# There's no rule that says I can't hand wash a cup. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894 "2013-01-21T08:01:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/21 "2013-01-24T01:44:55Z")
This OP is TLDR, but be careful hand-washing glasses. Don’t stick your hand into them them. My mom did that once when I was a kid, the glass broke and cut the side of her hand down to the bone. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/22 "2013-01-24T07:29:25Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I’ve never heard of a counter top dishwasher before. Nor have I. Linky, please. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/23 "2013-01-24T07:48:53Z")
LOL. I love this place.😃 Only appliance I love is my Air Conditioner, it was 36 degrees C here today (96.8 f) Although, I do have a pretty close relationship with my cordless drill.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/24 "2013-01-24T09:57:47Z")
I am generally, being of the straight, lady-type persuasion, not very excited about things with … um… not to be indelicate…but things with holes. For my garborator (Gabby) I will made an exception. Although it is a pretty one sided affair, I put things in its (her?) orifice and turn it (her) on. I am quite content that Gabby makes her noises and does her (its) thing, I have no need for reciprocation. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/25 "2013-01-24T14:38:11Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > Nor have I. Linky, please. Well, they don’t seem to make her particular model any more, which is fine because I always knew that she was one of a kind. [This](http://www.danby.com/en/US/our_products/specialty/ddw611wled) seems to be a somewhat larger model without the lovely oval viewing window. However like her sibling, she too seems to have a pure stainless steel heart, which is the really important thing. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/26 "2013-01-24T14:50:03Z")
[QUOTE=deltasigma] There’s no rule that says I can’t hand wash a cup. [/QUOTE] Get the two girls to do it. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/27 "2013-01-24T17:36:52Z")
> [@thirdname](#): > > This OP is TLDR, but be careful hand-washing glasses. Don’t stick your hand into them them. My mom did that once when I was a kid, the glass broke and cut the side of her hand down to the bone. You should have read the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/28 "2013-01-24T18:43:17Z")
Yeah, you should have. Hint: It’s not really about hand washing a cup. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894/29 "2013-01-24T23:59:22Z")
My father always said he had three dishwashers, Denise, Carol, and Shirley, so why should he buy a mechanical? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-no-rule-that-says-i-cant-hand-wash-a-cup/647894.md?page=1)