Bernie: Real Socialism Has Never Been Tried

[musiclady]

I can't remember the last time that I ironed anything.  Most fabrics these days are wrinkle forgiving.  I don't iron my t-shirts, tank tops and shorts, nor my jeans and long sleeved blouses when cooler weather is here.

I do however remember growing up and having an "Ironrite" /sp ?  It was an iron that with a big roller that you sat in front of and it was controlled with a lever by your knees.  I thought it was a pain -- I got stuck ironing sheets and pillowcases.  Seriously -- does anyone still ironsheets and pillowcases?? I finally scorched a few blouses and that was the end of my ironing chores.

Oh, man!  I shoulda thought of that!! 

[Cyber Liberty]

Oh, man!  I shoulda thought of that!! 

I only iron the dress shirts that I wear with a suit (which means I'll have one to iron this weekend).  I can keep the rest wrinkle-free by hanging them up in the Castle Sauna.  It's across the Master Bedroom from the Jacuzzi the cats took over.

[Dexter]

It's O/T, but I'll bet you would not agree with my right to carry a concealed pistol without a "permit."

You must have missed where I more than once said I'm a big supporter of the second amendment and take issue with Bernie over it. I consider it a big part of our culture and I think the more you regulate guns the more you empower the black market and crime. Y'all are gaslighting me right now over what I've said about rights.

[Cyber Liberty]

You must have missed where I more than once said I'm a big supporter of the second amendment and take issue with Bernie over it. I consider it a big part of our culture and I think the more you regulate guns the more you empower the black market and crime. Y'all are gaslighting me right now over what I've said about rights.

I agree:  News to me.  "Gaslighting?"  Well, if you say so.   

[musiclady]

I only iron the dress shirts that I wear with a suit (which means I'll have one to iron this weekend).  I can keep the rest wrinkle-free by hanging them up in the Castle Sauna.  It's across the Master Bedroom from the Jacuzzi the cats took over.

Lol!!

I only iron when absolutely necessary.

With a t shirt a dab of water and hanging them up does the trick.

(Or a sauna if I had one!)

[libertybele]

Oh, man!  I shoulda thought of that!! 

Well, before that when I was about seven, my grandma had me ironing and as I was reaching for the next item to be ironed I accidentally burnt my elbow with the iron resting on the ironing board.  I didn't have to iron for awhile. I still have the scar.

As for the other project .... I honestly wasn't paying attention and was trying to figure out how my mother was able to watch two soap operas on two different tvs at once and iron! I think she had on the Edge of Night and the Secret Storm. Anyways ... it worked out in my favor.

I just wasn't meant to iron.   

[berdie]

I'm a commie-pinko because at the end of the day I wouldn't throw my life away over some of my rights being stolen?

And that attitude, my friend @Dexter, is why this country will fall.

I have a hard time deciding if you really believe what you say or....you just like to stir the pot.

[musiclady]

Well, before that when I was about seven, my grandma had me ironing and as I was reaching for the next item to be ironed I accidentally burnt my elbow with the iron resting on the ironing board.  I didn't have to iron for awhile. I still have the scar.

As for the other project .... I honestly wasn't paying attention and was trying to figure out how my mother was able to watch two soap operas on two different tvs at once and iron! I think she had on the Edge of Night and the Secret Storm. Anyways ... it worked out in my favor.

I just wasn't meant to iron.   

Wow! Your Mom and my Mom watched the same two soaps!  (I even bought her an Edge of Night nightshirt when I got older!)

When I ironed, I think I watched the Millionaire, Loretta Young and Wagon Train! 

[libertybele]

Wow! Your Mom and my Mom watched the same two soaps!  (I even bought her an Edge of Night nightshirt when I got older!)

When I ironed, I think I watched the Millionaire, Loretta Young and Wagon Train! 

   I liked Gunsmoke and Rawhide too!

[Cyber Liberty]

I must be weird.  I watch myself iron.

[musiclady]

  I liked Gunsmoke and Rawhide too!

Me too!

[mountaineer]

I do however remember growing up and having an "Ironrite" /sp ?  It was an iron that with a big roller that you sat in front of and it was controlled with a lever by your knees.

That's it, the Ironrite is a mangle. My mother did the sheets, but my sister and I learned how to do my father's dress shirts and just about anything else that needed ironing. I thought it was great fun. We ended up donating the mangle to the Pittsburgh Opera so they could easily iron their costumes.

[musiclady]

I must be weird.  I watch myself iron.

I’m too boring. 

[musiclady]

That's it, the Ironrite is a mangle. My mother did the sheets, but my sister and I learned how to do my father's dress shirts and just about anything else that needed ironing. I thought it was great fun. We ended up donating the mangle to the Pittsburgh Opera so they could easily iron their costumes.

Oh..... I thought you were going to say so they could use it as a prop! 

[Dexter]

you really believe what you say or....you just like to stir the pot.

Yes. 

[mountaineer]

Oh..... I thought you were going to say so they could use it as a prop! 

You could throw a tablecloth over it and use it as a piece of furniture, I suppose.

[Dexter]

And that attitude, my friend @Dexter, is why this country will fall.

It's a futile struggle. Death is guaranteed. Saying otherwise is basically saying "I'd commit suicide if the government tried to take my rights away."

Not me, sorry. I value life too much.

[musiclady]

You could throw a tablecloth over it and use it as a piece of furniture, I suppose.

Do you have a picture of what it looked like?

I think I know, but I’m not sure.....

[Dexter]

And to be frank I think I'm just being more honest than a lot of you. I think if the rubber hit the road most of you would make the same choice. It's just easy to talk that big game on a message board.

Or you'd just send off young people to die for you and put a support the troops bumper sticker on your car.

[skeeter]

It's a futile struggle. Death is guaranteed. Saying otherwise is basically saying "I'd commit suicide if the government tried to take my rights away."

Not me, sorry. I value life too much.

You value some life, apparently. Not all.

[mountaineer]

Do you have a picture of what it looked like?

I think I know, but I’m not sure.....

I got this photo off eBay. It looks pretty much like our old one.

This is what it looked like with the lid closed.

[musiclady]

I got this photo off eBay. It looks pretty much like our old one.

This is what it looked like with the lid closed.

OK............. the upper picture is what I was thinking of.

But it would be a pretty big prop, and pretty hard to move on and off the stage. 

[EdinVA]

And to be frank I think I'm just being more honest than a lot of you. I think if the rubber hit the road most of you would make the same choice. It's just easy to talk that big game on a message board.

Or you'd just send off young people to die for you and put a support the troops bumper sticker on your car.

@Dexter
You just crossed the line of being tolerated.
Have you any idea how many people on this board have put their necks on the line for the likes of you..... pos

[Dexter]

@Dexter
You just crossed the line of being tolerated.
Have you any idea how many people on this board have put their necks on the line for the likes of you..... pos

I was in the military too and it's why I feel the way I do about it.

[LMAO]

I was in the military too and it's why I feel the way I do about it.

@Dexter

You’re too young to be so pessimistic. You have to get older, crotchety, and cynical like us older farts before becoming a pessimist