Comments on: I Guess Nobody Will Wash Their Hands Today

By: The Centaur

The Centaur — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:28:24 +0000

Moira, I’ve got even worse news for you:

If the non-handwashing ratio is 10-1 for the women, it has to be about 1000-1 for men.

I got that figure by simply applying the general rule that women are 100 times more sanitary than men.

If I were you, I’d find a way to incorporate rubber gloves into your business casual attire.

By: Moira

Moira — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:11:49 +0000

Matt, as always, I loved your post. It was particularly appropriate because hand-washing ettiquette is a subject that’s been on my mind a lot lately. I’m in Germany right now and one of the things that has been killing me is NOBODY washes their hands. Strange, right? When I think of Germany, I think of tidiness and a regimented quest for structure. Well, aparently hand washing is not top on their list of structures.

Anyway, for reasons I won’t go into, I’ve spent quite some time in the bathrooms here. Let’s just say I’ve had plenty of time to study this unsettling trend and I’d put the non-handwashers ahead, about 10 to 1. All I’m saying is that, next time you are in Germany, be careful when shaking hands.

By: ALYSSA

ALYSSA — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:45:34 +0000

Why is it that all men think that their hands are still clean after they touch their genitals?

By: Benjamin Bergh

Benjamin Bergh — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:41:03 +0000

Haha, what a great blog, now where’s that feed icon when you need it :)

By: The Captive Lion

The Captive Lion — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:16:18 +0000

Do you find it a wee bit troubling that your first inclination is that your coworkers are hardcare drug addicts pilfering valueless items to suport their habits?

Thinking of coworkers I’ve had, sure, that would be on the list of possible explanations, but easily third or fourth.

I think it is more likely that:

The Incredible Hulk has a desk job. And it’s eating him up inside. He went in to use the restroom one day and both the soaps were out. Unlike you, Hulk has manners so this put him over the edge. Not only was he trapped in a dead end desk job, NOW HULK CAN’T WASH HANDS TOO! AAAHHHH! (He turns green, his clothes tear, and he swats the dispensers off the wall like they are itsy bitsy spiders crawling up the water spout. So the question to you is, whose pants and shirt were ripped to shreds at work that day?

By: Krusty

Krusty — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:04:58 +0000

That is a peculiar prank or theft for sure. It actually is strangely similar to a recent prank played in my office. One of the older staff members emptied the soap dispenser in our bathroom. He then replaced the liquid soap with engine cleaner and a thin glue. The result was a paste that you couldn;t wash off your hands. So if anyone came out of the bathroom without the paste he would proceed to call them out as a disgusting non hand washer. I’m not sure what was worse the ridicule or the stinky paste.

By: The Centaur

The Centaur — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:52:46 +0000

Actually Rob, to avoid further spread of germs, I operated the door handle with my mouth… I saw it done in a movie once, American Pie 2 I believe.

By: Rob Mason

Rob Mason — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:55:23 +0000

Bet you touched the door handle though

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:32:09 +0000

I care.