Yes, nearly
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Maria Cartwright, fourteen hours in, and nearly ready.
At 6.08 pm on Saturday 14th January 1988, Mrs Maria Cartwright (GB) went upstairs to get ready to go out for a meal with her husband Nigel at their home in Pitlochry, Perthshire. She finally pronounced herself ready and came downstairs at 8.34 pm the following Thursday, 5 days, 2 hrs 26 mins later. During her marathon preparations, Mrs Cartwright had tried on and rejected 14,783 different combinations of clothing, jewellery, make-up and shoes. Her husband spent the entire time standing at the bottom of the stairs in his suit, jingling his car keys. He later estimated he had shouted up to ask if she was ready at least 750 times, to which he had received the response "Yes, nearly" on every occasion.
Posted By: pants on October 28th 2009 at 14:48:19
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