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From: charliem@athena.UUCP (Charlie Mills)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Diaper service vs disposals. Which is better?
Message-ID: <804@athena.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 15:44:05 EST
Article-I.D.: athena.804
Posted: Wed Jan 29 15:44:05 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 1-Feb-86 04:47:44 EST
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Reply-To: charliem@athena.UUCP (Charlie Mills)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
Lines: 17
Summary: 

>>We found that diaper pins do not stay very sharp though, and sticking
>>dull ones through many layers is not easy: use a whetstone to hone
>>up the point and you save buying new ones all the time.
>
>One trick that tailors etc have always used to keep pins sharp is to store
>them  sticking into a bar of soap - apparently it keeps them from getting dull
>as fast. Anybody know why this works?

Diaper pins do not need sharpening, they need lubricating.  Soap
lubricates.  Rub the pin once quickly and lightly across your hair to
lubricate the pin before sticking it through the cloth.  Yes, I wash my
hair regularly, and no, I don't have particularly greasy hair.  This
really works.  If you are male you'll really impress the veteran moms
with this one.

	-- Charlie Mills
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