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graywarrior

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36. You were lucky. I had to live in a septic tank with no paper bag.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #29)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 07:16 PM

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SO! The Romneys ate off of an ironing board. [View all] kpete Aug 2012 OP

If they had a door propped up on sawhorses XemaSab Aug 2012 #1

That would be gauche. n/t Gormy Cuss Aug 2012 #20

'Cause they always were kinda Cha Aug 2012 #58

Those poor people should just sell some of their stocks... rfranklin Aug 2012 #2

Was that the maid's day off? Fresh_Start Aug 2012 #3

My hunch is ... earthside Aug 2012 #4

I hope they washed it after they had sex on it before using it as a table Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #5

NOw I have to wash out my mental eyes with acid. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #8

No washing necessary Kookaburra Aug 2012 #27

Oh sure, they had an ironing board... bluedigger Aug 2012 #6

You have a lap!? OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #21

It's a rental. bluedigger Aug 2012 #22

Did they do it on a $10,000 bet? n/t davepdx Aug 2012 #7

Ann Romney needs to appeal to handmade34 Aug 2012 #9

"Above all. it's fear." aquart Aug 2012 #33

did mitt also walk nine miles to school each day? in all weather? and carried ann? spanone Aug 2012 #10

Uphill. Both ways. Mariana Aug 2012 #17

It might have been uphill both ways. Mitt probably had 2 houses growing up. JBoy Aug 2012 #24

Fighting off the wolves every step of the way... Buns_of_Fire Aug 2012 #59

They weren't so poor that either of them felt the need to get a job. Marrah_G Aug 2012 #11

BINGO. Care Acutely Aug 2012 #50

It's especially egregious because they knew it was a temporary situation and Cleita Aug 2012 #12

What the hell is wrong with these two? ProSense Aug 2012 #16

The scary part is will they treestar Aug 2012 #32

Yep, and Ann's family was also obscenely wealthy. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #55

Not a mention about the thousands of families of deployed soldiers and the pain, fear and even sad sally Aug 2012 #13

Someone on the radio just said the following about that statement: cbayer Aug 2012 #14

BYU XemaSab Aug 2012 #19

You do when appearances come before all else, which is the LDS way. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #56

When something goes wrong with your car there is a big difference in knowing you have either the Raine Aug 2012 #15

We lived like royalty when I was a kid. We never had to eat off of an ironing board. slackmaster Aug 2012 #18

Our first place SoCalDem Aug 2012 #31

We got a card table for a wedding gift Maeve Aug 2012 #42

Sounds like the thermostat on your oven was broken. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2012 #44

We just rarely used it.. It would have cost more to fix than what we paid for the stove SoCalDem Aug 2012 #47

They should have tried dumpster diving Nikia Aug 2012 #23

I wonder if they got Food stamps? Or any Federal Assistance. NashvilleLefty Aug 2012 #25

Yeah, no way. tanyev Aug 2012 #37

Wouldn't shock me if they got handouts from the church XemaSab Aug 2012 #52

Did they use the iron that goes with the ironing board to make grilled cheese Raine Aug 2012 #26

this could be Ann's theme song... they ought to play it on the campaign trail... Matariki Aug 2012 #28

The Romneys have made me roll my eyes so far in the back of my head I can see my brain. Initech Aug 2012 #30

They were lucky. I had to live in a paper bag in a septic tank (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #29

Did your dad thrash you to sleep with a belt every night? slackmaster Aug 2012 #34

You were lucky. I had to live in a septic tank with no paper bag. graywarrior Aug 2012 #36

and people will really fall for this crap? WI_DEM Aug 2012 #35

Call me cynical, but GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #38

Oh, and we did not go out and get a dog to add to our expenses GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #39

I think Earthside called it right Matariki Aug 2012 #40

It may have never occurred them to buy a garage sale table Nikia Aug 2012 #43

They were so poor Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2012 #41

I'm surprised that she knows what an ironing board looks like. n/t gkhouston Aug 2012 #45

Eating off an ironing board isn't so bad. Put a board and tablecloth on it and enjoy. Auntie Bush Aug 2012 #46

And yet she is still a horrible person... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #48

That shows Rmoney did not have the skills to build a make shift table. LiberalFighter Aug 2012 #49

BINGO. When I grew up my dad would occasionally build or repair a piece of furniture, kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #57

Oh, yeah, sure..... ann--- Aug 2012 #51

And then they put it back in the maid's quarters (n/t) Nevernose Aug 2012 #53

And were even forced to shop at Costco! ballabosh Aug 2012 #54