The resurection of the Soap thread lead to this "Bath or Shower?" thread.

So which is it?

I chose both. I shower in the mornings to get so fresh and so clean but in the evenings or when I'm bored I'll usually take a bath to chill out. Plus, I lack coordination to shave in the shower and keep balance.. thats a good way to lose a leg.

showers only please. i live in a dorm with community showers but there is a handicap bathroom with a bathtub. i refuse to use it, no matter how many times its been scrubbed with bleach. this is because some giant girl from my floor had sex in it with her retarded boyfriend last year. *shudders*

wow, i'll miss taking baths with handicap kids. good times...

Giants, retards, and sex in bathtubs. Sounds fun.

Sorry. I know I deserve a slap for that.

Do you live in the movie Pumpkin?

In case anyone cares about my personal hygiene, I'm a shower guy.

(Edited by Tom Foolery at 10:23 pm on Apr. 28, 2003)

Dude, baths are nasty. Like I want to sit in the dirty water?!! Showers only for me.

Although now that I think about it, when I lived at home some years ago and had a shower of my own, I used to take sit-down showers at night sometimes. I'd just turn on the shower...and sit down in the tub. It was so relaxing! You don't plug the drain, or then it's a nasty bath. Also, don't do this if you share a shower with someone else, or if you don't keep your tub clean.

haha So pretty much exactly like a bath you just drain it? I know its kind of gross to take baths but that's why I don't use that as my way to get clean and still take showers every morning.

Sorry random but: How do you get rid of a hangnail? I've got a very small but very painful one from nervously picking at my nails all last night. My mommas asleep and I can't wait til mornin! I'm a wuss!

I choose both.

I love baths but, I live in the same dorm with the giant and her retard/boyfriend, so I also stay away from the handicap shower. When I'm not in this dreadful dorm though, I do love to take baths before I go to bed or when shaving the legs. I don't find it dirty at all, probably because I'm a relatively clean girl so it's not like the water gets dirty and gross or anything.

Okay, I can't believe that there's a thread about bathing preference...and that I replied with such a long post.

I think this is the time when you break out the ol' chainsaw, Rachel. It's the only way.

Actually, they make a certain tool to take care of hangnails, but usually just regular nailclippers are suffiicient. I also had a hangnail today after picking at my nails all during my accounting class out of hatred for the subject.

Nailclippers.

Do I clip or yank?

Amputation. I'm down to one finger with a nail on it. Typing is becoming more of a pain. I need to make shorter posts.

AH! Now you got to get your tools straight:

nail clippers: clipping
tweezers: yanking

Shower. Best taken with strong water pressure and a nice even spray.

I had a roomate in college who did situps in the shower every morning. It worked out pretty well for him, combining the exercise with the shower, very efficient. It was also quite funny to here his backside squeaking as he did them. Man, I hope he was really doing situps.

I'm a shower dude. This reminds me of the episode of Seinfeld where Kramer decides to live in the shower. He installs a garbage disposal in his shower so he can make a salad. Awesome.

Oh, I must add that no matter what type of bathing procedure I am practicing at a given time, it is mandatory that the water almost burns my skin. I cannot take a cold, cool, or even luke warm shower. It makes me sick to my stomach. . . . and it reminds me of the wretched dorm since we went without hot water here for like two months.

I think all dudes are shower dudes. I've never known a guy who takes baths. I'm guessing that's just one of those "guy rules." On a similar note, I found out today that using a straw is breaking a "guy rule." Cmon, guys. Lighten up.

Geez, I always use a straw. Always. I totally freak if I don't have one.

Of course my name is gender neutral, so that probably has some sort of effect on my manliness. Hmm...of course all names can be gender neutral. I knew a female Josh once. And then there are guys named Ashley. Must sleep soon...starting to ramble...

Collin Firth takes baths....or at least Mr. Darcy does.

My dad says only sissies (or women) use straws. He gets this macho, disgusted look on his face when waitors offer him straws. Ray Davies is getting to where he never uses a straw anymore. He says he likes to pick up his glass...like you can't do that while using a straw.

(Edited by Sexy Sadie at 11:08 pm on Apr. 28, 2003)

But why take a dainty sip when you can take a manly gulp?

It's okay for men to use straws in any drink other than beer.

Good. So the straw in my capri sun is safe.

