[Ads-l] Saying: Labor-saving devices don't save labor

ADSGarson O'Toole 00001aa1be50b751-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Tue Jul 22 18:47:20 UTC 2025


Thanks for pointing to an apropos entertaining song, Peter.
Garson

On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM mr_peter_morris at outlook.com
<mr_peter_morris at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> We have every sort of gadget now for every sort of chore,
> But it's much more work and worry than it ever was before.
> ....
> Please don't save us labour any more.
>
> Flanders and Swann.
> Too many   cookers
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ko4biCUc4M&list=RD9Ko4biCUc4M&start_radio=1

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