How many times in a week do you shower?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around personal showering habits, exploring the frequency of showers among different individuals and the social perceptions surrounding hygiene practices. Participants share their routines, experiences, and opinions on the necessity of daily showers, particularly in relation to physical activity and body odor.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants note a shift in showering habits over time, suggesting that daily showers are a relatively recent phenomenon.
  • Several individuals report showering daily, while others mention showering only once or twice a week, often depending on their level of physical activity.
  • One participant shares a personal experience of showering every other day, claiming it has improved their skin condition.
  • There are contrasting views on the necessity of daily showers, with some arguing that body odor (B.O.) is a significant reason for frequent bathing, while others believe that deodorant can suffice.
  • Some participants express discomfort with the idea of not showering daily, associating it with feelings of uncleanliness.
  • Discussions arise about the effectiveness of deodorants versus regular showering in managing body odor.
  • Participants share humorous anecdotes about extreme showering habits, including going extended periods without showering.
  • There are references to public health perspectives on hygiene practices, suggesting that more frequent bathing may not always be beneficial.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the necessity of daily showers, with multiple competing views on hygiene practices and personal preferences remaining evident throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the relationship between hygiene and health, and there are unresolved discussions regarding the implications of showering frequency on body odor and skin health.

  • #91
i don't live in a state that has to steal water from other states to survive. in fact, it's one of our greatest resources. so i use as much as i want without any guilt.
 
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  • #92
Proton Soup said:
i don't live in a state that has to steal water from other states to survive. in fact, it's one of our greatest resources. so i use as much as i want without any guilt.

We're all on this Earth together, regardless of where you live.
 
  • #93
leroyjenkens said:
We're all on this Earth together, regardless of where you live.

you can't hug a child with nuclear arms
 
  • #94
When I brush my teethies in the morning and at night, I will put the toothpaste on the toothbrush, brush my teethies, and then rinse off. I can't stand the mixture of water and toothpaste.

Whenever I run into stinky people, I ask them if they didnt shower. This puts guilt on them and they will go home and shower.

I believe that stinky people are the cause of global warming. Oh, and people with bad breathe. I have puked on many occasions from the combination of the both. Retched I tell you, retched.
 
  • #95
MotoH said:
When I brush my teethies in the morning and at night, I will put the toothpaste on the toothbrush, brush my teethies, and then rinse off. I can't stand the mixture of water and toothpaste.

Whenever I run into stinky people, I ask them if they didnt shower. This puts guilt on them and they will go home and shower.

I believe that stinky people are the cause of global warming. Oh, and people with bad breathe. I have puked on many occasions from the combination of the both. Retched I tell you, retched.

Was this a trolling post?
 
  • #96
xxChrisxx said:
Was this a trolling post?
See post 90.
 
  • #97
DaveC426913 said:
See post 90.

Very droll.
 
  • #99
DaveC426913 said:

How come everything is an argument with you?

Your original respose was droll. A subtle yet witty responce pointing out the irony of me accusing you of not getting the joke only for me to do the same thing a few posts later. I laughed, as I enjoy irony. It was a compliment.

This second response has ruined the subtle humour of the previous comment you made, and now simply makes you look entirely humourless. It infact makes you look like a smug bastard, as though you've won a cheap little victory which you are now getting jollies over.

Well done Captain Buzzkill.

Quite how you got the humour award i'll never know. This is the equivilant of telling an amazing joke, then tryign to follow it up and murdering all the laughter.
 
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  • #100
Now you've done it chris. I found daves last post extremely funny because it labeled your post perfectly. Now you go on a tirade and ruin any fun that was left in this hollowed out shell of a thread. You are the black hole of humor chris. Why must you ruin the fun?
 
  • #101
This thread is a joke.
 
  • #102
xxChrisxx said:
How come everything is an argument with you?

Your original respose was droll. A subtle yet witty responce pointing out the irony of me accusing you of not getting the joke only for me to do the same thing a few posts later. I laughed, as I enjoy irony. It was a compliment.

This second response has ruined the subtle humour of the previous comment you made, and now simply makes you look entirely humourless. It infact makes you look like a smug bastard, as though you've won a cheap little victory which you are now getting jollies over.

Well done Captain Buzzkill.

Quite how you got the humour award i'll never know. This is the equivilant of telling an amazing joke, then tryign to follow it up and murdering all the laughter.
I sense that see post #90 isn't going to work this time...*


We are both suffering the same thing: not being able to see the wry smile on each others' face. Droll is usually a put-down. But I wasn't actually accusing you of commenting in bad faith; I found that awesome Cracked list yesterday and was just dying to use it. Luck was on my side.

