Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the read more

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day

I will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.

I will clean house when Sears comes out with a riding vacuum cleaner.

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

Have you ever taken anything out of the clothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing?

Have you ever taken anything out of the clothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing?

The worst thing about work in the house or home is that whatever you do it is destroyed, laid waste read more

The worst thing about work in the house or home is that whatever you do it is destroyed, laid waste or eaten within twenty-four hours.

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor.

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor.

I'm eighteen years behind in my ironing. There's no use doing it now, it doesn't fit anybody I know.

I'm eighteen years behind in my ironing. There's no use doing it now, it doesn't fit anybody I know.

The important thing about women today is, as they get older, they still keep house. It's one reason why they read more

The important thing about women today is, as they get older, they still keep house. It's one reason why they don't die, but men die when they retire. Women just polish the teacups.

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance