Bachelor Living thread

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:13 pm

There are many of us guys who live alone, myself included, and every once in a while I catch myself doing things that only a bachelor would do. So, I'm going to make a list of these behaviors as they become recognized. Feel free to pitch in your own as well.

For example, instead of loading the dishwasher like a normal person, my sink becomes the dirty dish repository until:

A. I run out of clean dishes, or
B. The pile gets too high and I run out of counter space as well.

So I load up the dishwasher with all my dirty dishes, being very creative in dish and glass placement so they'll all fit in one load, then after they're clean I don't unload the dishwasher (like a normal person)...it becomes my Clean Dish Distibution Center. As I need a clean dish I remove it from the dishwasher. After use, it goes into the sink and the cycle is repeated.

This same behavior is repeated in the laundry room with clothes as well. Sad.

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:21 pm

eating sandwiches or meals over the sink so as to minimize mess and cleanup.

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:27 pm

Blisster wrote:eating sandwiches or meals over the sink so as to minimize mess and cleanup.

That's a good one!

True bachelor form!

sito · Post by **sito** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:29 pm

Blisster wrote:eating sandwiches or meals over the sink so as to minimize mess and cleanup.

lol, guilty of that here, but what's cleanup?

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:34 pm

We had four bachelors sharing a home one time. Names became confusing especially when more than one friend was visiting. To relieve this if you were a male your new name was ****.

Hi ****

What's going on ****

Not much just waiting on **** so he could drive me to the store for some beer.

...

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:35 pm

I got editted, short for Richard...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Thu May 13, 2004 1:22 pm

My place is spotless 24/7. The instant a sock hits the floor, I put it in the hamper. When a dish gets used, it goes into the washer.

minir · Post by **minir** » Thu May 13, 2004 1:27 pm

Hi ghost

Being single myself i have lots of Bachelor Quirks

Eating out of the Pot you cooked in to save dirtying a Plate.

Doing laundry and after drying setting the clothes on top of the dryer rather than putting them away in drawers and dressing from the top of the dryer.

Doing sheets and when done too lazy to put them back on the mattress so you sleep without sheets for a day or two.

When the Dishcloth in the kitchen sink starts to smell and its time to wash it and the drying towel, throwing the wet cloth on the floor and running it around with your foot and doing the same with the drying towel rather than getting out the Mop.

Sitting in your underwear at the Comp., not even bothering with shorts cause no one else is their to bitch.

Having 4 glasses scattered about the room for the various drinks you have. Me Water, Diet Pepsi & Cranberry Juice all on the go at onetime.

Using the Egg timer when you want to catch an hours lay down, rather than setting the Alarm Clock.

Its Sad Really

regards

minir

Mytflyguy · Post by **Mytflyguy** » Thu May 13, 2004 1:36 pm

minir wrote:Hi ghost

Eating out of the Pot you cooked in to save dirtying a Plate.

Doing sheets and when done too lazy to put them back on the mattress so you sleep without sheets for a day or two.

Having 4 glasses scattered about the room for the various drinks you have.
Its Sad Really

regards

minir

These are some of mine as well ...

Also . Drying the same load of clothes 4 times because I forget or am too lazy to get them out before the wrinkle sets in ... So I redry them toremove wrinkles only to forget or be too lazy again ...

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Thu May 13, 2004 1:38 pm

Throwing a full garbage bag out the window instead of walking it outside.

tao_jones · Post by **tao_jones** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:19 pm

having a minimum of 2 pizza boxes somewhere inside the kitchen

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:25 pm

meh, now I jsut pay a cleaning lady to come every 2 weeks. Hot south American no less!!!

NO PICS!!!!!

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:38 pm

Mytflyguy wrote:These are some of mine as well ...

Also . Drying the same load of clothes 4 times because I forget or am too lazy to get them out before the wrinkle sets in ... So I redry them toremove wrinkles only to forget or be too lazy again ...

i do that all the time...

Mutch · Post by **Mutch** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:39 pm

Eating out of the pot...

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:46 pm

Mytflyguy wrote:
Also . Drying the same load of clothes 4 times because I forget or am too lazy to get them out before the wrinkle sets in ... So I redry them toremove wrinkles only to forget or be too lazy again ...

YES! I do that! Why iron when you can just set the dryer on High Heat while you shave? Done!

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:49 pm

Here's another one.

The kitchen trash can is full, and has been for days. But wait, what's this? An empty coffee can? Instant trash can and right on the counter! Plus a snap-tight lid!

Mytflyguy · Post by **Mytflyguy** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:49 pm

Yep I've found that if I throw in a wet wash clothe the moisture is like Steam ironing

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:51 pm

LOL Minir hit a lot that I'm familiar with!

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:54 pm

Mytflyguy wrote:Yep I've found that if I throw in a wet wash clothe the moisture is like Steam ironing

Yes, that's 100% correct!

Mytflyguy · Post by **Mytflyguy** » Thu May 13, 2004 3:06 pm

My mother that used to do it all for me ( and still does for my dad ) until I was 19 ....

gotta love being a mama's boy

Ahren · Post by **Ahren** » Thu May 13, 2004 3:28 pm

Beer and Ice tea cans all around my computer desk. Always.

Computer/Game cds loose or on old blank cd spindles. I swear they all came with cases.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:14 pm

John wrote:Who raised you guys!!!!!!!!!?

Wolves.

