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Originally Posted by vtecmom' timestamp='1456243208' post='23888545
Josephine Cochrane, a housekeeper, invented the dishwasher in an attempt to save money for her employer by reducing the number of household employees.
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Originally Posted by PeaceLove&S2K' timestamp='1456249275' post='23888692
[quote name='vtecmom' timestamp='1456243208' post='23888545']
Josephine Cochrane, a housekeeper, invented the dishwasher in an attempt to save money for her employer by reducing the number of household employees.
FACT or CRAP ? :insertdave'sshovenisticpigjokeshere:
Josephine Cochrane, a housekeeper, invented the dishwasher in an attempt to save money for her employer by reducing the number of household employees.
FACT or CRAP ? :insertdave'sshovenisticpigjokeshere:
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And after that, the ironing board.
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Originally Posted by vtecmom' timestamp='1456153147' post='23887416
Viking women were buried with their ironing boards.
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Ironing boards had not yet been invented, but Viking women were buried with smooth round objects made of glass, called " linen smoothers, " which they used to press the wrinkles out of garments.
A woman's work is never done! <
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Originally Posted by zdave87' timestamp='1456256962' post='23888931
[quote name='PeaceLove&S2K' timestamp='1456249275' post='23888692']
[quote name='vtecmom' timestamp='1456243208' post='23888545']
Josephine Cochrane, a housekeeper, invented the dishwasher in an attempt to save money for her employer by reducing the number of household employees.
FACT or CRAP ? :insertdave'sshovenisticpigjokeshere:
[quote name='vtecmom' timestamp='1456243208' post='23888545']
Josephine Cochrane, a housekeeper, invented the dishwasher in an attempt to save money for her employer by reducing the number of household employees.
FACT or CRAP ? :insertdave'sshovenisticpigjokeshere:
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And after that, the ironing board.
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And then she discovered the broom and mop.
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Josephine Cochrane, a wealthy woman, designed the first dishwasher because her kitchen staff broke and chipped her expensive china when they hand-washed them.
Please, give us a break, lady! <
IRONICALLY I don't think your supposed 2 PUT expensive china into a dishwasher I don't own any but had heard that!