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08 December 2008

Pips, you married a moron. →[More:] I did laundry today. I filled two 'Maxi Load' washers with dirty clothes, then sat down and read a magazine. As the little clock on the washer reached 2 miutes, I looke dat the counter where I stacked my baskets, saw two bottles of Purex and realized something: I had forgot to put the detergent in. So i washed them again. Then I went here. They found a potato that looks remarkably like a cock and balls. It's on top of one of the TVs now. A guy we never saw before named Tony bought the whole house (which was only 6 people, but still) a round.

post by: jonmc at: 17:08 | 14 comments

If that's all it takes to join the moron brotherhood, move over cuz I've earned my spot on the bench.

posted by Ardiril 08 December | 17:17

At least you won't have dry skin...

posted by mdonley 08 December | 17:28

mdonley, that's a candidate for the Ig Nobel prize.

posted by Melismata 08 December | 17:32

I once forgot the actual clothes. Remembered the detergent, tho.

posted by rhapsodie 08 December | 17:39

mdonley: you must have some mad google skills to have found that page.

posted by special-k 08 December | 17:51

I was doing a video recording of a live performance yesterday and decided to try out direct-to-disk recording. Got it all set up and...forgot to start it. I had been tempted to skip the tape recording but decided against that. Thank goodness.

posted by trinity8-director 08 December | 18:13

I ALWAYS forget to buy detergent, but because I only wash small loads on cold/delicate in my side-loading machine, there's always enough residue to make suds and stuff for at least one extra load.

I actually just Googled "residual detergent in machine" and it was the first link.

posted by mdonley 08 December | 18:20

Not quite as messy as forgetting to put the coffee pot in the coffee maker after hitting the brew button (I did this at work).

posted by doctor_negative 08 December | 18:24

I just tried to do laundry. The drum looked a little lopsided. I nudged it. It looked fine. I put clothes in and detergent and quarters and went upstairs to do the dishes.

Five minutes later, the washing machine started flipping out. I ran down and unplugged it (bye, quarters). The drum is very lopsided, and won't be nudged back. All of my normal clothes are wet and soapy now. Yeah, all of them.

It could be worse. Thanks to Metafilter, I have my very own Wonderwash. But still, I am a very angry moron right now.

posted by notquitemaryann 08 December | 18:49

Not quite as messy as forgetting to put the coffee pot in the coffee maker after hitting the brew button (I did this at work).

Ugh, what a mess. I have a coffee maker that drips straight into a travel mug. About once a month, I brew a mug, get in the car, and take a sip of coffee-less coffee. I.e., hot water. Blech.

posted by Joe Invisible 08 December | 19:02

It's all good in the end. I'm happy to have clean socks for tomorrow, and my favorite black shirt with the snaps. I wear it first every time.

Grazie mille, honey. :)

posted by Pips 08 December | 22:58

Pips, You Married A Moron is the working title of the JonMC Reality Show coming to the Bravo network this Fall.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 08 December | 23:23

I'd watch that you know.

posted by dabitch 09 December | 08:32

Me too.

posted by bunnyfire 10 December | 14:41

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