Honesty compels me to confess an error

[Sarah]

In the chat this past Tuesday, I said my favorite wrestler was Steinberg.  In fact, his name was Goldberg.  I'm very embarrassed:  aside from the shame of having a favorite wrestler to begin with, I forget his name and, in doing so, make a mistake that is vaguely anti-Semitic.  Mortification City, AZ, as one character on Reginald Perrin might say.

I do, however, stand by my claim that it is unnecessary to wash one's bath towels as frequently as many/most people do.  Moreover, I can report that my bath towels (one for body and one for hair) dry in less than twenty-four hours in my chilly house (I checked), far too quickly for mold or bacteria to gain purchase.  I don't go so far as to support Brian/Vampire Weekend in his complete boycott of towel washing, but I do assert wholeheartedly that the compulsive (frequently daily) washing in which so many indulge is unnecessary and indeed wasteful of the world's resources.

If this makes me an outcast, so be it.

[Andy]

I don't wash my towels until they start to stink (usually a little over a week.)

[erika]

I don't wash my towels until they start to stink (usually a little over a week.)

Ditto. And I wear my jeans like 5 or 6 times before I wash them. Especially now that I don't smoke... much less stink.

[ericluxury]

I have 3 towels that I wash every 3 weeks. I believe that is a fine ratio. There is a definite streak of wastefulness to a lot of Americans attitude towards things (like leaving food out accidently or what constitutes clean), but the caller asserting that he never washes his towels is gross and very mockable.

Depending on your jeans thats maybe even too much washing.

[buffcoat]

Even if I don't wear my jeans during the week I wash them.

What?  DON'T JUDGE!

[John Junk]

I don't wash bath towels or jeans or shirts until they start to smell. Here's how it breaks down:

towels: 1.5 - 2 weeks

jeans: 1 week.

shirt:  1 day.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

I don't wash my towels until they start to stink (usually a little over a week.)

Ditto. And I wear my jeans like 5 or 6 times before I wash them. Especially now that I don't smoke... much less stink.

a newfound interest for the smell of fresh, clean clothes kept me from wanting to light up.
"crap, i dont want my clothes to stink."

I don't wash my towels until they start to stink (usually a little over a week.)

pretty much...7-10 days

[erika]

a newfound interest for the smell of fresh, clean clothes kept me from wanting to light up.
"crap, i dont want my clothes to stink."

Man, I wish I cared that much about the way my clothes smell. I still want to smoke. Most of the time.

[Gilly]

In the chat this past Tuesday, I said my favorite wrestler was Steinberg.  In fact, his name was Goldberg.  I'm very embarrassed:  aside from the shame of having a favorite wrestler to begin with, I forget his name and, in doing so, make a mistake that is vaguely anti-Semitic.  Mortification City, AZ, as one character on Reginald Perrin might say.

Why is that anti-semitic? I wouldn't have thought of it if you hadn't said so.

Really, Goldberg? I watched wrestling for about two years back in high school when the storylines were really intriguing especially the ones involving Sting and the NWO. Then, Goldberg came in and Steve Austin and ruined it for me.

[Andy]

I stopped wearing jeans starting Jan 1 in an effort to look a little more professional.  I used to get 1-2 weeks out of my jeans before they needed to be washed.  I can get 3+ weeks on a pair of khaki pants.  And, they're more comfortable.

[Jason]

I don't wash my jeans or towels because washing clothes is woman's work.
My favourite wrestler is Shylock "christ killer" McHymie.

[Julie]

In the chat this past Tuesday, I said my favorite wrestler was Steinberg.  In fact, his name was Goldberg.  I'm very embarrassed:  aside from the shame of having a favorite wrestler to begin with, I forget his name and, in doing so, make a mistake that is vaguely anti-Semitic.  Mortification City, AZ, as one character on Reginald Perrin might say.

I do, however, stand by my claim that it is unnecessary to wash one's bath towels as frequently as many/most people do.  Moreover, I can report that my bath towels (one for body and one for hair) dry in less than twenty-four hours in my chilly house (I checked), far too quickly for mold or bacteria to gain purchase.  I don't go so far as to support Brian/Vampire Weekend in his complete boycott of towel washing, but I do assert wholeheartedly that the compulsive (frequently daily) washing in which so many indulge is unnecessary and indeed wasteful of the world's resources.

If this makes me an outcast, so be it.

Except for the skin lesions that can be caused by not the stuff that grows on your towel, I agree with you.

[Beth]

I sometimes go for the two week stretch with jeans. Actually, i almost always go for the two week stretch.

Towels are a different story in my house, though, because we always forget that there's cat hair everywhere, and drop them on the floor. By that time, as many cat owners will tell you, it's too late. So those get washed pretty frequently.

[Sarah]

If I left my towels where the cats or dogs could get to them, I'd be washing them far more often, too.  Hung neatly on a rack immediately after use, however, they can go for weeks without washing (or, needless to say, smelling).  This applies only to bath towels, of course; hand towels are a different story.

This subject is attracting far more interest than I expected.

[Forrest]

This subject is attracting far more interest than I expected.

With a math board and a hand towel board, perhaps there should be a new Banalities of Everyday Life forum.