“Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
“Cleaning the house with children in it is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreo cookies” was posted on Twitter by Ben Simo Detective on January 4, 2009. “‘Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos’ ~http://someecards.com//” was posted on Twitter by Amy Carroll on June 11. 2012. “Cleaning the house while your kids are home is like brushing your teeth while eating an oreo” (shown on an ecard) was posted on Twitter by lojen al-sabhan on March 9, 2013.
“Cleaning house while the kids are still growing is like shoveling snow while it’s still snowing” is a related saying.
Twitter
Ben Simo Detective
@QualityFrog
Cleaning the house with children in it is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreo cookies.
12:50 PM · Jan 4, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
soundhunter
@soundhunter
which one of you wise mama tweeters said this? “cleaning the house with kids around is like brushing your teeth while eating oreos”
8:01 PM · Jun 6, 2010·TweetDeck
Twitter
Amy Carroll
@MsAmyCarroll
“Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos” ~http://someecards.com// Never a truer statement!!
11:25 PM · Jun 11, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Cath’s Facts
@CathFacts
Sister just texted this to me: Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos
(This is shown on an ecard.—ed.)
1:46 PM · Jun 13, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
lojen al-sabhan
@lojenalsabhan
Cleaning the house while your kids are home is like brushing your teeth while eating an oreo
(This is shown on an ecard.—ed.)
12:27 AM · Mar 9, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
ComicJumps
@ComicJumps
Cleaning the house while the kids are home is like brushing your teeth while eating an oreo!
5:27 PM · Sep 15, 2013·Sprout Social
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Baggermaid
@baggermaid
Cleaning with children in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating oreos. #BaggerMaid #cleaning #ReduceReuseRecycle #housecleaning #housework #simplesolutions #trashhumor #cleaninghumor
10:15 AM · Feb 2, 2018·Sprout Social
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Kathleen Vercruyssen
@ClevelaOhNWC
http://someecards.com - Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos…. #mirth #giggle #smirk #jolly
1:54 AM · Nov 27, 2019·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Unapologeticmom
@Dontsassme82
Cleaning the house while everyone is home is like brushing your teeth while eating oreos.
9:44 PM · Apr 15, 2020·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Hoodville
@Hoodville_
Cleaning the house with everyone home is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos
8:31 PM · May 10, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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