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Posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:59:40
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross** » llrrrpp, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 22:58:00
Cool. did you get b-mails I sent a few days ago?
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 0:29:47
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:59:40
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 25, 2006, at 6:44:20
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 22:59:40
> Cool. did you get b-mails I sent a few days ago?
Yes. I'm sorry. I'm overwhelmed. I came home to hundreds. I had to do triage on them.
And the next two days, heck, five days, are hectified above the norm. I still haven't unwound from the 'Fest, and sleep is spare.
I shall attend to you. I'm sorry, that's usually something I talk about in such emails, is how I manage my time.
Lar
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 7:54:45
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross** » llrrrpp, posted by Larry Hoover on May 25, 2006, at 6:44:20
no problem, Lar take your time :)
and get some sleep!I think this is a wonderful opportunity for all involved in this thread to go to the store and buy a brand spankin' new toothbrush
Posted by ClearSkies on May 25, 2006, at 9:14:07
In reply to Re: What is the purpose of the lid? **gross**, posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 7:54:45
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> go to the store and buy a brand spankin' new toothbrush
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>My husband doesn't rinse his toothbrush. It freaks me out, and I clean his when I clean mine. He doesn't notice, but doesn't mind either, I guess.
I use an Oral B electric and a Waterpick (instead of flossing). Kind of fanatical about keeping the teeth I have remaining. My stint working in a dental office has made a lasting impression.My husband has very healthy teeth, so I suppose years of using grotty toothbrushes hasn't harmed him at all.
ClearSkies
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 10:17:26
In reply to And that's another one..., posted by ClearSkies on May 25, 2006, at 9:14:07
My mouth is used to it because i'm always talking shint anyway.
A bad habit I have is squeezing some toothpaste out and licking the blob off the end of the tube instead of with my toothbrush. Eeeeeeew!
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 10:39:32
In reply to New toothbrush, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 10:17:26
Okay. you lick the toothpaste off the tube.
And. you get pissy if your wife slices the tomato on the wrong axisI sense some inconsistency here.
Curt, have you ever brought this up with your Therapist? This is just the opinion of an ignorant person, but the tomato may represent trust. You trust your wife to slice the most delicate of vegetables, and she disappoints you. (i won't even get into what Freud might have to say about you trusting your wife to slice a delicate vegetable)
The toothpaste thing suggests some kind of eating disorder, not otherwise specified. How's your body image?
The human mouth has so many lovely germs. Perhaps even more than a toilet bowl.
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 11:26:26
In reply to Re: New toothbrush » curtm, posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 10:39:32
> I sense some inconsistency here.
How did you know my middle name?
> Curt, have you ever brought this up with your Therapist?
I never had one. (Don't have a pdoc temporarily either)
> This is just the opinion of an ignorant person, but the tomato may represent trust. You trust your wife to slice the most delicate of vegetables, and she disappoints you.
Could you rephrase? I trust my wife to slice trust?
> I won't even get into what Freud might have to say about you trusting your wife to slice a delicate vegetable
Please do.
> The toothpaste thing suggests some kind of eating disorder, not otherwise specified.
No eating disorder here, just drinking.
> How's your body image?
I am a sexy beast! Yeah baby!
> The human mouth has so many lovely germs. Perhaps even more than a toilet bowl.
I know.
The reason I do this is simple. Follow closely...
I pick up tube with left hand, unscrew cap with right. Squeeze tube with left. Too lazy to put cap down and grab brush, lick toothpaste off because hands are "full," replace cap with right hand, replace tube with left.
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 11:39:09
In reply to Re: New toothbrush » llrrrpp, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 11:26:26
Okay. I have mastered the choreography. It's very original, I must say. You didn't finish to the finale of the dance, however. after you put the cap down with your right hand, you picky up the toothbrush with your right hand. then proceed to brush. here's a possible alternative:
pick up brush with R hand
pick up tube with L hand
unscrew cap with R hand
apply paste to brush, NOT mouth
stick brush in mouth, hold it there
use R hand to screw top back on
put down tube with L hand,
commence brushing with R hand.Another alternative is to buy toothpaste with a flip cap. then you can use the left thumb to flip it open and closed, not to involve the right hand at all.
I don't want to seem pushy, but you may want to seek professional help on this matter. It seems that you may be stuck in a certain way of thinking about the coordination, and that you're not open to thinking about alternative solutions. Therapy can help you find alternatives taht might work better, and help you figure out why you have gone so far down this path in the first place. what the tube represents, and why you feel the need to lick it. I think there's a lot to talk about.
