People have an opinion on that?

[EvilTOJ]

People actually clap when the plane lands?

[Wallenstein]

@EvilTOJ

People actually clap when the plane lands?

Yep, they sure do. And people also have opinionson it.

[silvermist]

@JohnT

@Shodan

I didn’t discover until some weeks after marriage that some people feel strongly that underwear has to be folded before being put away, and that simply cramming it all into the drawer is a sign of low moral character.

Regards,
Shodan

In the early years of my marriage, one could place themselves in grave mortal peril by making the bed in such a manner that the open end of the pillow cases pointed outward.

Apparently it made it such that we’re two steps below poor white trash unless the pillow case openings pointed inward, towards the interior of the bed.

I am not making this shit up.

Fortunately, we had a daughter and all that crap got transferred to her. Sorry Sophie!

I’ve never understood that one either. When I worked in a nursing home in VT, I was told that I could be written up if the State inspectors came and the pillow cases were pointed inward. Do old people die sooner if their pillow cases are pointing in the wrong direction?

[Anaamika]

@Guinastasia

No, ONE person said that. He told us this story about how a friend of his went to a swanky bar on a blind date, and she ordered a glass of milk and omigawd, she TOTALLY RUINED IT!!! He told it in such a way that he thought we would be so shocked at her faux pas. Instead we all laughed at him, while he continued to lecture us over stupid etiquette rules.
[/QUOTE]

The question was “People have an opinion on that?” And it was something that I never thought to have an opinion on.

I say “no problem” sometimes. I don’t mean anything by it. I think “You’re welcome” is just one of those niceties that grease the wheels that make the world go 'round.

[control-z]

Saying “bless you” when someone sneezes. My girlfriend was mortified that I don’t do that.

[tdn]

@Guinastasia

I wonder though if it would be a hassle to order an Irish coffee with decaf. (I can have booze, but caffeine triggers my seizures. Go figure). I <3 Irish coffees.

I’ve done it. But that was at the Taj, and I expect them to pull miracles out of their ass.

Shodan, I get the underwear thing, but can do one better. I used to know a woman who lived with a guy who insisted that she not only fold his clothes, but iron them.

His DIRTY clothes. Before she put them in the hamper.

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

You win.

[Susanann]

@JohnT

In the early years of my marriage, one could place themselves in grave mortal peril by making the bed in such a manner that the open end of the pillow cases pointed outward.
Apparently it made it such that we’re two steps below poor white trash unless the pillow case openings pointed inward, towards the interior of the bed.

Actually, the correct way is just the opposite. The open ends of the pillow case are supposed to face outward.

[JohnT]

Yeah, it was one way or another. I never really made this a huge priority in my life and the subject has been dropped since Da Kid came into our lives.

But the idea that it would matter which way the pillow case is aligned… people have an opinion on that?

[malthound]

Apparently, for those who are persnickety about public restroom ettiquette, one must leave the paper towel dispenser (the kind with the lever that unrolls a length at a time to be torn off) “charged”, meaning, having a length of paper towel extending out of the dispenser for the next person. I guess so they don’t have to touch the handle with wet and questionably clean hands.

[TruCelt]

@tdn

Shodan, I get the underwear thing, but can do one better. I used to know a woman who lived with a guy who insisted that she not only fold his clothes, but iron them.

His DIRTY clothes. Before she put them in the hamper.

That’s not just crazy, but also stupid. The heat would set any stains and make smells harder to clean out?!?

OK, now you’ve got me. Thanks to this thread I now have an opinion on whether dirty clothes should be ironed before going into the hamper.

Curses! ! !

[tdn]

I was thinking that too.

[Freudian_Slit]

Ew. Ironing dirty clothes? Gross.

[lindsaybluth]

@Wallenstein

@EvilTOJ

People actually clap when the plane lands?

Yep, they sure do. And people also have opinionson it.

Seems its largely an international thing. I was going to say, I’ve flown much more than the average person but less than a seasoned business traveler, and I’ve seen the clapping exactly twice, it didn’t spread, and it was started by those who clearly don’t leave Kansas often.

[tdn]

Some people clap if a landing is particularly hairy and only the skills of the pilot saved them all from a fiery death.

David Brenner had a bit about that. “What do they do if the plane crashes? ‘Boo, bad landing, boo!’”

[SmellMyWort]

@silvermist

Toilet tissue under so the weight of the roll will hold it while you tear it off. Otherwise, you get 3 yards when you pull on it.

What’s your other hand doing, holding the magazine?

@Tahssa

And the virgin white russian thing was a joke. I refuse to drink milk without alcohol in it especially on cereal.

I’m glad to hear this. When I read “virgin white Russian” I was like , how do they make that: milk and hours-old cold coffee?

[enipla]

@tdn

Some people clap if a landing is particularly hairy and only the skills of the pilot saved them all from a fiery death.

David Brenner had a bit about that. “What do they do if the plane crashes? ‘Boo, bad landing, boo!’”

Bronx cheer.

I definitely prefer the loose pillow case end towards the outside. Otherwise, if (and when) I adjust my pillows in the night if I grab for an end at the middle of the bed, it’s easy to grab the loose end of my wife’s pillow. Too much loose fabric in the middle.

[salinqmind]

I have never heard of, nor seen, in my entire life, a bed with the pillows on it, and the open ends are not facing outwards. It’s just so wrong! The open ends have decorative trim on them, for one thing, that proves they should be on the edges and not the middle.

Applause in church after a wedding? This bugs me. (Though when my daughter was baptized during a church service when she was 7 or 8, in front of the whole congregation, she got a round of applause, which of course was so sweet and I liked that applause a whole lot!)

[ZenBeam]

@Freudian_Slit

Ew. Ironing dirty clothes? Gross.

Just don’t mix up the “clean clothes” iron and board with the “dirty clothes” iron and board and it’s fine.
What?

[Peremensoe]

@TruCelt

@tdn

Shodan, I get the underwear thing, but can do one better. I used to know a woman who lived with a guy who insisted that she not only fold his clothes, but iron them.

His DIRTY clothes. Before she put them in the hamper.

OK, now you’ve got me. Thanks to this thread I now have an opinion on whether dirty clothes should be ironed before going into the hamper.

I know of a case where someone was diagnosed with OCD and medicated largely on the basis of folding (not ironing) dirty laundry, plus “packaging” of trash.

This is a little beyond having opinions.