Monday, September 26, 2005

When life imitates art, or art imitates life…

Last night I watched "King of the Hill." In last night's episode, Peggy Hill was writing a column of "tips" for the local Arlen newspaper. Her tips were things to do around the house like, how to get oil out of the driveway, how to get lipstick out of clothes, etc. The kicker was, Peggy did not actually know these tips from trial and error, her neighbor Kahn's mother actually gave her the ideas. When Kahn's mother stopped giving the tips, Peggy made one up. She told Hank of her column. He flipped out and she did, too, after he told her what she'd concocted was actually noxious fumes that could make a sh**load of Arlen people sick. That combo? Bleach and ammonia.

This morning, I am watching the news. They spoke of a hotel near LAX that was evacuated due to a toxic-smelling odor in the air….yes, kids, that's right. One of the cleaning people did the death mix of bleach and ammonia.

Did someone from the hotel staff get encouraged from last night's "KOH" episode?? Conspiracy…

Speaking of household tips, can I share the fact that Oxy-products are the BEST?? Not only can you throw the powder in your wash for extra-clean clothes, but if you mix the powder with water in a spray bottle, it gets stains out of carpeting.

Sigh.

It's Monday. I am just trying to make conversation.

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