Don't throw towels into the laundry soaking fucking wet!!!

[mswas]

Hang them up to dry!

And when I mention it, don't act like I am repeating a message that's been received. Clearly I am repeating a message that has not been fucking received!!!

[Lord Ashtar]

Yeah! And don't put dirty dishes in the dishwasher either!

[MissTake]

How about using a washcloth then just tossing it into the bathtub. Don't bother to hang it up to dry out, I enjoy stepping into the shower onto a pile of cold, wet washcloths.

And at least yours make it into the laundry room. TheKid will wonder why her room smells - then bring a stack of starting to mold towels out to be washed.

[Marlitharn]

And while we're at it, what's up with stepping out of your dirty clothes and leaving them on the floor in front of the laundry hamper?? It's not like the damn hamper even has a lid, pick your fucking clothes up and drop them in!

[Squink]

Don't throw towels into the laundry soaking fucking wet!!!What? Can't ya take a little mildew on your shirts?
What a wuss you are mswas! ;)

Seriously though, this sounds like something kids or stupid people would do. Are you dealing with either here?

[C3]

And while we're at it, what's up with stepping out of your dirty clothes and leaving them on the floor in front of the laundry hamper?? It's not like the damn hamper even has a lid, pick your fucking clothes up and drop them in!
My husband does that. Drives me insane. His argument is that the clothes are actually clean and can be worn again. Then hang the damn things up! We used to have our trashcan sitting right next to the kitchen counter. He'd put his trash on the counter. I ridiculed that habit into extinction, thankfully.

[mswas]

Yeah! And don't put dirty dishes in the dishwasher either!

I meant the laundry pile, not the about to use washing machine, which we don't have.

[Ruken]

Hang them up to dry!

And when I mention it, don't act like I am repeating a message that's been received. Clearly I am repeating a message that has not been fucking received!!!Why is this bad? I usually take a shower right before doing laundry, and the wet towel goes right in the washer. I haven't noticed any problems.

[tdn]

Why is this bad? I usually take a shower right before doing laundry, and the wet towel goes right in the washer. I haven't noticed any problems.

It's when it sits in the hamper for days that it becomes a problem.

[Ruken]

It's when it sits in the hamper for days that it becomes a problem.That's not "laundry". That's a pile of dirty clothes. It seems that use of this word differs.

[Smeghead]

Oh, how I wish that the list of outstanding issues with The Child had been whittled down to the point where we could start nagging about things this minor.

[Freudian Slit]

Yeah! And stop tying together the knots on the afghans in the family room!

[Lord Ashtar]

I meant the laundry pile, not the about to use washing machine, which we don't have.

I got it, I was just poking a little fun at you. That's all. ;)

[MsWhatsit]

Yeah! And stop tying together the knots on the afghans in the family room!

Ooh, look at the long memory on Freudian Slit!

[tdn]

That's not "laundry". That's a pile of dirty clothes. It seems that use of this word differs.

I found one dictionary definition that contradicts you. At any rate, I refer to it as "dirty laundry."

Many years ago, for some reason I can no longer remember, I decided not to go to the laundromat anymore. I'd wash all of my clothes in the bathroom sink and then either hang them on the line or lay them out all over my furniture to dry. I must have done something wrong, because I created some foul smells that would kill a rhino.

[Mosier]

Hang them up to dry!

And when I mention it, don't act like I am repeating a message that's been received. Clearly I am repeating a message that has not been fucking received!!!

I don't mean to snark, but why can't wet towels go into the laundry?

[tdn]

I don't mean to snark, but why can't wet towels go into the laundry?

We're not talking about immediately into a washing machine, we're talking about a hamper. Most likely, dry clothes will go on top of the towels, and things will stay wet for a long time. Mold will grow, and stenches that could kill a rhino form.

[Frank]

Mold will grow, and stenches that could kill a rhino form.
But then how will we keep the rhinos away?

[tdn]

But then how will we keep the rhinos away?

By peeing.

I've peed several times per day everyday of my life. So far, I've been rhino-free.

[mswas]

Oh, how I wish that the list of outstanding issues with The Child had been whittled down to the point where we could start nagging about things this minor.

Unfortunately it's not the child. :smack:

[Freudian Slit]

By peeing.

I've peed several times per day everyday of my life. So far, I've been rhino-free.

I don't agree with your reasoning. I have a rock that I keep on my dresser and there haven't been any rhinos in the area at all. It's totally the rock.

[mswas]

I don't agree with your reasoning. I have a rock that I keep on my dresser and there haven't been any rhinos in the area at all. It's totally the rock.

