# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\
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> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3791):
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> Where do you usually keep your dish towel / kitchen towel when not in use? This is the sort of towel you use to dry recently washed dishes, wipe the countertop, etc.

I don’t keep a dish towel. I don’t know why I would. I keep a dish sponge, see below. There’s a spongy part and a scrubby part, and I diligently squeeze it out of water when done and lay it next to the sink and it dries. A dish towel is inherently gross as hell, a mildew and mold trap. GF keeps one, hangs it on the kitchen spout, and it’s always a bit damp and I shudder when I pick it up. Ew, ew!

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