and taken to a river to wash in the deeper, cleaner water, still attached and retrieved like a fisherman retrieves his fishing line, by pulling it. It was a crude method and the inexperienced washer women would lose the occasional piece of clothing from not fastening it to the rope securely. Then it was a case of hanging the line up at some high points on a tree or wall in order to dry the washing. Over time, with more complex clothing and fashion demanding more complex methods of washing, the line method of washing became unpopular, but the line drying method remained a favourite to the tumble dryer was invented.
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"Why is a washing line called a washing line and not a drying line? "
Thats like saying why is a washing machine called a washing machine and not a dirty clothes machine  |
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When my son unplugs something he says 'I've plugged it out' when you think about it, he probably has a point, I mean you plugged it in!!
Also trampolines, he also calls them jumpolines!!
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"When my son unplugs something he says 'I've plugged it out' when you think about it, he probably has a point, I mean you plugged it in!!
Also trampolines, he also calls them jumpolines!!
Random questions on this Saturday night "
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