Ironing Board Cover
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When I was a kid, my mum was a sewing machinist, making commercial ironing board covers.
For quality control, in pencil, she had to write her name inside the cover. "ISSY"
We were on holiday in Cornwall and in the launderette I commented how the ironing covers looked like
the ones my mum made, and sure enough, the one she was using, had "ISSY" written on the inside.
Date submitted:Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:45:21 +0000Coincidence ID:6738
