Stupid Ideas

Burnsy2023 · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:37

My colleague seems to think it's a good idea not to invest in tea towels and to just dry crockery using a now defunct pair of boxer shorts.

On how many levels is this just wrong? He's no longer a student.

Marky · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:38

That's kinda disgusting and a little bit lazy

The fact he is no longer a student means he has run out of legitimate reasons for doing this and should invest in tea towels immediately

Ahleckz · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:38

Tea towels are just cotton, boxers are just cotton. If boxers are cheaper, seems fine to me.

What's cheaper is just allow the stuff to drain on the board and then put them away a few hours later.

Zefan · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:39

Even as a student this is wrong, that really says something.

Saundie · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:39

Your colleague sounds like a socialist. You should kick his commie head in.

CrispyOtter · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:39

I now think it's a good idea to stop investing in boxer shorts and will instead be using defunct tea towels as makeshift undergarments.

neodude · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:40

We use pants at work to clean the white board, does the trick nicely.

Cosimo · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:40

He gets marks for reducing his carbon footprint.

GravyMonster · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:40

I occasionally use an old sock from the laundry basket to clean dust off the bedroom TV.

Nothing like a bit of toe jam to shine it up real nice.

tom_e · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:41

As long as they're not dirty I don't see the problem, although I've always used tea towels even as a student.

Zefan · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:41

simulatorman said:
He gets marks for reducing his carbon footprint.

If only you'd waited you could've made a joke about the sock! You know, because socks... feet... yeah?

Burnsy2023 · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:41

Marky said:
That's kinda disgusting and a little bit lazy

The fact he is no longer a student means he has run out of legitimate reasons for doing this and should invest in tea towels immediately

He assures me after doing this for a long period, he has now invested in tea towels, but still thinks there is nothing wrong with his innovative if unorthodox solution.

Cosimo · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:43

Zefan said:
If only you'd waited you could've made a joke about the sock! You know, because socks... feet... yeah?

I left the joke making for you.

mrk · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:46

Ahleckz said:
Tea towels are just cotton, boxers are just cotton. If boxers are cheaper, seems fine to me.

What's cheaper is just allow the stuff to drain on the board and then put them away a few hours later.

Yeah but then you get watermarks.

Amnesia · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:48

Burnsy2023 said:
He assures me after doing this for a long period, he has now invested in tea towels, but still thinks there is nothing wrong with his innovative if unorthodox solution.

Maybe he uses the tea towels for other purposes.....

Unfortunately I remember that thread about the guy who put a tea towel on himself when his father walked in and watched him.

Belmit · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:48

Whilst drying stuff with a pair of underwear isn't technically much different from using a tea towel, does he just hang the pants on a rail in the kitchen when not in use? That's the weird part.

BarBrawllin · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:49

Does he wash himself with a rag and a stick?

antijoke · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:52

I can see why this would be a problem.

It's not right on any level.

anything I don't mind · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:53

That is messed up, my boxer shorts smell even after being washed.

On the topic of stupid ideas, My annoying boss who sits next to me all day and went to eton boys school is the most pompous arrogant **** i have ever met. Well someone calls him up and says, I can't find X employee on my BB contacts. So instead of asking me to help the guy he says that he wants all the firms contacts to be added to every users contacts and everyones contacts needs to be updated when a new user arrives. I said why not just use the look up feature, that is what its for, he say i don't want people messing around with lookup feature. lol. I have to deal with this **** every day. Not as bad as the boxer shorts but stupid.

Greebo · 21 Mar 2012 at 15:54

Doesn't matter. There are more germs per square inch on a teatowel than on a housefly so the boxers can't be any worse.

If you are worried you should use a dish washer or leave them to drain.

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