How often do you...

[RWebb]

How often do you change your bed sheets?

also, are you British?

[Hugh R]

Once a week. Technically, the hired help changes them.

All grandparents are from Scotland, so not "British".

[scottbombedout]

Once a week.

Parents, Grandparents all from Scotland as I am, but I'm still British.
No hired help. Well technically the wife could be described as hired help.

So come on Randy, what is the punchline?

[Hugh R]

Sorry Scott, my bad. I meant to say not English.

[scottbombedout]

Only messing with you Hugh Most people from Scotland think they are Scottish well before they are British. I like to think I am first and foremost British

Where were your Grandparents from?

Ah I see where this is leading....... Brits only change their sheets once every three weeks (but a sixth leave it more than month) | Mail Online

[Hugh R]

All grandparents were from the Inverness area. Last name is Rose, I have a dress and hunting tartan and I visited the castle/house which then was a B and B. Castle Kilravock. Here is the link. Kilravock Castle : A Unique B&B Experience

My family name, [dare I post it here] is Rose. The name of the 1st son of the 1st son in the family for 500 years, was traditionally Hugh Rose, my side of the family didn't follow that tradition, but whatever. As I understand it, my Great Grandfather was 3rd or fourth down the line of succession, so he got nothing, and moved to the Colonies. I remember eating dinner in the Great Hall and looking at a bunch of oil paintings going back 500 years of dead Hugh Rose's. Weird. So as i understand it, I'm 4 or 5 times removed from being a Count or Viscount or something. Whatever, it gets me nothing.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by scottbombedout

So come on Randy, what is the punchline?

Let it run for awhile...

Yes, someone should clue Hugh in on the filthy pigs who lied, cheated & invaded in 1174

[Hugh R]

I don't know if we were in that invasion or not, we were to the West by quite a bit. However, I do know we participated in three of the crusades. We have three camel saddles on our crest that tell me so.

If your heritage is French-Canadian to NOLA, then you have your own history...

[scottbombedout]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

All grandparents were from the Inverness area. Last name is Rose, I have a dress and hunting tartan and I visited the castle/house which then was a B and B. Castle Kilravock. Here is the link. Kilravock Castle : A Unique B&B Experience

My family name, [dare I post it here] is Rose. The name of the 1st son of the 1st son in the family for 500 years, was traditionally Hugh Rose, my side of the family didn't follow that tradition, but whatever. As I understand it, my Great Grandfather was 3rd or fourth down the line of succession, so he got nothing, and moved to the Colonies. I remember eating dinner in the Great Hall and looking at a bunch of oil paintings going back 500 years of dead Hugh Rose's. Weird. So as i understand it, I'm 4 or 5 times removed from being a Count or Viscount or something. Whatever, it gets me nothing.

Fascinating. Very, very similar to our family.

We are part of the Clan Fraser which is also of French origin. Traditionally there was always very strong ties with France. I think it was mainly to do with the fact we were both perpetually at war with 'the auld enemy'
Our last name is Symon. Our eldest son is called Fraser in honour of being part of the Clan. The Clan Chief was very often called Simon Fraser.
The Frasers are from Inverness which is only a few miles from Kilravock.
Your side was mostly on the side of the English and my side was on the side of the good
Anyway we got massacared by you at one stage. But I'll forgive you

Could be worse, you could be from the Macdonalds

[Hugh R]

Years ago, I was at Los Angeles International Airport and I was speaking with a fellow traveler, I asked if he was British, and he said,"no, I'm Irish". I apologized and he said "At least you didn't call me English".

This goes back what, 800 years? Always amazed me when you look at establishments in the USA that are 100-200 years old. I've been in Pubs in the UK that were a whole lot older than that.

[epbrown]

Can't imagine what being British has to do with anything - is there the equivalent of the Irish Potato Famine there, but with linens?

I was brought up to change them weekly, though I'll also change them before going out on a date, just in case; something with a pattern and crazy-high threadcount, rather than my every day plain ones.

[Hugh R]

When I was younger I found out quickly that nice soft sheets add to the odds of her coming back.

[scottbombedout]

Originally Posted by epbrown

though I'll also change them before going out on a date, just in case; .

I like your thinking

[mreid]

I never change them, but the wife does weekly.

Robertson clan and tartan here.

[GH85Carrera]

Once a week here.

Way more German heritage than anything else but you have to go back 5 generations to get the German immigrants. After 6 or so is some British. After 10 generations I have some British royal blood. I am 1,000,000,000th in line for the crown.

For the last 4 generations it is almost all American born.

[Paul K]

Every week, and yes, I am British! (Born in the small town of Sandy in Bedfordshire)

[Zeke]

I can go a bit longer in the winter because we keep the house pretty cool. So if the weekend blows by and they don't get changed for a day or 2 longer, no big deal.

AFA the poll, my entry is that I change them when they are on sale.


OK, so what IS the punch line?

[epbrown]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

When I was younger I found out quickly that nice soft sheets add to the odds of her coming back.

I think most guys work that out quickly. One of my neighbors, a 20-something named Andy, was infamous on our floor for the hilarious 2 a.m. screaming match that resulted when he brought a drunken young lady home who was grossed out by his bed-sheets she fled into the night. Her reaction was so extreme we've often wondered just how bad they were.

[Crowbob]

Sheets?

[genrex]

"We were just wondering, how often do you manage it?"

Fawlty Towers rocks!

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