quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

i am not a lazy fucker

we have a fitted sheet and a duvet comforter cover but we also use a regular bedsheet because we are not savages

hi TOMBOT btw

Yes but getting the comforter back into the duvet cover is a pain the ass beyond that of hospital corners!!!

Yes TOMBOT it is lovely to see you!

hospital corner TOMBOT military ruler duvet fitted sheet

is suzy recommending eschewing the flat sheet altogether :O

Britishes dispense with the flat sheet when the comforter cover is also made of cotton sheet. Flat sheet comes into play if comforter cover is made of different material than cotton sheet or there is some other blanket between you and the comforter cover.

disgusting, but not surprising

tombot did u get married?? congrats

britishes dispense w/rinsing their dishes ive heard

We have to make the bed, or the cats will shed all over the sheets. In fact, we have to make sure there is no bit of sheet showing or the cats will lay on that little bit of sheet and shed all over it.

the point of the flat sheet isn't that it's made out of cotton, it's that it can be washed more regularly than pain-in-the-ass duvees!

also key for regulating bed temperature

well, the duvet cover /= the duvet. it can be washed

when cats shed on sheets it just makes the sheets more soft and cozy!

still you must have a flat sheet imo

xpost

why has no one addressed my problem with getting king size comforter back into stupid duvet cover after washing???

Just thinking about sleeping in the resulting nest of cat hair makes my throat itch.

Putting the duvet back in the cover, two person method

Lay the duvet cover on the bed, with the opening towards you.
One person grabs the corner of the comforter. The other person grabs the other corner.
When one person says GO, both people use their hands to guide the corner of the comforter into the corresponding corner of the duvet cover. This is more fun if you race.
Once the corners of the comforter are snuggly encornered in the corners of the comforter, grab the cover and pull it down over the rest of the comforter.
Nestle the bottom corners of the comforter into the bottom corners of the cover.
Pick up the comforter and the cover from the bottom and give it a few good snaps to make everything settle in properly.
Button or tie or zip or whatever to complete.

Once the corners of the comforter are snuggly encornered in the corners of the COVER

sorry

why has no one addressed my problem with getting king size comforter back into stupid duvet cover after washing???

― quincie, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 11:57 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

1 ok grab the corners of the duvet cover that are farthest away from the opening where u put the comforter in

2 scrunch up the duvet cover like an accordion while holding onto the corners so that the corner end up v close to the opening which receives the comforter

3 grab a corner of the comforter and guide it into one of those two duvet cover corners

4 repeat w/the other repective corner

5 grab both the duvet cover corners so that youre squeezing the comforter corners inside in place

6 stuff the rest of the comforter inside the duvet while holding tight those corners

7 unfurl the the duvet like you would a flat sheet

8 reach inside and make the corners closest to the duvet opening match up

9 done!

1 person accordion technique^

You left out the step of stopping in the middle to stare at the whole thing for a few seconds & sigh in frustration.

see I have tried a version of that, but the edge between the two corners you stuff into the accordion never seem to get aligned appropriately :(

also folding fitted sheets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5k9nWcuFc

hmm i dunno works for me? xp

why not turn the duvet cover inside-out, align out-turned cover corners to duvet corners, and have a second person pull the cover down, turning it right-side-out in the process?

nb. i do not have a duvet, have never done this.

bonus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5AWQ5aBjgE

We have to make the bed, or the cats will shed all over the sheets. In fact, we have to make sure there is no bit of sheet showing or the cats will lay on that little bit of sheet and shed all over it.

― she is writing about love (Jenny), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 16:54 (23 minutes ago)

yeah this

i love folding fitted sheets tbh

i didn't know people in america had duvets

but maybe i have seen one before and didn't realize it was a duvet

see I have tried a version of that, but the edge between the two corners you stuff into the accordion never seem to get aligned appropriately :(

― quincie, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 12:17 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

7 unfurl the the duvet like you would a flat sheet

i think maybe trying doing this step vigorously - really snap it - so that the comforter unbunches thoroughly

See I can't really snap this big heavy king-sized monstrosity--I would need to be taller and like cutty-powered

"one of the biggest challenges you'll face in life is how to fold a fitted sheet"

if only, lady!

God, I hate hospital corners. First thing I do when I sleep in a hotel bed is untuck those fuckers so my feet can get some goddamn space.

Wow – I've rarely heard you curse!

mookieproof to thread--that man has some very strong opinions on feet-tucked-in vs. feet-flapping-free

oh yeah if i hospital cornered my own bed i would be unable to sleep because i have to like, tuck all the blankets under my feet otherwise i'd be too cold

"one of the biggest challenges you'll face in life is how to fold a fitted sheet"

if only, lady!

― quincie, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 12:28 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ha i previewed a few diff vids and thats what really sold me on that one - finally someone acknowledges the gravity of this problem

feet-tucked-in vs. feet-flapping-free

this could be the subject of my marriage-testing memoir

I would like to know how tim harford makes better marriages.

i can't sleep under a flat sheet, tucked or not. makes me go crazy.

who takes longer than 20 seconds to get a duvet into its cover?

turn cover inside out. hands inside, grab far corners, pick up duvet corners through cover, throw without letting go. done.

i didn't know people in america had duvets

- Do you know what a duvet is?
- A comforter.
- It's a blanket.
Just a blanket. Why do guys
like you and I know what a duvet is?
Is this essential to our survival
in the hunter-gatherer sense?
No.
What are we, then?

Inside-out duvet cover application is the key!! That's how I do.

Also prefer good duvet covers with little ties in the corners, keeps the thingy inside from shifting around.

if the cover and the duvet are not the same size (i.e. they are both from ikea or neither of them are), then shifting it not a problem ime.

getting back to Elizabeth Weil and her marriage reconstruction tale (I read as much as I could take), has she perpetrated any comparable doozies before this?

OMG ive been doing japanese tshirt origami magic for the past 5 minutes!!!! <3<3<3

my poo is green