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Thav

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60. I'm sure Obamacare brought this change around

Wed Jan 1, 2014, 01:02 PM

Jan 2014

It's all about freedom of choice. We need to free market the choice. If we don't, it'll be the NSA reading your emails. Then we'll have Benghazi. Think of the children.

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Nice, thick new towels--but they don't dry you off. [View all] raccoon Jan 2014 OP

This is a GD topic? Towels? n-t Logical Jan 2014 #1

Well... It could be an NSA conspiracy Glassunion Jan 2014 #2

There are chips in those towels treestar Jan 2014 #54

Those towels are manufactured by a holding company that controls a dozen shell corporations Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #74

Well, if I put it in the Lounge, I don't have as much chance of getting a serious answer. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #4

ur serious?............ Adam051188 Jan 2014 #12

There's a forum called Household Hints & Help A Little Weird Jan 2014 #45

Didn't know about that group. Just subscribed to it. Kaleva Jan 2014 #49

I never use fabric softener for towels. enlightenment Jan 2014 #56

I don't either A Little Weird Jan 2014 #59

Vinegar works just as well. enlightenment Jan 2014 #84

We are too busy dealing with the latest military incursions to deal with your towel problems. rug Jan 2014 #50

SOP for GD includes "issues" dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #16

They were made in....BENGHAZI!!!!!! Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #52

OK, makes sense now! (good one!) nt Logical Jan 2014 #55

:) Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #57

So few seem to be getting the point! treestar Jan 2014 #61

Are you talking about Benghazi�s on third? busterbrown Jan 2014 #67

:) Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #81

Sounds pretty general to me lame54 Jan 2014 #69

the next occupy movement is born..... Adam051188 Jan 2014 #3

All new towels need to be thoroughly MineralMan Jan 2014 #5

But no fabric softener. MH1 Jan 2014 #21

That's true. I don't use that stuff for anything. MineralMan Jan 2014 #22

Yep.. no1uno Jan 2014 #31

You can fix that washboard effect by tossing them in the dryer for five minutes. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #35

Yes, that's correct. MH1 Jan 2014 #38

NNOOOO!!!! Kali Jan 2014 #62

new towels need to be runthrough the wash and dryer elehhhhna Jan 2014 #6

yep, here; elehhhhna Jan 2014 #8

Baking soda will also remove stiffness from new jeans. pintobean Jan 2014 #65

When I can get by with it I leave the dryer sheets out too madokie Jan 2014 #11

If you don't use a detergent with phosphates BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #15

Thank you for the tip madokie Jan 2014 #20

I use Mrs. Meyers concentrate BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #28

Thank you, I'll be looking for that for sure. madokie Jan 2014 #37

I so agree! BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #44

Happy New Year to you madokie Jan 2014 #48

This is true Tree-Hugger Jan 2014 #27

Just like the soft toilet paper my daughter buys...seems to coat you with lotion DebJ Jan 2014 #33

Yes! Tree-Hugger Jan 2014 #34

Thanks, I'll look for some madokie Jan 2014 #36

I've encountered those in hotels. They look luxurious, but don't soak up a drop. onehandle Jan 2014 #7

New towels are like new hankies. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #9

I encountered some towels in the '70s & '80s Cirque du So-What Jan 2014 #10

yes 100% cotton and prewashed lunasun Jan 2014 #58

Make sure they are not polyester NV Whino Jan 2014 #13

sadly part of the problem is that there is more of me to dry dembotoz Jan 2014 #14

I took a towel from a Holiday Inn in 1993 DefenseLawyer Jan 2014 #17

I hate soft, fluffy towels. Towels should be a little rough, for the best drying. TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #18

YES!!! Kali Jan 2014 #63

You are supposed to use the underwear you had on fist snooper2 Jan 2014 #19

^^^^ This works. I can attest. postulater Jan 2014 #46

I think the problem is gollygee Jan 2014 #23

Probably fabric softener intaglio Jan 2014 #24

The cotton is just not the same anymore. xulamaude Jan 2014 #25

I agree this is not a topic for main Discussion Topics, BUT....... northoftheborder Jan 2014 #26

They need to be washed thoroughly before they are used. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #29

KIDS! YOU KIDS! KIDS! alcibiades_mystery Jan 2014 #30

That's why lillypaddle Jan 2014 #32

never use terrycloth on your hair Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2014 #66

Thannks for the hint lillypaddle Jan 2014 #70

Are they called microplush? I bought roody Jan 2014 #39

Perhaps that is the intent. Motown_Johnny Jan 2014 #40

Wash and dry the towels at least twice before first use. RC Jan 2014 #41

THANKS OBAMA! Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #76

Wash in hot hot water with a vinegar rinse. MADem Jan 2014 #42

you must be a cool and froody dude... you know where your towel is! - n/t lapfog_1 Jan 2014 #43

Everything everyone has already said laundry_queen Jan 2014 #47

same with bedsheets shanti Jan 2014 #73

You know, it's probably very pricey laundry_queen Jan 2014 #82

Microfiber, not cotton marybourg Jan 2014 #51

Benghaziiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! treestar Jan 2014 #53

I'm sure Obamacare brought this change around Thav Jan 2014 #60

This story just doesn't hold water!!!!!!! Historic NY Jan 2014 #64

It is dripping with inaccuracy!! treestar Jan 2014 #79

Genetically engineered cotton.... zentrum Jan 2014 #68

Get a tattoo.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #71

As others have said, fabric softener is a no-no on towels The Second Stone Jan 2014 #72

Are the towells made by Haliburton? milestogo Jan 2014 #75

Wash them... Iggo Jan 2014 #77

Towels: the one thing that dries the wetter it gets. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #78

Don't use fabric softener on towels, use vinegar instead. n/t tammywammy Jan 2014 #80

I like thin, light and absorbant towels. Whisp Jan 2014 #83