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Janna Zonder's avatar

Ha! Tidy is as tidy does.

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John Hazlett's avatar

Very amusing.

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Jody Lisberger's avatar

This made me chuckle. I think tidy is fine. Very different from neatnik, etc. Just means you like a semblance of order, to me.

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Richard Goodman's avatar

It's really light self-satire. Nothing serious.

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Brian Willson's avatar

“If cleanliness is next to Godliness, what is tidiness next to? Goody-ness???” 😂

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Richard Goodman's avatar

If my tidiness made you laugh, I have succeeded in life.

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Catherine Lane Diehl's avatar

Does this come from time spent in a boarding school? I think it was a definite compliment!

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Richard Goodman's avatar

I've wanted to be un-tidy my whole life!

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Catherine Lane Diehl's avatar

At this stage of the game I say be whatever the blip you want to be!

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Elizabeth Godfrey's avatar

Hilarious! And I'm right there with you, Tidy-man.

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Richard Goodman's avatar

I yearn to be Un-tidy man.

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Elizabeth Godfrey's avatar

Give it up---it's in the genes.

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Blythe Walker's avatar

I was always impressed with how tidy your apartment was when I stayed there back in the day. And - remember - the Doorman…”loved me!”

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Richard Goodman's avatar

They loved how tidy you were.

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Marilyn Moss Rockefeller's avatar

I love this. I’m definitely not tidy. Though I do get fed up at some point and like a mad woman, attack the disorder. My kitchen I like organized. But filing has never been a high point. Just recently, I made the comment to Jim, I must get into my office and organize files and throw away stuff. What if I die tonight? My poor daughter will have to face this mess.

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Richard Goodman's avatar

No one will remember you for being orderly.

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Nancy Harmon Jenkins's avatar

So funny! I'm the exact opposite: Messy!

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Richard Goodman's avatar

I long to be messy.

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