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Frequent washing is part of the weakness and decadence, this world is coming to an end, I am telling ya.
How often do you wash your clothes?
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Now that's disgusting.
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Oh please I bet you guys have done it too. Let me be more honest here, my underwear isn't the only thing I've worn for longer than a week.
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:surprised Blasphemy!
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when I was working at the slave-labour bakery I didnt wash my clothes for nearly a week of wear. whats the point? as soon as I start working all new clothes would smell of bakery anyway. and sweat is 'clean!' as long as you let it dry so no bacteria grows, its ok! actually I knew I smelled but I just didnt care anymore! grrr! they deserved to have smelly employees!
and as for jeans, I read that the really demin-obsessed/fashionable only wash their jeans every 6 months cos otherwise the 'look' of the denim would be ruined by washing. I wash mine like once a week. but it all depends on how much I sweat.
underwear every day of course.
and I wash sheets like once a month... they're clean! why would they be dirty, my body is clean! clean on clean everyday = more clean!
and as for jeans, I read that the really demin-obsessed/fashionable only wash their jeans every 6 months cos otherwise the 'look' of the denim would be ruined by washing. I wash mine like once a week. but it all depends on how much I sweat.
underwear every day of course.
and I wash sheets like once a month... they're clean! why would they be dirty, my body is clean! clean on clean everyday = more clean!
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we will get on well together! and we have the same avatar almost! snap!
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When the pants are leaning against the wall, maybe that's the good time to wash them.
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And when you attempt to wash them, if they should run away from you -- then, you have waited too long.
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Anyone remember starch? That stufff will make clean pants stand up on their own. It used to be mandatory in the military.:yuck:
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My dad was (is) tough as nails and quit school to join airborne in WWII. Starch and wool both bothered his skin terribly. I share his sensitivity, and can't bear to wear wool or stiff clothes.
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This doesn't apply to mountain climbing (that is going alpine) btw.I was amazed when I saw this article that said that you should wear pants and shirts/blouses 4-5 times before washing.
I would *never* consider that with clothes I wear to work. Clothes pick up smells, it's not a matter of do they look dirty. After work each day, my clothes go into the dirty clothes hamper. The exception is a suit jacket which I will wear several times before sending to the dry cleaners.
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Shirts, socks, undies only ever get worn once per washing (unless it's a stinky pyjama day). Pants will go a couple of days.
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Ah. Now we have the answer to why https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=464326" was needed...
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In that case I'll let it go. There is plenty of new pants in the store.
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Jackets and sweaters, usually seasonal.
Pants, every 5 wears (I dress informally half the time).
Bed linen, every 2 weeks.
Shirts, socks, undies, hand towels, every week.
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Now I have hung out my dirty laundry for all PF to see!:yuck:
The laundry wrinkles less if I ride along.:rofl:
Pants, every 5 wears (I dress informally half the time).
Bed linen, every 2 weeks.
Shirts, socks, undies, hand towels, every week.
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Now I have hung out my dirty laundry for all PF to see!:yuck:
The laundry wrinkles less if I ride along.:rofl:
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God...I'm almost embarrased to say that I wore the same uniform for 4 weeks in basic training because I didn't want to have to refold and all that every 2 days. Frebreeze was my best friend....
Nowadays I wear my shirts, socks, and underwear once before they get washed. The only exceptions is maybe on the weekends when I'm lazy, or a shirt that I put on after work one day I'll use the next again.
Obviously, if something actually gets dirty and smelly I'll wash it before I wear it again. And I'm a firm believer that most women have better smells than men. So if that guy next to you is smelly, he probably doesn't even know about it.
Nowadays I wear my shirts, socks, and underwear once before they get washed. The only exceptions is maybe on the weekends when I'm lazy, or a shirt that I put on after work one day I'll use the next again.
Obviously, if something actually gets dirty and smelly I'll wash it before I wear it again. And I'm a firm believer that most women have better smells than men. So if that guy next to you is smelly, he probably doesn't even know about it.
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I assume that's when you wash them, not when you change them (which is the underlying issue in this thread by the look of it)?
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*wink wink*
Wish I had a visitor in my bed other than my hairy cat...
(For some reasons) I just stopped sleeping on my bed.
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Huh?
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Coincidence?
According to my ex GF she liked my "smell".
Maybe she was a sasquatch though...I'll have to investigate this...
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I'm a bit weird, I wash stuff when it needs washing.
Personally I think people who wash stuff after one wear are off their rocker (no offence intended :tongue:).
So that is a minimum of a week for most items,often months for outer garments, but they would not be worn every day. It is a waste of time and energy and damages clothes.
All those cleaning products are also bad for you I believe, making you more likely to develop stuff like allergies and asthma.
As I wash myself daily there really is no problem.
Personally I think people who wash stuff after one wear are off their rocker (no offence intended :tongue:).
So that is a minimum of a week for most items,often months for outer garments, but they would not be worn every day. It is a waste of time and energy and damages clothes.
All those cleaning products are also bad for you I believe, making you more likely to develop stuff like allergies and asthma.
As I wash myself daily there really is no problem.
