Deeper and Deeper
Last week I may have dogged Dadisodes a bit with his smelly post. And the good readers that you are backed him up. My apologies, I did not have my camera handy to capture the goofy, haha-I-told-you-so smile he wore when he came home from work that day. After reading through your comments on cutting him slack, and him rubbing it briefly into my face, I was mostly convinced that he meant well. Mostly. I realized I should make more of an effort to find deeper meaning in his primitive ways of communicating compliments. So I’m trying. Really I am.
Last night, after Babisodes was far off in the land of nod, Dadisodes and I camped on the couch watching Paranormal State. Actually, we were both on our laptops, but I was burrowing my face into his shoulder in absolute fear. Anyhow, as the program paused for a commercial break, I lifted my head to resume typing, ignoring the laundry detergent commercial on TV. Of course, this is when Dadisodes decided to tune in.
Dadisodes: Woolite, isn’t that to clean…Wool?
Me: Um…no. It’s detergent to keep your…uh… delicate clothes from fading.
Dadisodes: *blink*
Me: Ya know. Things like lingerie, bras, panties….
Dadisodes: Oh!…
*Light bulb flickers above head*
Dadisodes: I see. You mean…the nicer, fru-fru under wear.
*Nods head recalling what those used to look like*
It took a minute to process, but my husband is a sweetheart. He still loves me, despite my lack of Woolite use. Faded cotton panties and all.
See? I dug deep.
lol Just so you know you’re not alone in the faded cotton panties…
Btw, I asked my husband why he loved me (a day or so after reading your post on the subject) and he said “uh…I don’t know.” Yeah, I shouldn’t have asked…
October 28th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Yay!! I was the first comment.
October 28th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I don’t even try with the fancy undies anymore. It’s so not worth it to be uncomfortable.
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October 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I’ve always thought that question was dangerous, anyway. I’m glad you dug deep. I thought of you last night when I was watching Jay Mohr’s new show and his son said (about a classmate), “She smells so good!”
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October 28th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Haha, men are a strange breed, they come off all strong, but they love us for the silliest things we do, and that’s why we truly love them! although, don’t get me wrong there are many moments in my life i’m ready to strangle my man, but then at the end of the day! i love ‘im:)
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October 28th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Good job. I think men are just not very good at answering that question verbally, but they find other ways to express it when you least expect it.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
“fru-fru” underwear? I think he just lost several man points for using that term.
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October 28th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Hahaha!
Ah yes. Fru-fru unders. I remember those.
Wasn’t Paranormal State the FREAKIEST thing you’ve ever seen? I had to have hubby follow me around from room to room for the rest of the night. SO SCARY!!!!!
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October 28th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
fru-fru,hum I remember those things.
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October 28th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHA. You are such a brat.
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October 28th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
*lol* I can’t even imagine the discussion that would follow if my husband asked what Woolite was! *lol*
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October 28th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
fru-fru undies …. um. haven’t seen those in awhile……..
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October 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Joyce-Anne- LOL. I probably shouldn’t have asked either.
Wright- I SO hear you on that.
Dot- ROFL!
Marina & Linda- Isn’t that the truth!
Solomon- Oops, I may be the guilty party who influenced the use of that term :/
Kat- YES! Last night’s episode was by far the creepiest. I refused to be in any room alone after it.
Mike- LOL! Perhaps Dadisodes will feel better knowing he’s not alone
Jameil- Moi?
Jacque- haha! Just think, if you ask, you can blog about it
the planet of janet- Me neither.
October 28th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Good job.
Undercover Princess’s last blog post..Oh for heaven’s sake!!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Nicer frou-frou underwear … he learns quick!
There’s been no Woolite in my laundry room for years….
October 28th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I just checked your Google ads.
I knew this would happen!
Eloise Lingerie, mm, okay …
Wool sweaters … okay I guess.
But the next two ….
Green clothing in organic cotton, now THAT sounds sexy beyond belief! NOT!
And last but not least, Peal STARCH, instant laundry STARCH!
Can you imagine using starch on those fru-fru undies?
October 28th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Very cute – I think it was one of my brothers who broke up with a girl a long time ago because “she didn’t smell right” – there may be more to that than we think – ha ha
October 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I am impressed! My husband would never ask what Woolite was used for. It simply would not enter his head.
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October 28th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
My husband would scratch his head and go “what is this lingerie you speak of?”
See? He doesn’t have it so bad! You can tell him I said so!
October 28th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
LOL! You crack me up with your sweet humor! Cute post!
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October 28th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I can’t get Tom to read the comments on my blog, just the post, so you are already further ahead than I am. I am pretty sure I don’t even own any fancy panty pants anymore, but I did toss a bunch of raggedy cotton ones to buy a new pack, and it was the best $6 or so I’ve ever spent on anything in my whole life. So. Comfy. Makes me not crabby, too. Thongs? Make me feel crabby because I feel like I have something in my crack. Just sayin’.
Maggie’s Mind’s last blog post..The Man in the Green Jacket
October 28th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
To celebrate the end of nursing my daughter, my mom brought me a few sets of beautiful matching bras and panties. Um, I haven’t been wearing them because they’re too nice!
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October 28th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
The conversation you had with Dadisodes is soooo funny!!! I’m not sure if my husband knows that there is such a thing as Woolite. I bet he thinks that every single piece of clothing goes into the washing machine altogether!!
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October 28th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
I, gentleman that I am, am going to avoid making any comment relative to ladies underwear. Or the lack thereof. Or the cuteness thereof. (Of the lacey, kinda see-through kind) Like I said. Gentleman that I am.
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October 28th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Aww, true love… cotton undies and all!!
Sooo funny… I don’t think my husband knows much about Woolite!
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October 28th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
yes you did babe. I need your help. MPS told me to get off my fat arse last night and I am STILL seething. And not talking to him. Wanna try and find a silver lining in that?
Or wanna help me dig the hole in the yard?
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October 28th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
FruFru???
I actually got me some nice ones at H&M and they are even comfy (mainly because I finally got my Bra size somehwhere that doesn’t try to use a “pillow” stuffed in an already big enough D-Cup,…..grmbl….
October 29th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Oh the good ol’ days of the fru-frus. Those things are awful, aren’t they? Cotton panties ROCK!!!
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October 29th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Awww…and at least you sit next to each other when you are clacking away
October 29th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Dangit! Instead of an iPod gift card I should have sent you from the Victoria Secret Angels.
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October 29th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
haha what a nice guy he is.
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October 29th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Woolite is only used for swimsuits, here…
October 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Yup … you’re DEFINITELY ‘digging deep’ … my compliments ;–)
Hugs and blessings,
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
That’s weird … today’s post is Whimsical Wednesdays and yesterday’s was Tuesday’s Thoughts … so methinks CommentLuv is corn-fuzed.
Hugs and blessings,
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I hate to blow your hubby’s vision of hot, sexy underthings, floating in a pool of Woolite but I also use it for my Speedo bathing suit. Now that is one hot image huh? LOL
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October 30th, 2008 at 2:49 am
This story reminds me of my roommate. We always say if a perv broke into our bedroom and rummaged through our underwear drawers he’d find nothing but boring cotton panties. Or worse, granny panties. You know, the old, faded, loose ones.
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October 30th, 2008 at 6:25 am
LOL! I still have some fru fru underwear….somewhere. Why bother when the cotton undies are sooooo comfy!
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October 30th, 2008 at 10:24 am