Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for September 25, 2019

Someone lost a bet and had to do the laundry….

Don’t give in, or you’ll still be folding tonight.

Elusive indeed. Most of humanity was been waiting for that spell.

That one needed to be ironed out!

I must be in the minority. I’ve known how to fold a fitted sheet for decades.

Next he will need to master the art of getting the fitted sheet onto the mattress in one go. Sometimes the corners will just not cooperate.

Please, teach this mortal how to do it.

But Wiz, I was just starting to put it on the bed!

That would be a handy spell in the Harry Potter world.

No matter how it’s done, it will have to do…as long as they fit in the space in the linen closet.

Lacking a wand, I learned to do that long ago. Hint-observe how the factory did it when you unwrap a new one.

Find the corners, tuck a hand into each corner,…

FINALLY. . .Practical magic!

You mean – a wadded up ball isn’t acceptable anymore?

LOL

you’re supposed to fold sheets?

It does not take magic-just a bit of dexterity and patience.

Who folds a fitted sheet? Wash it and put it back on the bed. Job done.

YES, YES, a triumph of life!!!

It’s really easy to fold! Don’t need magic.

When fitted sheets first debuted, I remember reading the instructions about folding on the back of the package. (Does anyone remember Canon Linens?). I was in grade school at the time. I remembered the instructions and never had a problem when it was my turn to fold. This is going back maybe 50 years ago. The technique never changed. Tuck the four edges inside one another, form into a rectangle, then fold the rectangle. Works every time.

First, fold the sheet in half. Then tuck the “pockets” into one another on each corner. Then bring the bottom half up to meet the top half. Then tuck those pockets back in again. Then fold from right to left, then bottom to top. Now wad it into a ball and shove it in the closet.

WHATAWIZ!!

I see he pronounced it the same way I do.

I need that spell, Wiz!!!

Next assignment: figure out how to avoid a ball of damp clothes caught in the fitted corner as you remove the otherwise dry fitted sheet from the dryer.

I need the spell and wand as I have never gotten one to look like that.

His ULTIMATE spell!!!

Love this one.