I guess, it did have more advantages being in an all girls class
than I orignially thought
Chai, we made the exact same paper creation which we
called heaven & hell - catholic school, what else <sigh>
CalamityJane wrote:What are cooties?
CJ, when you were a little girl, you had cooties. All little girls had cooties.
It's a known fact.
Not me Tico!!! My mother is the German equivalent to
June Clever ...
CalamityJane wrote:Not me Tico!!! My mother is the German equivalent to
June Clever ...
Common misconception .... it doesn't matter how clean you were.
At a certain age for little boys, ALL little girls had cooties.
(And Chai Tea is incorrect in her claim that little boys are the carrier of these
icky germs ... everyone knows it's little girls.)
CalamityJane wrote:I guess, it did have more advantages being in an all girls class
than I orignially thought
Chai, we made the exact same paper creation which we
called heaven & hell - catholic school, what else <sigh>
Oh, this was catholic school for me too!
That's the big problem, catholic boys are just chock FULL of cooties....
Catholic girls, by virtue of our purity, remain cootie free until we are forced to co-mingle on the playground....
Catholic school with no cootie boys must have been VERY clean indeed.
That's why you don't know about them.....
we called it heaven and hell, too.
boys in slovakia had cooties as well, it's an international phenomenon. only we called it something else. actually, not sure if we had a name for it. we did, however, have grimaces and one was required to run as if her life was in danger should a boy approach with an intention to talk, pull ponytails, lift a skirt up (in those days little boys didn't go to juvenile detention centers and their parents weren't sued for gadzillions of dollars for such) or some such mischief.
Dangit, I think the international cootie phenomenon needs its own topic.
As for cutting boards: I had the biggest bestest cutting board set out on the counter for everyone's use. I had 2 others up in a cabinet over the stove. They were discovered. I ask HMs to please wash, very carefully the boards which have been used for meat. All I care about is that they be cleaned withsoap and very hot water - cleaned well. Never happens. Half the time I don't think they even use soap.
littlek, you should look for male housemates. Contrary to
their reputation, they are a lot cleaner than most girls this
age (in their 20s).
Many seasonal beach rentals here in town will only rent to guys
for the same reason - they are cleaner!
I've both male and female HMs. I've lived with neat and slobby people of both sex. I think that male Hms tend to make less mess/clutter, over all, but also tend to clean less.
Sorry about the generalization, but I was trying to figure an angle for slappy to use with the HM's g/f.
I bet you that Slappy is cleaning his condo as we speak
Can't you picture him with an apron (shorts underneath)
and a vacuum?
CJ, stop fantasizing about me cleaning your house with an apron on.
Close your eyes and think of something else.
Such as me wearing boxer briefs.
I've put my view on a2k before, I don't get the bacteriophobia. (I have a degree in bacteriology but from some time ago. Though, that says more about me than them,)
Hamburger and I tend to agree, and perhaps a few others. If you have a non nursing infant, watch it, if you have an elderly person abooot, watch, if you have a person with aids or in chemo, watch it, other wise, you all seem to be chasing sponges to me. If you don't like the smell, put them in some cleansing place (me, I throw them out). Fear of bacteria in general seem to me to be a fantasm of corporate PR.
I agree, some are not good. See piffka's posts for how to deal.
I find men in aprons irresistible
Osso, I know that we have long and lively history with bacteria and that it keeps us healthy in it's own way. But, I also know that it can make you sick. I try to strike a bit of a balance, but maybe I lean too far towards sponge chasing.
Yes, we have natural fluora. Wiping everything up freaks me out as an idea.
I have been sloppy with my eggs and chickens, though I tend more and more to buy them from my co-op, cage free veggie fed hormone free what the hell, and the chickens are nearly out of eighth grade.
But before I went in the organoballoon direction, I also ate ordinary chickens.
I am still waiting to be sick from a chicken or egg.
mmm, I eat raw batter, with eggs in it, and I've never been sick from them. And painters paint with yolk in their colors. I still want soap and water over the surfaces which contact with eggs and raw meat. Not bleach, or other chemicals, just some soapy water.
Okay, here's a bit of a shift. Say for instance you're staying a freinds house and say you go to use the bathroom and say there's a little gift left in the toilet from a prior visitor... what do you do? It's not like it's some big horrifying drain clogger actually it's more like you're thinking how did that cute little bunny get on the toilet to do its business...incquiring minds want to know.
errr.... flush it? what did i win, what did i win?
BlaiseDaley wrote:Okay, here's a bit of a shift. Say for instance you're staying a freinds house and say you go to use the bathroom and say there's a little gift left in the toilet from a prior visitor... what do you do? It's not like it's some big horrifying drain clogger actually it's more like you're thinking how did that cute little bunny get on the toilet to do its business...incquiring minds want to know.
"cute littleBUNNY!!!"
You sooooo owe me mister.
When and how you gonna pay?
