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smirkymonkey

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14. I only use brushes. For some reason I have had a sponge phobia

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 08:18 PM

Feb 2015

ever since I was I child. They have always grossed me out. I hate wet cloth as well. I don't use washcloths either. Loofahs or just lather up. It's just always been a weird thing with me, I don't particularly have any strong convictions about it.

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hand wash your dishes with that sketchy sponge, it's good for ur kids [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 OP

When the sponge gets really, really sketchy to the point it starts to smell Warpy Feb 2015 #1

Cool abelenkpe Feb 2015 #2

I have never used a dishwasher Skittles Feb 2015 #3

If you use hot water to wash and rinse dishes by hand it can be less efficient than a dishwasher Fumesucker Feb 2015 #7

That's what dishpans are for... countryjake Feb 2015 #16

My dog chewed the last pair a while back.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #17

I'm like Warpy, hot dishpans make my hands feels better... countryjake Feb 2015 #19

Me either. nt cwydro Feb 2015 #15

I put my dishes and utensils in the dish washer. dilby Feb 2015 #4

I had to give up that cast iron skillet that I had seasoned and lugged during my several CTyankee Feb 2015 #6

Yeah I have 4 pans of various sizes and 4 pots. dilby Feb 2015 #8

god bless. And we agree on charcoal grilling... CTyankee Feb 2015 #9

i inherited a bunch of cast iron from my grandma. she would fix them for resale. they had been left. pansypoo53219 Feb 2015 #13

Scientists also think childhood booger eating is beneficial. tridim Feb 2015 #5

Oh please! nt elias49 Feb 2015 #18

Are you the most immunist? FSogol Feb 2015 #21

That has been a hypothesis of mine for some time now Cirque du So-What Feb 2015 #10

that is a very interesting story. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #22

Our street would flood frequently when I was a kid. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #28

My sister almost had heart failure when she saw I used a sponge... one_voice Feb 2015 #11

I do that! Also, when I bleach the coffee & tea mugs, I soak the sponge too. Demit Feb 2015 #26

I've long abided by the 5 second rule. Avalux Feb 2015 #12

I only use brushes. For some reason I have had a sponge phobia smirkymonkey Feb 2015 #14

I get your sponge issue. a la izquierda Feb 2015 #24

Odd question, but does it make you cringe... tridim Feb 2015 #30

Who is going to hand wash all those dishes in school cafeterias? blue neen Feb 2015 #20

Not great advice about the sponge unless you are a vegetarian. hunter Feb 2015 #23

My dishwasher is where I store my woks. Blue_In_AK Feb 2015 #25

Prefer dishcloths myself..... daleanime Feb 2015 #27

I know this research... grasswire Feb 2015 #29

Well then, my kids are going to have to do the dishes Ilsa Feb 2015 #31