red hat?

[Hal]

On 4/16/2012 2:37 PM, jdow wrote:
> On 2012/04/16 07:28, fred smith wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:04:45AM +0100, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
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>>> On 04/13/2012 06:40 PM, jdow wrote:
>>>> It might help if you washed them once and awhile.
>>>>
>>>> {O.O}   (You should know by not I lurk here and NO good
>>>> straight-line is safe.)
>>>
>>> Washing tends to make them fall apart faster, not slower (intense
>>> mechanical agitation and all that ;).
>>
>> I would think dry-cleaning would be the proper way to do it, no?
>
> I don't think I've ever tried to get a tee-shirt dry cleaned. It MIGHT
> work. Dry clean is a third best to actually washing the clothing in a
> suitable detergent. (Best is a phosphate bearing detergent if you can
> find one with phosphates in it and really want clean. Ditto for dish
> washing, too. That's once a year whether they need it or not, right?
> <Sigh - hoists a glass saluting the good old days!>)
>
> Now, how can we tie this back to Linux? Anybody made a Fedora controlled
> washing machine? Why not?
>
Before the advent of soap/detergent what was used as a cleaning 
component? How did a Roman keep their toga fresh and clean? :-)

--Hal.