A cousin who does business in China said something to my mother about how manufactured goods were put in one of three groups based on quality. The first rate stuff would go to the United States, the second rate stuff would go to a lesser market and the third rate stuff would go to a still lesser market.
Isn’t that what door jambs are for? Scratching one’s back? Yeah, so you look like Baloo in Disney’s “Jungle Book”. Gets the job done!
Rustic artisanal backscratchers.
Rusty anal backscratchers?
Found mine at, of all places, my local Ace hardware store. A couple bucks, works just right.
I have never used or wanted a backscratcher in my life. I’m amused that they are so popular. I am afraid to try one and kick off a habit.
Yeesh. Maybe you guys are just exposed to a lot more quid pro quo, but my back hardly ever itches.
I had a roomie move out and leave a back scratcher. I give it a thumbs up, but it’s the cat that developed the habit.
I use a hairbrush or comb. More points mean less need for accuracy!
Well, I’ve got no one around to scratch my back for me, so I use the scissors. It’s not so much that my back itches all that much, although it does itch; it’s that the feeling of being scratched is pleasurable.
It does feel better when it’s a person doing the scratching. One friend scratched my back so long they decided they had to stop because they thought they were close to drawing blood. Yes, my back was bare. As I recall, they scratched for almost an hour. And we’re not talking deep gouging type scratches, the pressure was pretty light most of the time.
I enjoyed every minute and was rather sorry it stopped. I had to admit that it might be time to stop after an hour and the possibility of blood, but I was still sorry it stopped.
I have two backscratchers, one within reach when I am at my desk, the other when I am on my bed.
This thread reminds me of the Seinfeld bit where Kramer, in Jerry’s kitchen, grabbed a spatula and gave his back a vigorous scratching, then tried to return it. Jerry: “You keep it.”
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My gf back is itchy in the winter. She asks me to scratch her back, and also to apply expensive moisturizer.
She gets annoyed with me because I scrub my hands with harsh soap to get the moisturizer off. I always tell her I’m moist enough.
Probably the modern ones all do. Mine dates from about 2014 though, and AFAIK it’s the last of the non-backlit ones. (it’s a 7th Generation model, non-Paperwhite).
I was in the hospital last weekend, and my back starting itching. I was trying to talk myself out of calling for a nurse to come scratch my back, when I remembered that they had given me a short-handled comb (along with a toothbrush and toothpaste). It turned out to be just the right length to reach the itchy spot.