Excuse Me While I Hose Down My Furniture…

by hookedonhouses on February 26, 2008

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In the 1950s, they envisioned a future that was plastic and waterproof. The teeny-tiny caption says, “Because everything in her home is waterproof, the housewife of 2000 can do her daily cleaning with a hose.”

I don’t know about you, but I’m thinking it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have a drain in the middle of my living room! There are some days when it would certainly come in handy….

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1 morethananelectrician February 26, 2008 at 11:24 am

…until the city has a clog in the the sewer system and in backs up into your living room.

2 hookedonhouses February 26, 2008 at 11:29 am

Hmm. Perhaps I haven’t thought it all the way through…

3 maya February 26, 2008 at 1:48 pm

other than the possibility of back up – sounds great to me!

4 fat stylist February 26, 2008 at 2:25 pm

You think that’s where the idea of keeping your couch wrapped in plastic came from?

5 Jane December 5, 2008 at 2:36 pm

What she’s thinking:

“I’m gonna wash that man right outta my house!”

6 Kat April 7, 2009 at 4:32 pm

Back then they never imagined that we’d run out of clean water! We can’t even water our lawns here in FL due to water shortage. But what an excuse to let the housework slide! Sorry honey, we can only hose down the house every third Sunday!

7 Fluffernutter July 8, 2009 at 2:22 am

Haveing a party?…Just hose everything down in the livingroom before comany comes..LOL!
Now some would definatly call that a ‘ Wet’n Wild” part!
Maybe thats where they came up with the idea for kids “Slip n’ Slides”.
The plastic sheet on the lawn and hose it down for summer fun.

8 Sophia October 7, 2009 at 6:42 am

I LOVE IT. Of course with the guarantee of no sewer smell. My life would be much simpler.

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