TrUtHsMaCkEr · Post by **TrUtHsMaCkEr** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:29 pm

Sitting in your underwear at the Comp., not even bothering with shorts

whats underwear? just another piece of clothing that u have to put on. if ur stayin home its not worth it, unless u have a leather chair, then ur butt sticks to it so u need underwear then.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Thu May 13, 2004 6:00 pm

I have macaroni and cheese down to a science. One pot, one spoon.

Clothes get the "sniff" check. If its stinky, it goes back on the floor, if it smells good, it goes on me. I'll just say that my "outfits" are rather interesting.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Thu May 13, 2004 6:38 pm

Blisster wrote:

NO PICS!!!!!

OMG PICS MAN!

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:54 pm

ghost wrote:
So I load up the dishwasher with all my dirty dishes, being very creative in dish and glass placement so they'll all fit in one load, then after they're clean I don't unload the dishwasher (like a normal person)...it becomes my Clean Dish Distibution Center. As I need a clean dish I remove it from the dishwasher. After use, it goes into the sink and the cycle is repeated.

Exactly what I do to!

brembo wrote: I have macaroni and cheese down to a science. One pot, one spoon.

Same here!!!

Regarding laundry... I'll hang my shirts, jeans, dockers, ect but when it comes to the whites, and towels..I'll take them out of the dryer but I'll just dump them in a laundry basket. Wont bother folding them, ect. Just dont see a reason, LOL.

I dont eat over a sink, but lets just say a lot of paper plates are involved

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu May 13, 2004 9:04 pm

i keep my clean laundry in the dryer untill i need to wear something, the dirty stuff goes straight into the washer.
i love paper plates as well.
i drink milk out of the container so as not to dirty a glass.
i eat dinner on a TV tray usually.
i rarely put the TP on the dispenser.
i only shave twice a week, takes too much effort and know one to impress.
and i'm sure there are other things that would make normal people thing that i am weird

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu May 13, 2004 9:10 pm

John wrote:AEC 6x a day?

got to make sure i get all the good stuff

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Fri May 14, 2004 12:50 am

hehe i pretty do all that that was listed here

BTW ghost what does barbera have to say about your qurks LOL

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Fri May 14, 2004 6:14 am

Blisster wrote:eating sandwiches or meals over the sink so as to minimize mess and cleanup.

Jstyr · Post by **Jstyr** » Fri May 14, 2004 7:05 am

Farting with abandon

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Fri May 14, 2004 9:06 am

Jstyr wrote:Farting with abandon

Some things I never abandoned once I got married either.

j/k....well sometimes.

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Fri May 14, 2004 12:00 pm

nightowl wrote:hehe i pretty do all that that was listed here

BTW ghost what does barbera have to say about your qurks LOL

When I'm at her house I'm a clean freak, it's weird. I'll scrub her kitchen and do none of the things I do when I'm alone. It's automatic too, I don't even think about it I just do it.

Occasionally she'll catch me doing something and make a "bachelor" comment, or say something like, "You're such a GUY." Yep!

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Fri May 14, 2004 4:42 pm

Live on beer and beer alone?

kneemeister · Post by **kneemeister** » Fri May 14, 2004 5:41 pm

I dont remember the last time my kitchen table was used for eating, it is next to the dryer, and is always covered with folded clothes. And i too have done all the laundry tricks, triple drying, and lets not forget double washing cause you forgot to put them in the dryer and they sat and spoiled over night!

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Fri May 14, 2004 6:03 pm

cereal: its not just for breakfast anymore.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Fri May 14, 2004 6:08 pm

ghost wrote:When I'm at her house I'm a clean freak, it's weird. I'll scrub her kitchen and do none of the things I do when I'm alone. It's automatic too, I don't even think about it I just do it.

I'll tell you why....because women have a mean streak a mile wide and longer than science can determine. We do the nicey-nice stuff to avoid that wrath. Step into "no-man's land" and woe unto yer soul. Ya said "I don't even think about it". Let's examine that comment shall we?

No thinking:Programmed response.
Sever deviation from normal practices: Deep rooted psychological aversion to negative stimulus.

Hmmm, brainwashing at it's finest

No worries, I'm that way too.

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Fri May 14, 2004 8:33 pm

brembo wrote:I'll tell you why....because women have a mean streak a mile wide and longer than science can determine. We do the nicey-nice stuff to avoid that wrath. Step into "no-man's land" and woe unto yer soul. Ya said "I don't even think about it". Let's examine that comment shall we?

No thinking:Programmed response.
Sever deviation from normal practices: Deep rooted psychological aversion to negative stimulus.

Hmmm, brainwashing at it's finest

No worries, I'm that way too.

Huh, maybe in YOUR case this is true.

For me, I just want to help out. She cooks my dinner, I clean up. She does something nice for me and I return the favor. Pretty soon there are favors flyin' around everywhere and we're both happy because of it.

Sometimes I do stuff for her and don't even tell her about it.

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Sat May 15, 2004 11:39 pm

Various Bachelor dinners:

1. Cheez-Its and Coke. (Had this one tonight)

2. Pop Tarts.

3. Slice of bread with peanut butter.

4. Coffee.

5. Glass of chocolate milk.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun May 16, 2004 12:04 am

Food wise

Raman noodles mixed with
-dinty moore beef stew
-Tuna cheetos and mayo
-chilli
-leftovers from the fridge.

Cheez-it and mustard sandwichs
Anything frozen or that take a few minutes to cook.
Hell I still eat that stuff.

People over that you don't even know.

There's a few