February 13, 2010

• FWIW: Shower, soap, any time I need it--sometimes twice a day. Usually dry with a towel, unless the phone rings, and I can't find one quick enough, and I have to stand there dripping and mentally swearing until the idiot on the other end stops rambling on and on until I'm finally dry, but usually freezing, and then they eventually hang up. Oh, and I always brush my teeth then, too. See, wasn't that easy?
• Shampoo? I use real poo.
• Daily Show... er. Quick rinse behind my ears. Reapplication of wig glue. Vigorous towelling (I get 'em in bulk) (I leave self drying to the drips...) It all keeps the smell away...
• Queso's comment reminds me of an acquaintance's pithy couplet: Sham poo for my real friends; Real poo for my sham friends.
• Actually, the original version of goofyfoot's couplet is a toast: Champagne for my real friends; Real pain for my sham friends. So, does anybody else here bathe in champagne?
• How about Murphy Oil Soap? No, wait. That's for the wood. Actually *Dr. Bronner's Lavender Hemp Oil Pure Castille Soap* is what the bottle says. A real bath tub works better than a mop pail, but in deference to those with shower predilections, the flexible spray kind is at least good for rinsing the tub :)
• I ablute myself nearly every day, usually in the morning, in the shower. Liquid soap, real shampoo for my luxuriant thinning locks. Towel dry unless it's summertime. Haven't had a bath in years.
• I shower once a week, more if I did sweat a lot or when my hair is full of plaster dust. I use shampoo for everything, it is good for you skin and cheap. I use a towel, dried on a clothesline. I like the roughness. After the shower I shave (also once a week, I have not much growth). Once a month I have a bath instead of shower. I design and install bathrooms for a living.
• Shower, at night, with soap (Dr. Bronner's, of course) and towel. Cussing and screaming as needed if neighbors decide to start laundry. Baths for special occasions or back trouble.
• My grandmother put me off baths at a very early age, by pointing out that it's sitting around in dirty water. The new flat that we're about to move in to (tomorrow! wheee!) has a *massive* rainshower. I can't wait. Un-perfumed hypoallergenic liquid soap, thick goopy hair conditioner, and big fluffy towels, please.
• MonkeyFilter: Haven't had a bath in years. MonkeyFilter: I like the roughness. Ah, fertile ground...
• When I got married, my wife insisted that I start showering at night. She gets very upset at just the idea of showering in the morning instead of night. Baths are for when I get cold, or catch a cold. Shower gel all the way. I use it in place of soap, shaving cream, and shampoo and conditioner for the few areas that still have hair. I do use a towel real quick, but then I prefer to let the fan dry me off. (the fan we use around the house is one of the industrial strength fans, supposed to be used for drying floors and carpets.) I think you just asked us this question because you wanted some tag-lines :)
• I favor a shower every morning with African black soap. The house is kept on the cool side so long showers feel good in winter. A soaking bath, with lavender oil and salts, is an occasional treat. In summer, a cool morning (and sometimes evening) shower with Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap keeps me feeling crisp. If it were possible, I'd bathe weekly in a wood-fired sauna, followed by a plunge into icy water. Sadly this is not convenient and remains a rare event. Regarding Drip Dry technique: I've bathed while camping in the woods before, using a SunShower and citronella soap. On a nice day, it is more than pleasant to allow the breezes to dry your naked body after a sun-warmed shower.
• I shower every day, shampoo and conditioner, fruity body wash, some kind of scrub that removes pretty much my whole face. Baths are for when I accidentally step on a dead hedgehog and need to soak my foot. (NOT JOKING.)
• Monkeyfilter: you just asked us this question because you wanted some tag-lines.
• *applauds Plegmund* Monkeyfilter: for when I accidentally step on a dead hedgehog
• *smiles slowly* *rubs hands together* *throws back head and laughs evilly*
• some kind of scrub that removes pretty much my whole face ... step on a dead hedgehog and need to soak my foot Ah, the monsterous, one-footed hedgehog killer that rules Monkeyfilter's central administrative cortex drags its faceless corpse from the grave and emits a nose-splitting waft of fruity scents, again. DOWN WITH UNIPOD SAVE OUR HEDGEHOGS VOTE QUIDNUNC FOR ADMINISTRATOR IN 2010
• I cancelled the election.
• Bath or shower, depending on mood. In the warm months, I do it at night before bed. In the winter, it's too cold to sleep with wet hair (mine is long and thick and will still be wet in the morning), so I do it in the morning. I have an enormous collection of bar soap - mostly handcrafted by artisans, but also fancy French imported stuff and the odd one from Marshall's or the health food store. Pier One has been carrying some wonderful rice scented soaps, too. Fancy soap is a cheap indulgence, and life is too short to use drugstore soap. Always towel dry, as it's too cold in the winter to drip dry, and it is so insanely humid here in the summer that staying even slightly damp is miserable. And I'm going to supply my own tag-lines (although I'm sure you'll supply some I've missed: Monkeyfilter: I do it at night before bed. Monkeyfilter: Mine is long and thick and will still be wet in the morning. Monkeyfilter: I have an enormous collection. Monkeyfilter: Even slightly damp is miserable Monkeyfilter: A cheap indulgence
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• *cackles* fw, I've taught you well!
• I haven't taken a bath in years and it sounds positively delightful, better than surfing the net at any rate. I'm not going to go into detail but there will be bubbles, and I'm shutting the door. Turning off the computer too. Weirdos.
• Monkeyfilter: I use it in place of soap
• My grandmother put me off baths at a very early age, by pointing out that it's sitting around in dirty water. Quite. "Soaking in your own gravy", we call it. Ick.
• Bah! Have you seen the research on what bacteria grows inside shower nozzles?
• So what about you Dan? I suppose you bathe in the tears dropped from a thousand angel eyes and dry with a sunbeam. Riiiiigght.
• I'm not making this up, Bluehorse. On the other hand, a simple bathtub faucet lacks the collecting sieve that harbors those little buggers!
• That's why I always rinse my tub down with the hand-held shower before filling it for a bath. That way I've thoroughly distributed the bacteria and such throughout the entire surface of the tub, thereby ensuring that I'm marinating in all the good stuff. Because, by god, my immune system is NOT getting a day off! Use it or lose it!
• Dan, ma' boy, I never doubted you, I just can't get upset about my shower head. The bottom of the tub, though.... Lurking near the drain of the bathtub is nearly 120,000 bacteria per square inch, according to calculations made in the Hygiene Council Survey. ...the bathtub is one of the germiest surfaces in the home.(4) A recent study found staph aureus, the most common cause of serious staph infections, in 26% of bathtubs tested, versus only 6% of garbage cans. Faucet germs, cell phone viruses*, Demodex Folliculorum in your eyelashes, why, I'd hardly get out of bed if it weren't for the dust mites in the pillows. *When people in New York City were asked which they thought was dirtier -- the sole of your shoe, a toilet seat or a cell phone -- the answer was overwhelmingly the toilet seat. But they were wrong -- your cell phone is filthier. *bats her buggy eyelashes at Dan*
• Well, which would you rather? Inhale the now airborne bugs or towel them off?
• Hello? Bluehorse? OMG <:(0) I hope she didn't turn on that overhead shower...
• Na, I was just afraid to touch the keyboard until it was thoroughly swabbed down. (not to worry, I didn't use your towel)
• I use sunshine, remember?