Corrolation is not causation my friends. You all are going to be in a rude awakening, because I have been keeping you safe from Rhinos your whole lives by force of will.

[tdn]

Corrolation is not causation my friends. You all are going to be in a rude awakening, because I have been keeping you safe from Rhinos your whole lives by force of will.

You rock.

[mswas]

You rock.

Yes, but you can help! I have been having trouble finding a worthy successor like my mentor found me. You can use the forces of your wills to help me find a successor, or else when I die it's going to be RHINO HAVOK! in your town.

[tdn]

Yes, but you can help! I have been having trouble finding a worthy successor like my mentor found me.

You rock. Me paper. Me wins.

[mswas]

You rock. Me paper. Me wins.

*sigh* Finding a successor is going to be so difficult.

[Shodan]

I nominate Obama. He certainly eliminated one RINO.

Regards,
Shodan

[atomicbadgerrace]

And while we're at it, what's up with stepping out of your dirty clothes and leaving them on the floor in front of the laundry hamper?? It's not like the damn hamper even has a lid, pick your fucking clothes up and drop them in!

This is about on par with the asshats who will take a brand new roll of toilet paper and sit it ON TOP of the dispenser, leaving the empty roll still hanging.

Because two additional seconds of work to actually replace the roll would kill you.

Grinds my gears.

[mswas]

I nominate Obama. He certainly eliminated one RINO.

Regards,
Shodan

Oooh good one! We'll see if he takes my calls. He probably doesn't know the importance of my task though. He probably thinks "That's preposterous there are no Rhinos in North America.", and I'd be like, "Yeah, duh, you're welcome!"

Rush Limbaugh is probably a better choice though, he's eliminated more RINOs than Obama. ;)

[maplekiwi]

Sigh - I have a family & a kitten who drop things - but only 1 person picks them up.

My 20 year old daughter just steps out of the clothes & leaves them in the bathroom - even though the laundry basket is right outide. None of them seem capable of rinsing dishes & putting them in the dishwasher until I get pissed off & say all dishes are being done by hand from now on. After a couple of weeks when they beg to be allowed to use the dishwasher, the kids manage for about a day then go back to their old ways. My husband doesn't manage at all. He rinses everyone's dishes then just leaves them in weird pyramids on the sink.

on the plus side - they are big project people. With help from some of my brother in laws, they have replaced our deck, started putting in a patio area & dug over the garden. But small details seem to escape them.

[Casserole]

My husband doesn't manage at all. He rinses everyone's dishes then just leaves them in weird pyramids on the sink.

Dish stacking is a lost art that should be nurtured in those exhibiting talent.

I assume that by "pyramid", your husband isn't stacking the tiniest dish at the bottom, and working his way up...

[Myrrajh]

When you open up a new jug of milk and tear off that strip of plastic around the cap...guess what? You could bend down a whole six inches and nudge open that door with your toe and put the damn thing in the garbage instead of leaving it on the counter for someone else to put away!

And why in FSM's name do you have to leave your mail on the kitchen table, present for all meals, for at least three days? Does it have to age? Is there a certain odor that it emits to tell you that it's finally ripe enough to be removed?

[Celyn]

Oh now, be fair. Mail does have to age. It has to be left to "air" for approximately three days so that it either becomes not so very scary after all, OR becomes so VERY scary that it must now be dealt with at once.

And I might not know about rhinos, but I'm sure my valiant efforts at digging elephant traps in my youth kept Glasgow, and perhaps the whole of Scotland, free from marauding elephants for many long years.

Tangential to the milk carton thing, it is also important not to take those little things off tomatoes and leave them on the kitchen work surface. Because for someone without sufficient coffee input in the morning, they can look a bit like big spiders. :eek:

[gigi]

I meant the laundry pile, not the about to use washing machine, which we don't have.

:smack: That makes more sense.

Although the OP did remind me of a friend who would use drop-off service at the laundrymat and would :smack: when she realized she was paying by the pound and put wet towels in the bag.

[mswas]

:smack: That makes more sense.

Although the OP did remind me of a friend who would use drop-off service at the laundrymat and would :smack: when she realized she was paying by the pound and put wet towels in the bag.

LOL, we use a drop off service and I didn't even think of the 'by the pound' thing, I just thought it was kind of mean to send them a thing full of wet nasty towels.

Especially since we have cats that like to pee on clothes when they are displeased, the wet towel releases a pungent smell of cat urine, it amplifies so that it permeates the room. It's gross.

[Anne Neville]

Especially since we have cats that like to pee on clothes when they are displeased, the wet towel releases a pungent smell of cat urine, it amplifies so that it permeates the room.

