"I understand the Everest climb used to be quite a chore."
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mt. everest, everest, mount everest, mountain, mountains, the himalayas, nepal, tibet, china, climb, climbing, mountain climbing, climber, climbers, mountain climber, mountain climbers, chore, escalator, escalators, technology, modern, modern life, sherpa, sherpas, white privilege, picnic, picnics, champagne, lazy, laziness, first world privilege, dark tourism, tourism, tourist, tourists, travelling, traveling, traveller, travellers, traveler, travelers, trip, trips, easy"Actually, he's not so bad, considering that he's recipe-dependent."
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recipe, recipes, chef, chefs, cook, cooks, cooking, skill, skills, skilled, unskilled, compliment, compliments, backhanded compliment, backhanded compliments, restaurant, restaurants, dependent, dependency, creative, creativity, uncreative, line cook, line cooks, sous chef, chore, chores, husband, husbands, wife, wives"Here's a letter from a housewife in the southern tier of the kingdom. She writes: 'Sire, would it or would it not be appropriate to use a sand-finish latex paint on a wall on which there remains some painted-over wallpaper? Respectfully, Mrs. R. Jones.'"
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housewife, housewives, monarch, monarchs, monarchy, monarchies, royal, royals, royalty, king, kings, kingship, chore, chores, d.i.y., do it yourself, diy advice, diy tip, diy tips, home improvement, home improvements, official business, royal business, minister, ministers, royal audience, royal audiences, royal petition, royal petitions, petition, petitions"We've done it! We've done it! We've discovered a detergent that takes the chore out of washing and makes all other detergents seem old-fashioned by comparison!"
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married life, marriage, old married couple, married couple, relationship, relatiohships, snide comment, snide comments, belittle, belittling, unhappy marriage, unhappy relationship, long term relationship, busy, housework, being busy, lazy, laziness, quiet time, downtime, rest, gender stereotype, gendered work, chores, chore, busybody, busybodies, bicker, bickers, bickering, active, active lifestyle, couch potato"Do you think I wanted to get the paper towels with the ugly borders?"
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chore, chores, distraction, distractions, scatterbrained, scatterbrain, forgetful, easily distracted, forgetfulness, absent minded, absent mindedness, absent-minded, absent-mindedness, dog, dogs, driver, drivers, car, cars, canine, canines, chore, chores, to-do list, to do list, to-do lists, to do lists"Now that I've moved my files down here to the basement, we'll be able to spend a lot more time together."
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basement, basements, household, household chore, household chore, chore, chores, husband, husbands, wife, wives, file cabinet, file cabinets, work from home, works from home, working from home, marriage problem, marriage problems, communication, communicate, communicates, communicates, spend time together, spending time together, homemaker, homemakers, inconsiderate, inconsideration, get in the way, getting in the way, take for granted, taking for granted, takes for granted, quality time, taken for granted, laundry, laundry room, take up space, takes up space, taking up space, marriage, marriage problem, marriage problems, smother, smothers, smothering"It's a perfect day to reorganize those closets!"
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insect, insects, bug, bugs, roach, roaches, cockroach, cockroaches, clothes, clothing, chore, chores, cleaning, clean, cleanup, organize, organise, organized, organised, organizing, organising, spring cleaning, reorganise, reorganize, talking animal, talking animals, animal, animals, talking bug, talking bugs, talking insect, talking insects, talking cockroach, talking cockroaches"Harry, I wish you'd stop singing 'The Impossible dream' and help me feed the pussies once in a while."
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cat, cats, feline, felines, pet, pets, pet cat, pet cats, cat owner, cat owners, cat lover, cat lovers, husband, husbands, wife, wives, married life, married couple, married couples, chore, chores, housework, impossible dream, cat lady, cat ladies, impossible dreams"Here's the deal, Kim. I pick up eggs and butter, but no dry cleaning."
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broker, brokers, marriage, married life, husband, husbands, shopping, men, man, negotiate, negotiating, negotiation, negotiation skills, call, calls, wife, wives, groceries, grocery, home, housewife, grocery shopping, metropolitan, metropolitan life, urban life, urban, seedy, sleazy, businessman, businessmen, never off the clock, workaholic, work a holic, work-a-holic, work addiction, exec, execs, deal, deals, art of the deal, wheeler dealer, movie, movies, film, films, chores, chore, relationship, relationship building, relationships"Mow lawn, take out garbage, water plants, weed garden."
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history, historical, artifact, artifacts, ancient, ruin, ruins, carving, carvings, stone, stone carving, stone carvings, writing, language, inscription, inscriptions, investigate, research, researcher, researchers, linguist, linguists, archaeology, archaeologist, archaeologists, archaeological site, archaeological sites, archaeological dig, archaeological digs, to-do-list, to-do-lists, list, lists, chore list, chore lists, checklist, checklists, chore, chores, errand, errands, housework, housekeepingA man moves to shoot the last leaf from a tree in autumn.
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autumn, fall, rake, rakes, raking, leaf, leaves, leaf pile, leaf piles, yardwork, yard work, garden, gardens, gardening, impatient, impatience, frustration, frustrations, annoyance, annoyances, annoying, last leaf, october, november, chore, chores, front yard, front yards, shoot, shoots, gun culture, gun misuse, shotgun, shotguns, hair trigger, hair triggers, temper tantrum, temper tantrums"Laundry or composting?"
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chore, chores, shopping, grocery shopping the grocery shop, dependent, dependence, couple, couples, husband and wife, husbands and wives, marriages, long term relationship, long term relationship, long-term relationships, incompetent, incompetence, weekly shop, gender issues, household chores, cooking,"And I'm sure no one will mind if we fold a few clothes while we talk."
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