# Fuck dust **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 16, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075 "2012-02-16T23:18:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/21 "2012-02-17T17:02:08Z")
Is fuck dust magical like fairy dust? > [@WhyNot](#): > > I’ve had forced air, radiators and now copper tubing running warm water through the walls and floor (don’t know what that’s called). I’ve had the same amount of dust with all of them. Much more dust in the city than in the 'burbs, though. > I pictured Quentin Tarantino. Still works. I’ve had forced air and now have radiant heat and I’ll also agree, the amount of dust really doesn’t seem to have gone down. It doesn’t really help that this winter has been so warm and snowless. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/22 "2012-02-17T17:11:41Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > I actually avoid buying shit because I think “well that would look nice in my place, but then I’d have to dust it all the fucking time”, and I don’t buy it. My house is an absolutely tchotchke-free zone, partly because I just prefer as much surface space as possible, but also because yeah, I don’t wanna have to dust all that crap, and under all that crap. > [@Zulema](#): > > Not a lame pitting at all. Fuck dust and the biggest contributor to dust dispersing: forced air heating and cooling. Bring back radiant heating and we could all do one tenth of the dust removal. I have radiators. You mean it could be _worse_? > [@Eve](#): > > Or better, yet, kittens! No, wait, actually, that would be pretty horror-movie ghastly after a few months. The Trouble With Dust Kittens. Fuck dust. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/23 "2012-02-17T18:22:01Z")
I’ve lived in my new house for one month and already there are dusty cobwebs on the walls! I sweep every day! My old apartment I didn’t care so much about dust and grime and stuff, but I’m feeling the glow of homeowner pride and the dust is shitting all over it. Fucking dust! ---
**Author:** ![malita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@malita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malita)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/24 "2012-02-17T19:16:10Z")
I’ll see your “regular, ol’ every day dust” and raise you my “I just had my floors resanded and am living under a half inch layer of dust over everything in the entire house”. I’m about to poke my eyes out I hate it so much. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/25 "2012-02-17T19:17:29Z")
I find that if you let it settle into the dog hair, it’s easier to sweep up. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/26 "2012-02-17T19:28:27Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > I pictured Quentin Collins. Yep, still works. 🙂 Are you kidding? Dust wouldn’t have a chance with him around, wielding those two enormous black swiffers on the sides of his head. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/27 "2012-02-17T19:44:43Z")
[Fuck Dust.](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flower%20fuck-dust) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/28 "2012-02-17T21:56:25Z")
My grandmother called little knickknacks “dust catchers.” ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/29 "2012-02-17T23:55:40Z")
I read somewhere that most dust particles actually never land. So what you’re seeing covering stuff is the rebel minority. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/30 "2012-02-18T00:18:17Z")
Good Lord my house gets super dusty. I have no idea why. I live in fucking Indiana. The dust that accumulates on my ceiling fan blades alone would choke Gorgar. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/31 "2012-02-18T03:54:43Z")
I sweep nearly ever day, but leave the dusting for when I’m expecting company. I’ll vacuum every couple of weeks, 'cause it’s kinda fun, but that’s just to get the baseboards and fans and molding near the ceiling. The actual dusting of windowsills, blinds, and other surfaces can wait for company - it’s too much of a pain in the ass to bother. (City, radiant heat) ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/32 "2012-02-18T16:52:27Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Good Lord my house gets super dusty. I have no idea why. I live in fucking Indiana. The dust that accumulates on my ceiling fan blades alone would choke Gorgar. I have vowed to never have a ceiling fan after my last apartment. Not only did the blades have a coat of fur but the fan had a halo of dust around it that settled in the texture of the ceiling. It was impossible to clean without a massive dust rain. Horrific. ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/33 "2012-02-18T22:03:13Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > … I’ll vacuum every couple of weeks, 'cause it’s kinda fun… ? This does not compute ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/34 "2012-02-18T23:58:42Z")
