Housework Quotes

Each suburban housewife spends her time presiding over a power plant sufficient to have staffed one palace of a Roman emperor with a hundred slaves.

Life is like an oven. It burns my buns.

Elbow -grease is the best polish.

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.

All night and all day, from corner to center, Forever at war and forever alert, No rest for an hour lest the enemy enter – I spend my whole life in a struggle with dirt.

Each suburban housewife spends her time presiding over a power plant sufficient to have staffed the palace of a Roman emperor with a hundred slaves.

I can’t figure her out. She’s got a house to clean, meals to cook, you two kids to look after, dishes to wash, laundry, floors to scrub and she’s bored! What more does she want? (Chester)

They shared the chores of living as some couples do – she did most of the work and he appreciated it.

The man who never in his life – Has washed the dishes with his wife – Or polished up the silver plate – He still is largely celibate.

Take out the papers and the trash Or you don’t get no spendin’ cash If you don’t scrub that kitchen floor You ain’t gonna rock and roll no more Yakety yak (don’t talk back) Just finish cleanin’ up your room And sweep the dust out with that broom Get all that garbage out of sight […]