Re: A quick poll (was TR250 lenses)

["Lonn and Rhonda" <hoops@owt.com>]

Except that it should be "wringer"...
Lonn


>
> I beleive the Americanized version of this is 'getting one's t*t in a
> ringer'.  Harkens back to the days of Washing machines with the rollers
> above the wash basin, designed to sqeeze the water out of the clothes, as
> they were lacking a 'spin cycle'
> Do not try this at home....
>
> John Macartney wrote :
> <snip>
> > sometimes one gets one's
> > t*ts in the mangle
>
> Okay, a quick poll.  How many listers have any idea what that phrase
means,
> or even what a mangle is ?
>
> <g>
> Randall
>