Moments later, after jockeying for position with Gertrude at the town square washing basin all afternoon, Abigail discovers the weaponized use for a wet towel that would go into poolside infamy.
After the wash is done, they’ll fill the tub with grapes, take off their wooden shoes, and start stomping. The wine isn’t going to make itself, you know.
"Category:Paintings by Valdemar Magaard" Wikimedia
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found, and once there find the text string vasker, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
When this originally ran, a larger strip image was shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s now THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2874 (2/8/22) (January 8, 2025) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. That no longer is an option (at least when I tried it); the isolated image currently is the same size shown by the blog entry. I have added a comment there pointing to the sparse info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, only work by him used here (2 times total, including this Throwback Thursday repeat), the February 8, 2022, strip being its first use.
Solstice*1947 1 day ago
Some of my entries from 02/08/22:
/// Laundry day, and there’s no time to snooze.
Grueling work gave these women the blues.
Their skin’s now red and chapped,
all their stamina sapped
while they tread cobblestones in wood shoes.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member 1 day ago
My original comment: Their husbands had no idea that this is also how they made soup for them.
chaosed2 1 day ago
Moments later, after jockeying for position with Gertrude at the town square washing basin all afternoon, Abigail discovers the weaponized use for a wet towel that would go into poolside infamy.
Bilan 1 day ago
They didn’t know how to fold the fitted sheets back then either.
Jayalexander 1 day ago
His underwear doesn’t turn me on at all.
No 6 about 23 hours ago
There was an old woman called May,
Who folded wet garments all day.
Once hung out to dry,
She’d sit down and cry,
“This job is all work and no pay!”
PraiseofFolly about 22 hours ago
Astrid and Elsa were the best salt-water taffy pullers in their seaside village. They gave the local dentists lots of business.
Lady loves a joke about 21 hours ago
Betty and Veronica got through their work, by wishing they were wringing each other’s necks.
The Wolf In Your Midst about 21 hours ago
“I don’t know about you, but this was not on my bucket list.”
jbrobo Premium Member about 20 hours ago
“You’ve already told me that your husband forgets to put the seat down, but could you please not take it out on the laundry ?”
jdculhane46 about 20 hours ago
Roadies preparing a joint for Willie’s concert
Call me Ishmael about 20 hours ago
In this painting, (the work of a Dane),/
Two laundresses visibly strain/
In the wind (not the rain !)/
In an effort (in vain ?)
Against most obdurate stain..
phritzg Premium Member about 20 hours ago
After the wash is done, they’ll fill the tub with grapes, take off their wooden shoes, and start stomping. The wine isn’t going to make itself, you know.
Call me Ishmael about 19 hours ago
What rewards might these women obtain/
Should the sheets shining “whiteness” regain ?/
A trip to Brisbane?/
A vacation in Spain ?/
Nope – next week they must do it again…
Call me Ishmael about 19 hours ago
My brothers and sister maintain/
Writing crap like this ruins the brain./
The damage is plain/
Yet I cannot refrain../
I do it again and again..
KEA about 19 hours ago
best pun today
Econ01 about 19 hours ago
A rustic tableau In their wooden sabot.
No 6 about 18 hours ago
Two mentally challenged old ladies,
Were unfairly considered as crazy.
They were told they were daft,
Cos they lived in the past,
But at least they’re not pushing up daisies.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 17 hours ago
I’d like to wring Oswald ‘s neck….he forgot to use a condom……..
No 6 about 17 hours ago
You’ve got to admire these women,
Using old fashioned tools to wash linen.
Today we’re less green,
With washing machines,
In a cycle that’s constantly spinnin’.
mshaw Premium Member about 17 hours ago
“Couple of Wives Washing Clothes in the Courtyard”
Mostly Water Premium Member about 16 hours ago
Because this was painted in 1907 or 1908, that would make the women dead wringers.
mabrndt Premium Member about 15 hours ago
A couple of women doing laundry:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Paintings by Valdemar Magaard" Wikimedia
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found, and once there find the text string vasker, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
When this originally ran, a larger strip image was shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s now THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2874 (2/8/22) (January 8, 2025) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. That no longer is an option (at least when I tried it); the isolated image currently is the same size shown by the blog entry. I have added a comment there pointing to the sparse info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, only work by him used here (2 times total, including this Throwback Thursday repeat), the February 8, 2022, strip being its first use.
Csaw Backnforth about 14 hours ago
My sister got a job in Coventry as a laundress. She said the Godiva household has very little clothing to wash.
6turtle9 about 13 hours ago
The little known origin of the nudist movement.
d1234dick Premium Member about 12 hours ago
each of them are francizing about the new stud in town.
Call me Ishmael about 4 hours ago
For Friday:
The Colonel has taken his date/
To a studio out of state/.
Where they’ll be portrayed/
And he hopes he’ll get laid/
So they’ll probably get home late..