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 11:54:57
In reply to Re: New toothbrush » curtm, posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 11:39:09
I would rather just have, in addition to my personal toothbrush:
My personal tube of paste
My personal floss
My personal cup
My personal comb
My personal mirror
My personal razor
My personal gel
My personal soap
My personal shampoo
My personal washcloth
My personal towel
My personal sink
My personal toilet paper
My personal toilet
My personal bath/shower
My personal bathroom
My personal house
My personal city
My personal state
My personal country
My personal continent
My personal planet
My personal .............
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 12:05:11
In reply to Re: New toothbrush » llrrrpp, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 11:54:57
Like the Little Prince.
And then what? your own personal Psycho-Babble? Maybe you already have your own personal World. you only choose to create the rest of us to fill in the blank spots in your life. It's such a powerful illusion that you don't even realize that we're all imaginary.
I'd settle for my own personal blanket. I hate it when I share with someone and that someone wraps it around himself like a burrito and I shiver all night long.
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 12:19:40
In reply to Re: New toothbrush, posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 12:05:11
> Maybe you already have your own personal world.
I actually told my Substance Treatment group and counselor that. Everyone had to write some essay about themselves. I chose something along the lines of narcissism and such, I don't remember much of it now. I said I created my own "world" and I see things in it the way I want to see them. I remember some of the expressions on the others' faces who just didn't comprehend and thought I was crazy.
Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 12:32:29
In reply to My own personal world » llrrrpp, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 12:19:40
They only looked at you that way because you wanted them to!
No, actually, they probably looked at you that way because you're essay was more original and clever than they were able to comprehend. they had a feeling that there was something great in the essay, but their puny minds could not comprehend its substance, only its significance.
oops, am I feeding the narcissism?
Posted by llrrrpp on May 30, 2006, at 22:37:20
In reply to Re: My own personal world, posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 12:32:29
My hubby is so excited that he got a 10-year supply of Jet-Dry. I don't care! I don't even know what it does. Who cares? Who gets excited about JET-DRY?
Oh, yeah, and he keeps asking me what the "sticky roll" is called. (the lint roller. for getting cat hair off of his clothing) He has asked me this at least 4 times this week. Umm HONEY! it's called a lint roller "too complicated. I want to call it sticky roll" 2 days later... "Hey, What's the sticky roll called?"
AAAAAAHHHHH!
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 31, 2006, at 8:20:46
In reply to I don't care what Jet-Dry does, posted by llrrrpp on May 30, 2006, at 22:37:20
> My hubby is so excited that he got a 10-year supply of Jet-Dry. I don't care! I don't even know what it does. Who cares? Who gets excited about JET-DRY?
Some people get excited about jet dry.
> Oh, yeah, and he keeps asking me what the "sticky roll" is called. (the lint roller. for getting cat hair off of his clothing) He has asked me this at least 4 times this week. Umm HONEY! it's called a lint roller "too complicated. I want to call it sticky roll" 2 days later... "Hey, What's the sticky roll called?"
>
> AAAAAAHHHHH!So, write up a sticky note, and sticky note the sticky roller. With an added quip, if there's room.
Lar
Posted by curtm on May 31, 2006, at 9:58:24
In reply to Re: I don't care what Jet-Dry does » llrrrpp, posted by Larry Hoover on May 31, 2006, at 8:20:46
>> Oh, yeah, and he keeps asking me what the "sticky roll" is called. (the lint roller. for getting cat hair off of his clothing) He has asked me this at least 4 times this week. Umm HONEY! it's called a lint roller "too complicated. I want to call it sticky roll" 2 days later... "Hey, What's the sticky roll called?"
>> AAAAAAHHHHH!
> So, write up a sticky note, and sticky note the sticky roller. With an added quip, if there's room.
ARE you sure it's not called a lint note?
Sticky roll=Lint roller
Sticky note=Lint notedumb
Posted by AuntieMel on June 16, 2006, at 10:48:36
In reply to OK big one here!, posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 23:08:49
So where's the complaint!
Posted by llrrrpp on June 16, 2006, at 21:54:56
In reply to Re: I don't care what Jet-Dry does » Larry Hoover, posted by curtm on May 31, 2006, at 9:58:24
my husband invented a brilliant use for household appliances:
you know the little crumbs of food and gunk that collect in the screen of the dishwasher after a particularly crusty cycle?
Husband uses the nozzle attachment on the vacuum cleaner to vacuum the gunk up.
