# How Big a Faux Pas is it to Hang My Er Delicates on my Outdoor Clothesline

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 22, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-faux-pas-is-it-to-hang-my-er-delicates-on-my-outdoor-clothesline/589925 "2011-07-22T00:57:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-faux-pas-is-it-to-hang-my-er-delicates-on-my-outdoor-clothesline/589925/41 "2011-07-23T09:03:45Z")

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Would your husband prefer the neighbors thinking that you do not wear underwear? :eek: Just sayin’.

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**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-faux-pas-is-it-to-hang-my-er-delicates-on-my-outdoor-clothesline/589925/42 "2011-07-23T15:30:31Z")

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> [@apollonia](#):
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> You may also want to think twice about leaving your clothes out overnight if dew settling on them and then having to re-dry bothers you. As for wee bugs, a good solid shake when bringing stuff off the line usually does the trick for anything that finds your clothes more comfortable than you do.

They were a bit wet in the morning when I went out to check on them. I just figured they never dried properly the day before since I had put them out so late.

Thanks for the tip about shaking them out. Now I just need to figure out how to keep them out of the laundry basket I bring out with me. I like to fold them/hang them as I take them down. I’m very easily distracted once I return to the house so it really is the quickest way.

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-faux-pas-is-it-to-hang-my-er-delicates-on-my-outdoor-clothesline/589925/43 "2011-07-23T15:38:51Z")

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Haven’t done it but that’s because I don’t have an outdoor clothesline and I do have access to a drier. But if I had to, I wouldn’t be embarrassed. After all, [wearing undies separates us from the animals](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQmQFNtuVzI).

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