I really loathe washing up
which makes it far worse that my dishwasher is broken.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:49, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I've never even had a dishwasher

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:51, Reply)

they are the best thing ever
I need to replace mine as soon as I possibly can. Unfortunately, because I have been saving for wedding stuff I can't afford a new one, so need to find one secondhand.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:52, Reply)

Shouldn't have wasted all that money on a ring...

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:53, Reply)

this is also relative
i am pretty sure that everybody here would have a different definition of a cheap-v-expensive wedding ring

*eyes up diamond encrusted platinum tiffany band*
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:07, Reply)

If only you bought the cheap ring.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Vouchers for wedding = new dishwasher
Our washer broke the week before we got married. Bad timing
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:53, Reply)

I absolutely cannot wait 6 months for a new dishwasher

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:57, Reply)

Not that bad. I mean, if it was only a week before you got married.
That is only 7 days of sharing the responsibility, before it becomes a job for the wife.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:59, Reply)

hahaha!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:04, Reply)

Dishwashers are the height of lazyness.
Unless you have a large family and then if you do, you should be getting the bloody kids to wash up.
( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:54, Reply)

4 year old + sharp knife = trouble

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:57, Reply)

trouble Darwinism in action.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:58, Reply)

Culpable homicide more like

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I prefer to think of it as
'character building'
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:00, Reply)

character scar
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:00, Reply)

Good to see you're grounding your kids in more recent Disney as well as the classics

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:01, Reply)

haha!
I actually get this, despite not having seen it
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I call bullshit
EVERYONE has seen The Lion King
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:09, Reply)

I have not sir
I hate all those type of films and am forced to watch Beauty and the Beast at least 3 times a week
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:31, Reply)

well, no wonder you don't like them
you are watching the wrong one. Aladdin or Lion King are what you want
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:34, Reply)

I meant older kids.

( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:59, Reply)

ridiculous attitude
what is wrong with saving some effort?

they are demonstrably cheaper and more efficient to run than doing the washing up, and most critically while washing up may take only 10 or 15 minutes it is 10 or 15 minutes when the last thing I want to be doing is standing by the fucking sink.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:58, Reply)

Shut up and get back to that poss-stick

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:59, Reply)

Loading the damn thing and unloading takes as much time.
Not to mention washing off the worst of the dirt because the machine can't manage to get rid of it.

And how on earth can it be cheaper to run a dishwasher for an hour then fill a sink with some water?
( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:01, Reply)

I don't rinse anything before putting it in the dishwasher
Just scrape the plates
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:02, Reply)

which you have to do before washing up anyway

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

it really doesn't
and I've never had to wash off the worst of the dirt

the thing is, you can load it as you use stuff, so at most you might need to put a couple of pans and plates in at once, which takes seconds. You aren't left with a heap of clean or dirty plates etc. on the side or the drainer, it cleans them better and costs less to run.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

+ means you can have a brew and watch the TV instead

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

or do anything else
and literally everything else is a better use of someone's time than doing the fucking washing up.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:04, Reply)

There is only you and your misses. How much stuff do you use?

( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:05, Reply)

LET HIM FUCKING SPEND HIS MONEY HOW HE WANTS
fucking hell is everything a cause for arguments on here.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:05, Reply)

Having a bad day chompers?

( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:06, Reply)

People at work are dropping like flies.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

Have you been putting rohypnol in the water coolers?

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:11, Reply)

I heard it was through the ventilation system

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

3 of my colleagues have died in the last week I don't appreciate you using that as an excuse to make rape jokes.
Have you tried not being a bitter vicious bitch for any serious amount of time?
(PsychoChomp, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

Tried it, didn't like it

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:22, Reply)

I'm sorry to hear that
I thought you just meant redundancy
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:44, Reply)

it seems so

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:06, Reply)

unless he wants to spend it on evian or vitamin water, of course
this post is an excellent stab at defining "hypocrisy"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

We cook from scratch every day, which automatically uses more stuff
but we only run the dishwasher every couple of days

that is irrelevant though, because it costs less to run the dishwasher we could use it everyday.

There are no arguments you can make that would persuade me that doing it by hand is better in even one small way.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I can understand the use of dishwashers for commercial use etc.
I just think they're a bit over the top for home.
( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

If we didn't have one nothing would get washed up ever.
Arguing over whose turn it is to do the dishes is the biggest cause of arguments in shared accommodation BADGERFAX
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

I can't understand why people have such a problem with them
they:
save you time
save you money
are more hygenic
keep your kitchen free of clutter

what's not to like?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:13, Reply)

Maybe I just don't hate washing up as much as you do.

( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:15, Reply)

I don't think anyone does
even I'm unsure why, it's a bit irrational. Fortunately there is an easy solution to it. But mine is currently broken.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:15, Reply)

Same reason that it's cheaper to have a shower than run a bath.

( Kroney, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

Do they use so little water?
I wasn't aware.
( girlinthehole, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:12, Reply)

they really do
they heat efficiently as well
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:14, Reply)

Your racism knows no bounds
Marquita was a proud woman who did a good job despite you constantly putting your spliffs out on her. She broke one plate, one little side plate from that set you don't even use that often, and you just went apeshit and beat her with your shoes! You know she's not 'broken', she choked to death on the shards of crockery you forcefed her, and now you're after a secondhand one? MONSTER!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:56, Reply)

I have no idea
why this made me laugh so much
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:57, Reply)

If I could (be bothered to) click this a hundred times, I would

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:58, Reply)

Ms Foxtrot's Dad got into trouble for buying Ms Foxtrot's Stepmum a dishwasher for Christmas one year
Apparently she was outraged that he bought her this as a gift, as it implied that he considered the washing up to be her job.

I informed Ms Foxtrot that as I do 95% of the washing up in our house, should she wish to buy me a dishwasher I would be absolutely fucking delighted.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:57, Reply)

Dishwashers are great
Chuck everything in, press button, come back 2 hours later - done
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:58, Reply)

Yes, I'm familiar with the science, dear

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:59, Reply)

In Norwich?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:01, Reply)

Not FROM Norwich
Although this might explain why we haven't got one
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Plumbing & electric together in Norwich
would surely mean you being tried as a witch
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:04, Reply)

There's a shadowy protection agency for people who have both
They call themselves the Men In Slacks
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:10, Reply)

In our house
whoever cooks doesn't wash up/ stack the dishwasher. Does it not work like that at yours, or does Ms Foxtrot just cook a lot?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:59, Reply)

Um, we cook about as much as each other
The reasons I wash up a lot are twofold; she really hates washing up, and I'm a soft shite.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 14:03, Reply)

This
I'm sure I spend more time washing up than I do actually eating. That seems disproportionate and unfair somehow.

I'd love to be able to play the drums or the cello. Or any of the three instruments I already own really well...
(berk, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:54, Reply)

I own my guitar very well too

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 13:58, Reply)