When having the annual well, what would you like for Xmas? /I dunno conversation with my dad, it occured to me that I could ask for a roomba. Except I won't. It wouldn't be any more efficient than my usual almost weekly vacuuming, I don't mind vacuuming, it might scar Devi for life, MK might kill it by sitting on it, costs three times what I paid for the current vacuum....but someday, I will know how what my cats would do around one.
I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex.
Xander ,'First Date'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Nov 17, 2006 10:17:44 am PST #954 of 10007
Theodosia - Nov 17, 2006 10:21:36 am PST #955 of 10007
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
If we ever get a Roomba, I'm totally naming it Flexo now.
Na-ah! Flexo is a Scooba name.
§ ita § - Nov 17, 2006 10:23:20 am PST #956 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Allyson, congrats! The last big crush things just means you need a new crush. Match.com or whatever--you can get a new one. Hey, have you tried JDate?
Pix - Nov 17, 2006 10:25:24 am PST #957 of 10007
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Kristin, do Roombas do a good job with deepcleaning carpet, or are they only good for in-between-serious-vacumning?
They're much better on tile/wood or very low carpet. I wouldn't recommend them for regular carpet.
Kathy A - Nov 17, 2006 10:28:01 am PST #958 of 10007
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
::crosses Roomba off of Christmas list::
Thanks for the advice! I've got a perfectly good vacumn cleaner, it's just that I hate having to use it all the time.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 17, 2006 10:28:59 am PST #959 of 10007
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
If I ever get a Roomba, it will have to be named "1812".
bon bon - Nov 17, 2006 10:36:17 am PST #960 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Consumer Reports is also down on the Roomba, FWIW. I think their advice went something like: "Buy...if you like robots."
Pix - Nov 17, 2006 10:39:22 am PST #961 of 10007
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I love Bender--he does a great job on the wood and tile floors.
Atropa - Nov 17, 2006 10:39:38 am PST #962 of 10007
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I think their advice went something like: "Buy...if you like robots."
But who doesn't?!
Pete and I are thinking of telling my parents that all we want for Christmas is a Roomba. Clean floors AND hours of entertainment watching the cats react to it!
Allyson - Nov 17, 2006 10:40:22 am PST #963 of 10007
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Hey, have you tried JDate?
I don't know if I'm Jew enough for JDate. I don't observe the Sabbath, and bacon is fantastic.
But i make a mean matzo ball soup and remember the Sabbath prayer pretty much.
I'm such a crappy Jew.