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Sandals are for people in warmer climates who do not feel obligated to encase their feet into leather sweatboxes unless they are forced to by draconian workplace dress codes or by the freezing dead of winter, by which I mean the couple of weeks it gets below 50 degrees. However, sandals are also for dressup. Casual wear demands flip-flops.
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How about pants? Button then zip, or zip then button?
I'm partial to buttoning then zipping, but it does increase the chances of forgetting the second step, which is quite embarassing. Posts: 903 | Registered: May 2003
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It varies. Usually button then zip, if only because my gut often requires restraint before zipping is possible. Zip first only if I haven't donned my to-be-tucked-in shirt yet, usually because it's still in the dryer or some such.
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If the toilet paper spindle is any distance at all away from the toilet, you have to put it OVER. Otherwise, you're reaching extra distance for no reason. For a double roll, it could mean up to 4" less reaching you have to do saving both time and effort.
You'd think the people at Hatrack could manage to do things like this in the most efficient manner.
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Good heavens, Dag, wrong again. Button, then zip.
Verily, you are right about my friend's brother. He was not forced to wipe for pee. I didn't think that one through. He never complied with her demands, anyway. I just lumped them together because she had so many weird issues.
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And when you're dressing, at what point does the deodorant go on? Nobody likes deodorant stains on their shirts. Posts: 378 | Registered: Aug 2004
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(school days) bra, blouse, tie, underwear, tights, boxers, kilt, sweater. This way, I don't have to tuck in the shirt- the kilt goes right over it. Yes, I go to a private school.
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Am I the only Hatracker who wears skirts? Yeesh.
Butter: I don't use enough of it to keep it anywhere but the fridge (when I even have any). The squeeze bottle of pseudo-butter works fine at fridge temperature, so it lives in the fridge.
TP: OVER!
Coffee: Plain coffee tastes like mud -- nasty mud.
At home in the morning: Take two cups milk, microwave until hot (about 2 minutes). Add to several teaspoons of flavoredcoffeepowder in insulated mug, stir briskly. Add lid and straw -- grab and zip out of house, I'm probably already late.
Elsewhere, or if I'm out of the powder: Take one cup coffee (brewed, instant, whatever), add 2-3 teaspoons sugar, and LOTS of milk (skim if available) or creamer. If possible, add syrup.
As far as clothes, I like variety. I don't think the order is the same from day to day. Except for knee-high stockings and shoes -- those go on last.
quote: sandels are for people without a moral compass)
Whatever you say. As for sandals, though, they're very practical for climates such as this one. People here don't wear regular shoes, except for the foreigners. Male, female, young, old, almost all wear sandals here. Even if they're on a motorbike, bicylce, or running a footrace. Unless they're barefoot, of course. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I'm a herbal tea drinker. Hot water, steep, remove tea bag, add sugar. Honey if available, though.
The locals, however, do black tea. Not coffee.
Regular black tea, grown in Sri Lanka, which, of course, has the best tea in the world. It says so on all the boxes of tea at the grocery store.
Fahim's version: Put tea bag in cup. Add boiling water. Let steep. Remove tea bag, making sure you squish out all possible tea goodness by wrapping around a fork and strangling with tea bag string. Add four heaping teaspoons of sugar. Stir. Let dissolved. Add enough milk to make tea sorta beige. Choke on sweetness. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I pretty much agree with Hobbes, except he forgot to mention that one should put on one's stockings after one's skirt. It is equivalent to the socks after pants thing, though, so I won't quibble too much.
Oh, and herbal mint tea, allowed to cool.
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Oh, Sara, I am surprised that such an intelligent woman could be so very wrong about so many things. Well, we still have Mark Helprin in common, at least.
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My world is perfect for me, and yours is perfect for you. Unless we share a hotel room, the difference should come to naught.
(Although I'd like to point out that in the hotel rooms, the toilet paper comes properly pre-inserted over, which is important because this orientation prevents cross-contamination of the wall behind the holder by unsanitized fingers. )
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But Jenny, bra first, or undies first? You kind of lumped them together, and I wasn't sure if I should assume it was bra first.
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Toilet paper: Kids will unroll the paper no matter which way it's facing. Do you think they are put off by the fact that it is four whole inches farther away? Overhand is better because the part that's torn off is on the outside and can be easily found if there's no piece hanging. You don't have to feel around the back side of the roll. Also, it is hanging right out there in the open if you have to use the bathroom at night, and can't turn the light on because you don't want to wake someone. ALSO, am I the only one grossed out by the possibility of my paper rubbing against the wall before it touches my bum?
Coffee: Why would anyone put creamer first? What kind of sense does that make? You think it warms up the creamer more than if it's added later? The heat will be dispersed equally regardless of which order they are added. I put the creamer in later because I judge by the color before judging by taste if the amount is accurate. I wouldn't be surprised if many coffee drinkers do this. I doubt many people know exactly how much creamer they need, especially since the strength of the coffee will vary depending on where you're drinking it. The color/taste method is much better.
Edit: Sorry if this is repetitive. I didn't know it was a three-page topic until after I posted.
Also, did you know I take my bra off before taking my shirt off? I just noticed this about myself. Weird, huh?
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Sheesh! you guys are complicated! What I really want to know is the order you take things off... Posts: 3141 | Registered: Apr 2000
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1. Shoes. 2. Hair tie. 3. Pants and socks in one fell swoop. 4. Bra 5. Shirt 6. Undies.
Unless hosiery is involved, but that's only for special occasions, and the order it comes off is often unpredictable.
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PSI T I know exactly how much cream to put in, and I do not waste water by using a spoon that will then need to be washed. As for the bra business, I am just shocked by people over and ver in this thread.
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My getting naked order varies, but it usually ends up with me running around in just socks (I hate having cold feet).
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E: You wash the spoon? No wonder you're confused. As long as I'm in my own house, I lick the spoon.
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quote: Why would anyone put creamer first? What kind of sense does that make? You think it warms up the creamer more than if it's added later? The heat will be dispersed equally regardless of which order they are added.
Very, very false. We had several problems in my physical chemistry class (thermodynamics) on precisely this very issue.
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It's a pdf -- and not a small one. It should work if you a) have Adobe Reader, and b) give it a couple minutes.
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"So, by adding cream/sugar at the beginning the mixture achieves a lower temperature immediately, which means a slower rate of transfering energy to the surrounding environment. Losing energy slower means the average temperature of the combined coffee/cream/sugar will be higher."
Ah ha!(not that I really get it)
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"In summer, one should wear skirts or dresses with nothing else underneath as often as possible."
To think I saw Jenny in a miniskirt just this summer and never even thought about peeking. I must be getting old.
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quote:Also, it is hanging right out there in the open if you have to use the bathroom at night, and can't turn the light on because you don't want to wake someone.
My only question is, why do you have people sleeping in your bathroom?
quote:ALSO, am I the only one grossed out by the possibility of my paper rubbing against the wall before it touches my bum?
Meh. Better than the other way around.
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quote:Your pants-before-socks philosophy is so wrong, as is everyone else's. The socks go on first, thereby setting the stage for an easy pants pull-up. When the pants go on first, you have to pull up the legs to ajust the socks. With the socks already on, the pants can be applied from either a standing or sitting position.
You're leaving out one crucial bit of information here: a man wearing socks but no pants is an offense against nature.
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Saxon, Then you are too young to remember Tom Cruise in "Risky Business." It was the pantless sock-wearing that launched a career!
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Why, oh why do you obsess on such meaningless details when there are so many vitally important things to discuss, such as how to bathe properly, what to wear (if anything) to bed, and how best to serve and enjoy tomato soup?
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