Was Vanny actually right?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
Walnut Creek, California
April 6, 2020 1:50pm CST
Our beloved Vanny (@Vandana7) is known for her odd tastes in music, odd tastes in pictures, and odd tastes in lyrics for effective love songs.
However, she was right about one thing: She pointed out to me, long ago, that one of my pillow cases, in a photo of a guitar, was ever so slightly sullied, perhaps because it was Summer.
I had already given my sheets and pillow cases their yearly laundering, and was surprised to find that a soaking in my miracle cleaning solution revealed that there was indeed some dirt in my pillow cases.
More recently, I noticed that the sleeves on one of the sweatshirts I wear when working with kids was ever so slightly dirty. I decided to honor her by soaking said sweatshirt in my miracle solution before laundering it.
The color of the water after the first soak was not conclusive: it reminded me of a delicate tea I had once enjoyed, but one could argue that there may have been a bit of dirt in there as well.
So, in this post, I begrudgingly thank Vanny for pointing out that dirt can occasionally gather in pillow cases and sweatshirts, even if you wash them religiously every year.
I encourage praise for Vanny and visits to all of her posts. Do you have a secret soaking solution that you sometimes use on some pieces of laundry before you wash them?
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12 responses
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Apr 20
Dianne, I have sent you some socks and underwear. I can guarantee that none were worn for more than two months in a row without being laundered. I will handle the sweatshirts myself. I will pay return shipping. Just let me know what your laundering secrets are before you return them to me.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
6 Apr 20
@TheHorse OxiClean and Tide 
is my secret weapon. For stains, I use blue Dawn and a bit of white vinegar.
This way, you can save your postage and handling now that my secret is out.
Btw, I will be sending your box back by “return to sender” as soon as it arrives.4 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23979)
• United Kingdom
6 Apr 20
Good grief look at the colour of that water. Do you roll around in the mud? I doubt you have many visitors if you only wash your sheets once a year! Vanny is going to go right off the deep end you do understand !
@Vandana7 you had better come and sort your friend!
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
8 Apr 20
@garymarsh6 If only I were not scared of sharks, and now social distancing need due to Corona virus, I would shoot nice video of having spanked Pony and upload it on YouTube till he said ..I agree I will wash sheets once a week..and never sleep on them with shoes and socks on.
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@garymarsh6 (23979)
• United Kingdom
6 Apr 20
@TheHorse So it appears! Vanny will be most disgusted. She will fly over as soon as flights start to give you a jolly good hose down with a jet pump!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Apr 20
Good on @Vandana7 to point this out to you! As it is being said these days, an enemy can be one that can't be seen . . . good to clean stuff up especially if it hasn't been in a long time. I just throw in some baking soda with each load!
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. So if you were going to throw it away, might as well try it in the laundry - nothing to lose, right?
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Apr 20
I hang them out when we are going to get rain in the summer.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Apr 20
@TheHorse That is the magic solution
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
6 Apr 20
I wish I did have some magic soaking solution. The ever-praised OxyClean leaves much to be desired.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
7 Apr 20
Vanny!!!! All women love you!!! You got a man to admit he was wrong!!! 
What’s your miracle cleaning solution? EDIT: never mind, I wouldn’t want you to give out your top secret formula. 
What’s your miracle cleaning solution? EDIT: never mind, I wouldn’t want you to give out your top secret formula. 1 person likes this
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
8 Apr 20
@FourWalls Ouch... I actually felt sorry for Pony and Late Mr. Prine. He was a good man to be writing songs like the did. My condolences to all who liked Mr. Prine.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
8 Apr 20
@vandana7 —do be kind to him. John Prine passed away, and we’re in mourning.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
18 May 20
Very nice, pony!
Do you remember when it was the "style" to purchase jeans that had dirt ground into them? I didn't know that was the style, so when I saw how dirty the jeans Pretty wore to my house from her mom's were I washed them, then worked on them with Oxyclean and Palmolive dish soap and washed them again. The stains came right out!
When Pretty saw her jeans, she started laughing and told me I was the only person who could get a stain out of anything! (
I was a bit embarrassed when she told me the dirt stains were supposed to be there. *shake my head*) Then she told me her mom had just bought them for her... 
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Apr 20
I am going to just go with this, and really not try and take serious a yearly only wash! lol
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
8 Apr 20
@Jessicalynnt Which Earthling would dare to show such dirty water from his sweat shirt?
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Apr 20
@vandana7 Ah is that it? lol!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
8 Apr 20
Good that Vanny suggested you and you took it seriously. Your pillow case and sweatshirt will be thankful to Vanny.They must have been suffocating in their own dirt. Yearly wash of pillow case....How do you survive??
They must have been suffocating in their own dirt. Yearly wash of pillow case....How do you survive??2 people like this
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
10 Apr 20
I am surprised he has any friends remaining in real life. LOL. I always wondered if letting a friend know that his clothes are dirty is being a good friend or liking a friend despite that would be good. I feel telling is good because it saves the friend from being humiliated by others or being ridiculed by others or people speaking behind the back. But that does not mean that other friend is not a good person. It is just he or she is afraid to hurt the friend. We can be so wrong in judging folks.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
11 Apr 20
@arunima25 Oh but people do differ in how they perceive it. Sometimes humor helps, but not always.
The other day, I took serious objections to somebody who said he would feed my dad to sharks. I cannot take that as a joke. For him it was. I am still in shock over it. I want my father to live LONGGGGGGGG. That way, I would be really safe. Honestly, I don't know how people can wish another person who has not harmed them in any way something like that. But then, I do say something like that to Pony...beat him, shoot him, and such thing. I don't know why that thing about dad did not go down well with me. I am a complex person. Do I have double standards? You bet.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
11 Apr 20
@vandana7 You are right. The best friends are the ones who are right, straightforward and show brutal honesty. Sugar coating doesn't exist in a genuine relationship. 
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