karen's Reviews > Extreme Ironing

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Oh the books I would never know about if I did not see your informative reviews!

When this review first popped up, all I saw at first were the pictures. I thought it was a delayed AIFAF and I was all "WOW, they did what this weekend??"

I must be drunk-Goodreadsing from work again.

i haven't managed to track this one down yet, myself - this is more of a PSA, but since there is not, as far as i know, a book about no-pants day, i think there should be more of this and less of that.

oh, man! i WISH!!!! we had done this. i WIIIIISSSHHHHH

lol! Karen, you are a laugh a minute :)

And highly informative too.

This is hilarious.

Can't say I'd do extreme ironing myself, but it's certainly more fun than No Pants subway day.

As a long time New Yorker, I never understood the appeal of "No Pants Subway Day".

It's bad enough to ride the subway with clothed people.

I have no desire to ride it with unclothed people.

Keep smiling and say "Hi" to your kitteh.

i know. because the subway isn't full enough of exotic diseases...

-:)

They should combine the two ideas and give the extremely ironed clothes to the people on the subway.

Awwwww, the no pants subway celebrator is also planking. If you were a kind soul you would have sent Greg over to inform him that fad is sooooo 5 minutes ago.

Marc wrote: "They should combine the two ideas and give the extremely ironed clothes to the people on the subway."

genius

Kelly (and the Book Boar) wrote: "Awwwww, the no pants subway celebrator is also planking. If you were a kind soul you would have sent Greg over to inform him that fad is sooooo 5 minutes ago."

ALSO genius.

lots of geniuses on this thread...

heh, interesting... the things people do:)
Love seeing what you find

Marc wrote: "They should combine the two ideas and give the extremely ironed clothes to the people on the subway."

lol!

karen wrote: "Marc wrote: "They should combine the two ideas and give the extremely ironed clothes to the people on the subway."

genius"

I agree :)

The thought of all the exotic diseases running rampant on the subway and the picture of that guy's junk unprotected on the seat...*shudder*

Ginger wrote: "The thought of all the exotic diseases running rampant on the subway and the picture of that guy's junk unprotected on the seat...*shudder*"

Not to mention two other problems:

1. The subways are very crowded, so one is already uncomfortably close to others one would rather not be (as in: some guy's armpit over my head. This happens a lot, as I am pretty short).

2. There aren't enough seats available as it is. With everyone avoiding the "no pants" people, it becomes even more of a problem.

just for the record, i also would not like people ironing on the subway.

karen wrote: "just for the record, i also would not like people ironing on the subway."

I agree. Besides, there wouldn't be room anywhere to do it. But maybe the ironing could be done elsewhere and the "extremely ironed" clothes handed out to the no pantsers.

Mona wrote:
Not to mention two other problems:

1. ..."

Maybe this is TMI.

nope!

LoL thank you for the view into your world Mona.
It makes me appreciate my commute through rural contry even more.

Though I do constantly envy karen and all of her adventures. I will just have to continue to live vicariously through her AIFAF's. ;D

I think I have a new hobby. I want to be just like the guy who's ironing over a fire. Look at his face!

Kelly wrote: "all i keep doing is thinking "penis subway seat." I will never sit down in a subway again. or at least til i forget about this picture...."

Yeah...I'm pretty sure this is how you share scabies and crabs...or at least the creeps.

i feel like the fire-ironing guy is going to singe his garment, which should be a point-deduction at least.

i think the material of the subway seats is designed to prevent bedbugs or scabies because it is too slick, but i'm pretty sure there are equally objectionable things that thrive upon it

Ginger...lol. Fortunately, I don't have to ride the subways daily anymore...just occasionally, and that is bad enough.. I still live in NY but mostly work outside the city..

karen wrote: "i feel like the fire-ironing guy is going to singe his garment, which should be a point-deduction at least."

Well sure but look at his heart! He's the Rudy of Ironing!

hahaahh yes!

or maybe that's his "shit, i have set myself on fire" face.

karen wrote: "i feel like the fire-ironing guy is going to singe his garment, which should be a point-deduction at least.

i think the material of the subway seats is designed to prevent bedbugs or scabies beca..."

At least he HAS a garment; isn't the guy on the horse just carrying a board and not actually ironing?

Am I the only one pervi enough that the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw junk-on-the-seat guy is "Ooooo, that's a nice a**..."?

lol I noticed too

it probably flew away en route.


not the ass - i am still on comment 30

That can't be a real picture of a naked guy passed out on a subway in NY. He'd have dicks drawn all over him if it was.

Erik wrote: "That can't be a real picture of a naked guy passed out on a subway in NY. He'd have dicks drawn all over him if it was."

God bless you, NY.

No way! People are crazy, lol! Thanks for the pictures Karen, you made me laugh! x

ok.. with an ironing board.. you gently pound something into firm submission using hot steam

the last pic...

you gently pound something submissive till it is hot and steamy..

I totally see the analogy here!!

hahahahah amaaaaaazing work!

So, the no-pants thing is really a THING??? Wow. I thought it was just something funny Hot Topic was using to advertise their underoos...**Midwestern-horrified silence**

it is, indeed. as real as volcanos and other terrible things.

Wow...and in January, I can not imagine that there would be anything worth showing off at the kind of temperatures that you get...

it's a lot of pale, shriveled jubilee

Wow! These people sure love to iron. Maybe they'd be happy to iron my laundry on the fly. :)

as long as you don't mind singed or wet clothing!

My laundry will be strictly for the extremely domestic Parachute jumpers! And all that fresh air is a plus.

What I want to know is does anyone iron the clothes while people where them.....Well it would save time and be warm in the winter.

and can cauterize wounds!

farts and dog doo to you karen

farts to you karen

ohmylord this is exactly what needs to be on my to read list. thanks Karen

hahah you got it!

i thought the "warm in winter" part was why that one guy was ironing on the cow... i figured he gave each animal a garment's worth of electrically heated bliss.