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Monday, March 10, 2008 12:00 AM

The sexual politics of household chores

One writer reenacts a day in the life of a 1950s housewife. Meanwhile, will doing the dishes get men laid?
Sarah Hepola

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  • Monday, March 10, 2008 09:16 PM

    @dick

    In the time it's taken you to argue with Lecastor and others, you could have done the following:

    1. stain-treated, washed, dried, folded and put away 3 loads of laundry

    2. washed, dried and put a way one diswasher-load of dishes

    3. swept and/or vacuumed your floor

    4. scrubbed pee stains from the floor around the toilet

    5. gotten lucky with your significent other

    I'm back to bed now ...

    —Juliebird Read Juliebird's other letters

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