Oh well, creative. kind of disturbing, but creative. Once I had to explain to dinner guests why he was vacuuming the dishwasher. haha. lol
Posted by Racer on August 31, 2006, at 23:27:44
In reply to Doesn't anyone use the dmn toilet lid? (nm), posted by curtm on May 20, 2006, at 14:07:32
I know I"m coming in late, but I wanted you to know that you're not alone. Not only do I put the seat down every blessed time, but my husband does, too.
In my case, it's partly because the toilet where I grew up would spit at you if you didn't. At least, that's what my mother told me, and I never wanted to find out. Now, though, I'm an adult -- and I agree with you: the lid is there for a reason!
When my aunt comes to visit, she never closes the lid, and it drives us both crazy. (Well, me it drives crazier...) I've told her that it's a problem, and she says it's OK, because her dog never drinks out of the toilet... I've tried to convince her that's not the problem...
But toilet paper? Nope -- my husband SWEARS that he just puts it on randomly, but if he did, wouldn't it turn out the right way once in a blue moon?
None of that beats my former step kids, though: I went into the bathroom, discovered too late that I needed a new roll, managed to stretch across to the cabinet -- where I found some kid had taken out a roll, used it, AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE PACKAGE!!! Honestly -- that's more work than just putting it on the dang holder!
Posted by Racer on September 1, 2006, at 1:42:46
In reply to Re: I don't care what Jet-Dry does, posted by llrrrpp on June 16, 2006, at 21:54:56
> Once I had to explain to dinner guests why he was vacuuming the dishwasher. haha. lol
That's OK, you should have seen the look my T gave me when I mentioned vacuuming the bathtub...
Posted by gardenergirl on September 1, 2006, at 7:46:39
In reply to My wife can't slice a tomato!, posted by curtm on May 18, 2006, at 19:17:09
Well I'll be. I'll have to try that next time.
Onions, too, eh?
Hmmmmmmm.
gg
Posted by llrrrpp on September 1, 2006, at 7:52:14
In reply to You're supposed to slice from the side?? » curtm, posted by gardenergirl on September 1, 2006, at 7:46:39
and peppers- always slice from the inside part, never ther slippery rind. the knife slips way too easily.
mmm bought mini bell peppers at the farmers mkt yesterday... mmm
curt- I'm still happy when my husband decides to put the SEAT down. we don't even bother with the lid. But if you or Racer ever come visit, we'll try our darndest, so that you don't think us barbarians.
-ll
Posted by curtm on September 1, 2006, at 8:39:19
In reply to Re: Doesn't anyone use the dmn toilet lid? » curtm, posted by Racer on August 31, 2006, at 23:27:44
I think my wife might be crazy. In the morning, after my wife has her bowl of cereal while she reads the newspaper at the table, she will put her bowl and spoon in the sink. She even dumps the excess milk out into the drain- I love that. The kids don't- I hate that.
Anyway she properly returns the milk to the refridgerator, but doesnt bother to put the cereal box away. She carries it all the way to the cabinet we keep it in and sets it on the counter above it. It must be too much effort to go that last step. Fortunately I have learned to deal with this major issue.
Posted by llrrrpp on September 1, 2006, at 10:27:50
In reply to I think she may be crazy » Racer, posted by curtm on September 1, 2006, at 8:39:19
The body pillow is referred to as "she" and takes up at least as much room as a 10 year old child.
Fine. Husband has bony knees and broad shoulders and needs it to get a good nights sleep. Maybe I even borrow it a bit when body pillow is in the middle of the bed.
But the worst is that in the middle of the night, I wake up shiverrrrring, and pull on the blankets, to no avail.
Husband will make sure body pillow is tucked in snuggly with the blankets and leave the real woman out in the cold!
A husband-bodypillow burrito. with lurp on the side.
-ll
Posted by Poet on September 2, 2006, at 0:24:01
In reply to My husband sleeps with a body pillow, posted by llrrrpp on September 1, 2006, at 10:27:50
Here I was rather proud that I didn't cut into my finger, maybe I knicked a fingernail or three, but no blood.
Next thing I know I'll be told that frozen garlic bread in the toaster oven isn't supposed to have flames coming out of it. Hey, I bought the new toaster oven, didn't I?
In my defense I'm not the one who had a new kitchen faucet installed that can't be attached to the dishwasher, so it has to be connected to the bathroom sink. We only have one bathroom, so it's either clinb over the dishwasher or use the litter box in the basement. I'll clue you in we wash the dishes by hand and the cats don't like to share their facilities.
Poet
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