I used to have two baskets when I took my clothes to the laundromat. They were labeled “WHITE” and “COLORED”. Somewhat surprisingly, nobody at the laundromat ever made any comments whatsoever.
A lot of rubbish tips do make that distinction. “White” things are appliances made of (traditionally white-)enameled steel. I don’t know whether enameled cast iron (claw-foot tubs) and fired porzellan (loo commodes and sinks) also qualify.
The dump for Sarasota County Florida had signs directing you to where you should get rid of your White Goods, which I thought was a silly enough name. Besides they’d have needed a bigger area to dump all the White Trash.
stillfickled Premium Member about 3 years ago
I’m not touching that one.
dadoctah about 3 years ago
I used to have two baskets when I took my clothes to the laundromat. They were labeled “WHITE” and “COLORED”. Somewhat surprisingly, nobody at the laundromat ever made any comments whatsoever.
Màiri about 3 years ago
A lot of rubbish tips do make that distinction. “White” things are appliances made of (traditionally white-)enameled steel. I don’t know whether enameled cast iron (claw-foot tubs) and fired porzellan (loo commodes and sinks) also qualify.
lagoulou about 3 years ago
Obviously created before being “ politically correct” was popular…
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
Not touching that with a ten foot pole.
tony_n_jen2003 about 3 years ago
Is that Buster Keaton?
mistercatworks about 3 years ago
What? No old house trailers?
Linguist about 3 years ago
The dump for Sarasota County Florida had signs directing you to where you should get rid of your White Goods, which I thought was a silly enough name. Besides they’d have needed a bigger area to dump all the White Trash.
Stephen Gilberg about 3 years ago
Kliban rarely used puns.
6turtle9 about 3 years ago
Black trash matters!