... you don't understand why a washing machine needs three different soaps in it.
... you can think over a conversation with a woman all day and still have no idea what she meant.
... your clothes are in piles in your room instead of hung up, roughly divided into "recently washed," "needs a sniff before wearing," and "emergencies only."

Quote from: Nikolai_S on November 13, 2010, 12:14:24 PM
... your clothes are in piles in your room instead of hung up, roughly divided into "recently washed," "needs a sniff before wearing," and "emergencies only."

omg, I'm not the only one

More of my clothes are in piles then hanging in my closet. Usually if it's in the closet it's because I just got it and the cashier left the hanger on.

Oh yay! Others like me. I don't feel as much of a slob now.

Quote from: Nikolai_S on November 13, 2010, 12:14:24 PM
... you don't understand why a washing machine needs three different soaps in it.

A washing machine needs three different soaps in it?

They're not all soap, dude

The only thing I add to my laundry is a cup of detergent.  I've seen some people add bleach.  What's the third thing you can add?

Quote from: Alexmakenoise on November 14, 2010, 02:06:22 AM
The only thing I add to my laundry is a cup of detergent.  I've seen some people add bleach.  What's the third thing you can add?

Fabric softener. although some people use dryer sheets instead.

I actually sort my laundry by colours (dark, light, red, white, at least), use detergent and fabric softener, and a little bit of vinegar when washing lights or whites to make sure any colour run is washed out.

Dryer sheets? What is that?

Yay for all of us who stock piles of clothes around the room! I feel so much better now

I remember when I was little and mom taught me all of the different compartments for detergent, bleach, and fabric softener, then these weird pokey balls to put in the dryer, and you needed to do manual settings depending on what you were washing. When my dad complained I didn't do my laundry, and I told him I could never remember how, he sighed and walked me into the laundry room. "See the detergent? One capful. Put it in. Press the start button. Done." I like that method much better.

Dryer sheets either soften or freshen clothes, can't remember which. They look like the fabric from coffee filters and they smell like flowers.

Quote from: Miniar on November 14, 2010, 06:48:39 AM
I actually sort my laundry by colours (dark, light, red, white, at least), use detergent and fabric softener, and a little bit of vinegar when washing lights or whites to make sure any colour run is washed out.

Well, colour sorting is sort of a requirement, unless you like all your white clothes turning a dull grey. I actually throw my reds in with the darker darks now, though, and most of the lights in with the whites. But that's mostly because I own very few articles of clothing that aren't in the darkish grey/blue range, so everything sort of has to go in either with the grey/blue stuff or with the one load that isn't grey/blue.

I'm too lazy to cart around more than one bottle of anything to the laundry room and back, especially since I only make one trip each way with 3 loads in a single basket (see above exchange with Jeatyn). So no vinegar, no fabric softener. And I quit using dryer sheets because I decided they were one of the causes of my back breakouts. Just fragrance-free detergent for me

(oh, dryer sheets make clothes feel softer and eliminate static cling. They're nice, but the residue they leave can be irritating. And it's hard to find a scent that's not obnoxiously girly.)

Quote from: Nikolai_S on November 14, 2010, 03:24:32 PM
They look like the fabric from coffee filters and they smell like flowers.

Hahaha, I laughed at this sentence, it sounds so cute 
I use something similar, my mother gave them to me after I kept colouring my underwear (it came out purple a few times and I actually liked it more). They look like you described these dryer sheets but they catch colors. It's a great invention, I can just put all the stuff in the machine and it comes back same as before!

I never actually understood how you could actually colour clothes by washing it... It has always sounded like a TV-only anecdote until you mentioned it. I have never had any problems with just separating what goes with bleach from what does not.

I refuse to sort my laundry, it's far too much effort. It all goes in the same wash, on the "quick wash" setting. Stuff ends up dingy pretty quickly but I buy most of my clothes from places like primark anyway so it doesn't kill me to spend another £1.50 on a white t-shirt when the old one is grey and bobbly

Quote from: A on November 14, 2010, 07:32:28 PM
I never actually understood how you could actually colour clothes by washing it... It has always sounded like a TV-only anecdote until you mentioned it. I have never had any problems with just separating what goes with bleach from what does not.

It's very easy to mess up if you're not focused A few times you forget something colourful in the machine, a few other times you don't see a colored piece among the whites and voila'

I don't sort my laundry and have never had a problem with colors bleeding over.  I do, however, use dryer sheets.  It's dry here, and they keep my clothes from getting all static-y.

Quote from: Lee on November 14, 2010, 09:53:45 PM
I don't sort my laundry and have never had a problem with colors bleeding over.  I do, however, use dryer sheets.  It's dry here, and they keep my clothes from getting all static-y.

All I can say is: don't wash your new jeans with your white shirts. Or you will have this problem.

I think it most often happens as a result of washing a brand new, colorful item that has never been washed before with something white.  The first time you wash something, a lot of dye comes out.  This can stain other clothes.

I don't sort my clothes either.  My strategy is to avoid owning anything white.

Quote from: Alexmakenoise on November 14, 2010, 10:35:10 PM

I don't sort my clothes either.  My strategy is to avoid owning anything white.

that's how it works for me. only white stuff i own is either intended for gym or hanging out around the house, so i don't give a damn about how it looks anyways.
that's a hell of a lot conversation about laundry here by the way