Maybe that's what's keeping the rhinos away.

[mswas]

Maybe that's what's keeping the rhinos away.

Possibly. :D

[Anne Neville]

Honey, I have marked off with masking tape the area of the counter in front of the microwave where you can't put stuff or it will block us from opening the microwave. The latest item you have put in this area was a block of knives. One of these days, I am going to stab or bludgeon you with the latest item you have put in this area, and then throw the item you have put in the area into the trash, regardless of what it is or what it's worth.

I should not have to move stuff around to use the microwave. That might have been acceptable in the tiny kitchen of the apartment where you lived in grad school, but it's not acceptable for Real Grownups Who Own Their Own House, dammit!

Yeah! And don't put dirty dishes in the dishwasher either!

Mom, is that you?

She insists that all dishes be washed in the sink, then run through the dishwasher. She got very pissed off at Mr. Neville once for taking what he thought were clean dishes out of the dishwasher and putting them away. They hadn't been run through the dishwasher yet, see, so they were still filthy and dirty and you'd probably get trichinosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis) if you ate off of them, even if they looked clean. (My mom says you will get trichinosis from eating raw cookie dough, cookie dough ice cream, or sushi containing raw fish, so why not from dirty dishes?)

This is about on par with the asshats who will take a brand new roll of toilet paper and sit it ON TOP of the dispenser, leaving the empty roll still hanging.

It's not as bad as evil misogynists who just leave the empty roll there and don't bring a fresh roll into the bathroom. Guys can get away with this because they don't have to use paper when they pee, but a woman in that situation is trapped until somebody brings her a new roll of toilet paper or she air-dries enough to scurry out to where the toilet paper is kept without dripping pee on the floor.

Though I suppose pee on the floor might repel rhinos. Is that how tdn keeps rhinos away by peeing? Or does it have to be on a wet towel?

[gigi]

My mom says you will get trichinosis from eating raw cookie dough, cookie dough ice cream, or sushi containing raw fish, so why not from dirty dishes?When I was a kid, my mom said not to touch feathers you find outside, BIRDS CARRY DISEASE! I'm still paranoid about that. Then what do I see in a photo from mom's camping trip? Her with a big-ass feather stuck in her hair. Her excuse? "I was protecting you as a kid--I'm an adult and can choose to take a risk." I don't even want to know if it was an eagle feather she was legally banned from having.

[maplekiwi]

Dish stacking is a lost art that should be nurtured in those exhibiting talent.

I assume that by "pyramid", your husband isn't stacking the tiniest dish at the bottom, and working his way up...

Sigh; Thats exactly what he does. Not surpringly, we get a lot of breakages.

[conurepete]

The cats are not displeased. They pee because they know the clothes DO NOT BELONG THERE. My Barbara cat pees on all clothes, towels and shoes left on the bathroom floor. He is my ally. He has managed to accomplish in one year what I was unable to do in 5 years of asking, reminding, cueing, nagging, picking up, cleaning, pleading, and asking pretty please please please. I can see my bathroom floor instead of mildewed towels.
If I had known that was all it took, I would have peed on them myself.

[maplekiwi]

conurepete, your post gave me the biggest laugh of the day!

& I have cats! Hmmmmmm...

[neuroman]

By peeing.

I've peed several times per day everyday of my life. So far, I've been rhino-free.

So this pee you have... it keeps away rhinos, you say?

tdn, I would like to buy your pee.

[TroubleAgain]

conurepete, your post gave me the biggest laugh of the day!

& I have cats! Hmmmmmm...

Ha! Me, too! But I'm the clothes-on-the-floor-leaver at my house.:o Of course, I'm also the clothes-on-the-floor-picker-upper, too....

[Freudian Slit]

When I was a kid, my mom said not to touch feathers you find outside, BIRDS CARRY DISEASE! I'm still paranoid about that. Then what do I see in a photo from mom's camping trip? Her with a big-ass feather stuck in her hair. Her excuse? "I was protecting you as a kid--I'm an adult and can choose to take a risk." I don't even want to know if it was an eagle feather she was legally banned from having.

I'm kind of paranoid, too. I don't remember my mom saying anything explicitly about birds but I tend to give pigeons a wide berth. Birds are always getting a bad rap, eh?

[Rhythmdvl]

If you're having problems with dirty laundry, I suggest turning to violence. Kick them. Kick them when they're up. Kick them when they're down. Kick 'em all around....

[voguevixen]

Yeah! And stop tying together the knots on the afghans in the family room!

*snerk*

[mswas]

LOL this thread keeps getting revived as it's just about to scroll off.