Those damn confusing Middle French words will screw you up every single time.
Duvet – (origin Middle French) noun
1. a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
Bidet- (origin Middle French) noun
1. a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
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In getting ready to go on a trip, my wife dictated a list of items we needed to do/get. One of them was to clean the comforter. So in my list I wrote, “Clean Duvet”. She hadn’t ever used the term duvet and thought I had thrown a joke in the list and when I questioned her, she said pretty much what the cartoon implies.
Ever been confused by similar sounding words/phrases? Be out of touch for the next couple weeks (or minimal) so talk amongst yourselves.