Tonight, while emptying and filling the dishwasher, my dear husband and I were cracking ourselves up. Laugh along with us, why don’t you.
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Me: The dishes just NEVER END. It’s going to drive me mad!
Jay: Yeah, it’s like the garbage and the laundry. They’re never done.
Me: (nods head sagely)
Jay: Of course there are some people who don’t have that problem.
Me: Who?
Jay: People with full-time maids. (pauses in contemplation) I like to think of you as a full-time maid, but it’s not really working out.
Me: It’s not, huh. (pause) Well I like to think of you as a full-time garbage man, but that’s not working out so well for me either.
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Jay: (takes bowl out of dishwasher) Wow, this egg cup is actually going to take some washing. It’s beyond the power of positive thinking… it’s gonna actually take some elbow grease.
Me: Nah, run it through one more time.
Jay: That’s egg. It’s like cement. (demonstrates it by scraping with his fingernail) It just does not come off.
Me: Let’s just throw it away.
And into the garbage it goes. It was just a little bowl, and inexpensive. who are YOU to judge?
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Yep, we definitely need elves around here. (No offense to the elves, who I’m sure are people too. Well, actually they’re not people. But YOU KNOW what I mean…)
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June 5, 2007 at 4:18 am
Woohoo!! Throw it out, I say.
I’d like to make all kitchenwares disposable. The paper plates I use are just a start. How about paper pans? Good plastic knives for slicing and dicing?
Why stop there? Let’s make clothing disposable too. Or at least men’s and boys’ clothing since they seem to be the ones so adept at throwing it in a bin/hamper even when it’s not dirty.
June 5, 2007 at 8:06 am
LOL. That’s one reason we use “fine china” a LOT around here… you know, the kind that comes in a pack wrapped in plastic?? My darling husband (and I mean that in all seriousness) prefers we use paper, especially when we have company, so I don’t have to spend a lot of time cleaning up. Chunk the lot!
June 5, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I’ve been without a functioning dishwasher for about 6 months now. I’ve blogged about the craziness of it all. I FINALLY got my new dishwasher, but it’s been sitting in my garage for 1 1/2 weeks now. I’d let dh install it, but that will create more problems than we already have. :)
June 5, 2007 at 2:15 pm
I once ran a Pyrex baking pan through the dishwasher four times before I admitted the gunk wasn’t going to come of unless I actually scrubbed it.
June 5, 2007 at 2:33 pm
You gotta do what you gotta do – time is valuable!
June 5, 2007 at 2:42 pm
I just bought a new set of cutlery because half my forks and knives were missing. Many of them were tossed because of some undescribable gunk that wouldn’t come off–and got baked further baked on in the dishwasher drying cycle. Why Oh Why are we supposed to scrub and wash BEFORE putting stuff in the dishwasher?
June 5, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Oh, I’m so bummed. I thought for sure that this conversation was going to end with Jay getting you a full-time maid.
Actually, it’s better this way. Because I’d have to hunt you down and take your husband if he were to offer you full-time maid service. ;-)
June 5, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Love it!
Neil winces every time he takes out the garbage. It’s got to be a running gag around here.
June 5, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Disposible dishes….that’s a great idea! My kitchen would be so clean and clutter-free!
June 5, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Snicker! Glad I’m not the only one who does this…
June 5, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Married conversations are so hot.
Too funny
June 6, 2007 at 2:06 am
I wait everyday for my maid (and nanny) to show up, but she NEVER does. Sigh.
June 6, 2007 at 1:24 pm
I don’t think my maid is showing up anytime soon either…oh well guess I’ll have to throw out some more dishes to make my point. Ha,ha,ha!