# Don't throw towels into the laundry soaking fucking wet!!!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [May 11, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034 "2009-05-11T15:07:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/1 "2009-05-11T15:07:22Z")
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!!!
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### Author:  [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/2 "2009-05-11T15:09:08Z")
Yeah! And don’t put dirty dishes in the dishwasher either!
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### Author:  [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/3 "2009-05-11T15:11:34Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/4 "2009-05-11T15:31:01Z")
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!
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### Author:  [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/5 "2009-05-11T15:31:10Z")
> [@mswas](#):
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> 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?
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### Author:  [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/6 "2009-05-11T15:35:01Z")
> [@Marlitharn](#):
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/7 "2009-05-11T15:37:21Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#):
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/8 "2009-05-11T16:09:07Z")
> [@mswas](#):
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> Hang them up to dry!
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/9 "2009-05-11T16:18:39Z")
> [@Ruken](#):
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/10 "2009-05-11T16:55:31Z")
> [@tdn](#):
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/11 "2009-05-11T16:59:22Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/12 "2009-05-11T17:06:22Z")
Yeah! And stop tying together the knots on the afghans in the family room!
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### Author:  [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/13 "2009-05-11T18:32:31Z")
> [@mswas](#):
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> 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. 😉
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### Author:  [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/14 "2009-05-11T18:33:40Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> Yeah! And stop tying together the knots on the afghans in the family room!
Ooh, look at the long memory on **Freudian Slit**!
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/15 "2009-05-11T19:00:41Z")
> [@Ruken](#):
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/16 "2009-05-11T19:10:59Z")
> [@mswas](#):
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> Hang them up to dry!
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> 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?
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/17 "2009-05-11T19:23:52Z")
> [@Mosier](#):
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/18 "2009-05-11T19:47:38Z")
> [@tdn](#):
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> Mold will grow, and stenches that could kill a rhino form.
But then how will we keep the rhinos away?
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/19 "2009-05-11T20:15:33Z")
> [@Frank](#):
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> 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.
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### Author:  [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-throw-towels-into-the-laundry-soaking-fucking-wet/496034/20 "2009-05-11T20:15:41Z")
> [@Smeghead](#):
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> 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:
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