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OldBaldy1701E

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19. That is interesting.

Reply to underpants (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 05:46 PM

Nov 25

Where I am from, we call the area where the TV, as well as other things that the dwellers usually use every day as the 'living room', and the front room where the 'good' furniture and pictures are as the 'parlor'.

As kids, we were not allowed to play in the parlor because it had to be ready for guests. Now, we seldom had guests, but it was the norm around my house anyway. We did put the tree in that room (mainly because it was in the front and we had to show our 'Christmas spirit'), but other than Christmas and maybe Thanksgiving, we seldom used it.

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What is one thing that you could live without? My dining room. Only use twice a year-Christmas and Thanksgiving. Wasted [View all] debm55 Nov 25 OP

Trump ZDU Nov 25 #1

HAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Thank you ZDU debm55 Nov 25 #2

My first thought as well! biophile Nov 25 #6

HAHAHHAHA. Thank you biophile. Happy Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 25 #17

Back at you, deb55 biophile Nov 26 #20

you are welcome, biophile. debm55 Nov 26 #24

Have no intention of having parties again so I turned my dining room into a TV/conversation/reading room. This room in2herbs Nov 25 #3

Very good idea. Thank you very much, in2herbs and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 25 #4

My oven, I've gotten so I don't cook anything unless I can do it in the microwave or the toaster Walleye Nov 25 #5

That is a very great idea. Thank you Walleye. Have a wonderful thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 25 #7

Thank you I will be visiting my brother. My sister-in-law cooks a full turkey dinner. Walleye Nov 25 #8

guest rooms plus mike_c Nov 25 #9

Thank you very much, mike_c. My Dining is stacked with all kinds of stuff. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 25 #10

I'm a boomer who grew up in a large family - I'm oldest of 9 kids FakeNoose Nov 25 #11

Thank you very much for sharing with us, FakeNoose. I do believe it is generational, also. Same with special ocassion debm55 Nov 25 #12

Living rooms are useless. I used to think the front coat closets were too underpants Nov 25 #13

Thank you very much, underpants. I have an 8 room house and most of the rooms are not used. In fact, Dolly , my dog has debm55 Nov 25 #14

That is interesting. OldBaldy1701E Nov 25 #19

We had a coat closet in the house I grew up in. Nittersing Nov 26 #33

I turned mine into the exercise room ms liberty Nov 25 #15

Thank you very much for that idea. ms liberty. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 25 #16

You too, deb! ms liberty Nov 25 #18

My Dear husband's "Shop" in our separate garage. chouchou Nov 26 #21

Thank you very much, chouchou. Yes, I have seen them debm55 Nov 26 #22

Always a pleasure! Have a great day and tomorrow chouchou Nov 26 #23

a couple thousand things in my house. Really need decluttering yellowdogintexas Nov 26 #25

I will join your job of declutters, yellowdogintexas , Oh , I always say that. debm55 Nov 26 #27

My goodness I have a lot of old crap. Dropped off tons of my husband's old clothes Ziggysmom Nov 26 #26

Thank you very much, Ziggysmom. Get this, my husband still has his polyester suit from the disco days and will not throw debm55 Nov 26 #28

I have many useless things! Diamond_Dog Nov 26 #29

Property tax bills, people who make turns without signaling, people who don't return LoisB Nov 26 #30

Thank you LoisB, debm55 Nov 26 #31

Sorry, you said ONE thing. LoisB Nov 26 #32