Swiffer dusters, and Windex electronic wipes. They’re not just for electronics. I used the wipes on the dishwasher and oven doors (black glass) four days ago. They’re still dust-free. Normally they’re covered with whatever the dog sheds, as well as dust and other stuff. They’re still clean. I think the anti-static claim might be accurate. Before, I’d clean them with regular Windex, and there’d be stuff on them within minutes. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/35 "2012-02-19T00:18:24Z")
> [@Zulema](#): > > Not a lame pitting at all. Fuck dust and the biggest contributor to dust dispersing: forced air heating and cooling. Bring back radiant heating and we could all do one tenth of the dust removal. Agreed. I regret moving into a home with forced air heat. It was way easier to get rid of cat hair when it wasn’t being blown here and there and picking up little dust particles on the way. Once upon a time, I lived in a house with radiators and no cat. I didn’t dust for two years. It was quite liberating. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/36 "2012-02-19T04:11:20Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Remember what Quentin Crisp said after he gave up all forms of house-cleaning: “After the first four years, the dust doesn’t get any worse.” > [@xenophon41](#): > > **Eve** , when I read “Quentin Crisp” for some reason my mind pictured Crispin Glover. …And the quote still makes sense. > [@WhyNot](#): > > I pictured Quentin Tarantino. Still works. > [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > I pictured Quentin Collins. Yep, still works. 🙂 I pictured the flying saucer guy from Quisp cereal, and broke the chain for all of you, because it doesn’t seem to fit at all. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/37 "2012-02-19T05:24:30Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > [Fuck Dust.](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flower%20fuck-dust) And remember, Honey is bee vomit…and if that was not bad enough, bees also eat Fuck Dust! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/38 "2012-02-19T09:39:12Z")
I was going to be fully on board with this pitting, then I realised I have a greater enemy: hair. I was having a shower this morning that turned out to be a foot bath because a hair monster was lurking in the drain. I went to clean the rest of the bathroom later on, and ended up vacuuming everything because it was all covered in hair - the basin, the toilet, the floor. Except, of course, I couldn’t just turn the vacuum cleaner on and start vacuuming. Oh no. First, I had to clean the vacuum head because it was clogged up with…you guessed it, hair. I’ve now vacuumed the top story of my house and all I can see in the chamber is hair. I just freaked out my husband by suggesting I should get a pixie haircut, simply so that I don’t have to vacuum up so much goddamned hair. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/39 "2012-02-19T10:40:58Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > I have vowed to never have a ceiling fan after my last apartment. Not only did the blades have a coat of fur but the fan had a halo of dust around it that settled in the texture of the ceiling. It was impossible to clean without a massive dust rain. Horrific. Living on Thursday Island in the 70’s every one had ceiling fans. Of course it was a great party trick when the host wasn’t looking (and fans turned off obviously) to load the back of the fan with flour or perhaps an egg or two. Host would walk in and turn on the fan and it was like a snow storm. That was worse than dust. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075/40 "2012-02-19T10:45:34Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > I was going to be fully on board with this pitting, then I realised I have a greater enemy: hair. > > I was having a shower this morning that turned out to be a foot bath because a hair monster was lurking in the drain. > > I went to clean the rest of the bathroom later on, and ended up vacuuming everything because it was all covered in hair - the basin, the toilet, the floor. > > Except, of course, I couldn’t just turn the vacuum cleaner on and start vacuuming. Oh no. First, I had to clean the vacuum head because it was clogged up with…you guessed it, hair. > > I’ve now vacuumed the top story of my house and all I can see in the chamber is hair. > > I just freaked out my husband by suggesting I should get a pixie haircut, simply so that I don’t have to vacuum up so much goddamned hair. My dad died in December, and as part of my mourning, I got a very short haircut. As in, I had the stylist use clippers on my hair, all over. I guess Daddy had one more lesson to teach me…life is indeed much easier without all that hair. It’s been two months since I’ve had to remove a hair monster from the drain. I might keep this haircut, even though my husband hates it. Because he wasn’t the one dealing with all the hair. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dust/613075.md?page=3)