Subtle humour is an unforgiving mistress. Sometimes it turns on you.

(Also, I greatly underuse emoticons, contributing to the ambiguity of my tone.)

*:wink:
 
  • #103
...oops.

Now I feel bad, and slightly silly.:redface:

EDIT: There should be a rollback function in spacetime, for collossal miscomprehension events like post 99.
 
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  • #104
xxChrisxx said:
There should be a rollback function in spacetime, for collossal miscomprehension events like post 99.

If Einstein hadn't had the nerve to die on us, I'm sure he would've told us how to do it :biggrin:

as a reminder: after making a joke which could be misinterpreted by another reader, make sure to avoid this by adding "jk, don't get your panties tied in a knot" EVERY time. This shall become protocol.
 
  • #105
Mentallic said:
as a reminder: after making a joke which could be misinterpreted by another reader, make sure to avoid this by adding "jk, don't get your panties tied in a knot" EVERY time. This shall become protocol.

If only there were already some sort of method for letting people know the emotional tone of a post... Maybe just an icon. Some sort of emotion-icon. Some sort of ... I don't know... emoticon ...
 
  • #106
I believe this thread should be submitted to the fail-blog... for so many pathetic jokes and amateur use of ironies. A good joke wouldn't require some kind of indication.
 
  • #107
I come back a couple of days later and this thread is still going? PFers like to argue over everything.
 
  • #108
rootX said:
A good joke wouldn't require some kind of indication.
I'd like to think so, but (with 45 years of glory-hounding for attention) I can tell you that off-the-cuff humour is extremely dependent on context of the parties involved.
 
  • #110
rootX said:
I believe this thread should be submitted to the fail-blog... for so many pathetic jokes and amateur use of ironies. A good joke wouldn't require some kind of indication.

DaveC426913 said:
I'd like to think so, but (with 45 years of glory-hounding for attention) I can tell you that off-the-cuff humour is extremely dependent on context of the parties involved.

Also a lot of extremely funny things are purely down to delivery and timing, something which is lost on forums.
 
  • #111
DaveC426913 said:
If only there were already some sort of method for letting people know the emotional tone of a post... Maybe just an icon. Some sort of emotion-icon. Some sort of ... I don't know... emoticon ...

You're forever in trouble over those, aren't you? :wink:
 
  • #112
xxChrisxx said:
Also a lot of extremely funny things are purely down to delivery and timing, something which is lost on forums.

So, so, so, so many of the visual and auditory cues we depend upon for clear comprehension in communication are missing online. This is a really, really tough means of casual conversation. Particularly getting acknowledgment from people so you aren't talking past each other. Humour, especially dry, deadpan humour and sarcasm are really tough to convey properly too.

It's very challenging.
 
  • #113
GeorginaS said:
You're forever in trouble over those, aren't you? :wink:

I am. It is definitely my own fault. My sense of (online) humour tends strongly toward the deadpan. I hate having to beat my audience with an emoticon club.
 
  • #114
DaveC426913 said:
I am. It is definitely my own fault. My sense of (online) humour tends strongly toward the deadpan. I hate having to beat my audience with an emoticon club.

I list towards sarcasm but try not to online unless a) the person I'm directing pixels at knows me well enough to know I'm joking, or b) I decide to give into the FTHFs* to make myself clear.

*FTHF coined by my ex when we first began participating in various online gaming sites and discussion boards. [Back in the days before they'd invented the little round yellow emoticons.] He called them "f*****g tilted happy faces" because they annoyed him so much that everyone used them constantly, and because it further teed him off that people didn't "get" his sense of humour in the absence of them. :)
 
  • #115
DaveC426913 said:
I'd like to think so, but (with 45 years of glory-hounding for attention) I can tell you that off-the-cuff humour is extremely dependent on context of the parties involved.

i think the getting of a joke is also highly correlated with one's bathing frequency, which ties it back directly to the subject at hand.
 
  • #116
Proton Soup said:
i think the getting of a joke is also highly correlated with one's bathing frequency
That's so true! It's no wonder I get all the dirty jokes :wink:

Oops... I've done it again...
rootX said:
I believe this thread should be submitted to the fail-blog... for so many pathetic jokes and amateur use of ironies. A good joke wouldn't require some kind of indication.
 

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