red hat?

Hal hal at faams.net
Tue Apr 17 07:36:41 UTC 2012


On 4/17/2012 2:21 AM, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 04/16/2012 04:20 PM, Hal wrote:
>> 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? :-)
>
> Too many movies. my friend. I doubt they were nice and clean. But, 
> water and sand will do a lot. :) Ric
>
Roger had the answer. The Romans used stale human URINE(Uric Acid) to 
was their togas and other things. No movies my friend.

--Hal.





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