What are everyone's feelings about the manliness of pinky extendage?

I'm a shower and bath kind of girl. For cleaning purposes, I take a shower. For relaxation, I take baths.
I also like lots of water pressure in a shower, as well as an even distribution of water.

Iccccccck. Capri Sun is so gross. It only makes you thirstier and all the flavors taste the same! I don't think the pinky extendage would work well with Capri Sun. It's too slippery and hard to hold already.

I usually drink them because they come with my Lunchables.

Yes, Lunchables.

Lunchables are the shit. Except now they are getting all weird with like hotdogs and hamburgers and shit. I like the pizza ones.

26 posts today. I hope I dont get banned. I better stop.

Real fast though.. off subject: whats the reasoning behind the anonymous active user thing? I mean thats pretty shady. Not judging, just I don't understand why someone would need that.

Maybe if you didn't want to post on the board or were retired, you could still log on and get your private messages from friends or acquaintances and/or send them without being detected. This calls for a .

me too rachel... i feel like a mb addict tonight, I prolly haven't posted this much in an entire week.

as for the shower/straw thing, showers are my preferred method of sanitizing unless the water pressure sucks. there is NOTHING worse than a sissy shower that just drips.

And i had never heard that about the straw thing... i too use straws on occasion, but usually its b/c i'm in my car or at work where its mandatory (one of many stupid rules) I don't know what you meant by a "pinky extension, but I do know lifting the pinky off the glass when drinking is a big no no.

OH, yes there is... a sissy shower that just drips...AND IS COLD! Just be glad that you don't have really long and thick hair. Once again, dormitories are not good...not good at all.

(Edited by Sexy Sadie at 11:45 pm on Apr. 28, 2003)

The main reason that I refused to live in a dorm was the showering situation.
1. I think that lots of girls at my school are skanky, and I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing a shower with them.
2. I'm weird...My roommate and I even have separate bathrooms, b/c we didn't want to use the same shower. And, we're pretty clean people.
Oh, and my hair takes FOREVER to wash. I feel your pain...it's really thick and pretty long.

(Edited by StephanieW at 12:50 am on Apr. 29, 2003)

Just wondering...are the times that the message board is presently listing an hour behind or am I going insane? I looked at them a second ago after I posted something and thought, "hey, it's only 11:44". Then I looked at the time on my computer, and it said 12:44. I guess I shouldn't post this under a random topic, but I was already here, and frankly I'm a bit lazy and bashful when it comes to starting new topics.

It's 1:50 here, and it says you posted at 12:50. So, yes, it's behind. Hmmm.

Yeah, when I was little I always said I would NEVER attend college. . . . 95% of that was due to the fact that I HATE school. The other 5% was because the thought of sharing a shower with other people was frightening. I thought there was this one big space and everybody went and stood under one faucet or something. I guess I had seen too many movies like Carrie (or brat pack movies) involving high school girls looking at each other in locker rooms and showers. I was happy to learn in high school that you didn't have to shower after gym and that there were separate stalls at MTSU for showering.

i feel the same way.

in fact, that's the reason that i used to go around for 3 days stinking up something dirrty at church camp when i was 11.
i just didn't feel that God wanted us to be naked around a bunch of people!
oh, that and of course the fact that the floor was GREEN.

it also reminds me of the one where their water pressure sucks and everybodys hair is flat [jerry, kramer, and newman] and so kramer gets a black-market industrial strength shower head that blows him out of the shower.

i do both, but i never do baths at my house, only at my parents house.

It has long been a phenomenon in my life that I have some sort of supernatural connection with both of my grandfathers on this very subject. Though both died before I was born, both enjoyed few things more than a long, relaxing, scalding hot bath, and though neither of my parents feel this way, I do. Its kinda bizarre. I still take showers every day and baths maybe once a month or so, but I had to pick bath because if time permitted, now that I'm out of the dorm I'd take a bath every day instead.

Will

I've never understood either of these "rules." Why do only women get to relax in a hot, steamy bath? Aren't they relaxing for men also?

And why are straws a bad thing? What's so feminine about a plastic tube? Straws keep you from getting too much ice in one gulp. Why don't guys think, like, forks are unmanly? Or napkins? ("I don't need no napkin! I'll just wipe my hands on my manly jeans!")

Sometimes I just don't get it.

Not nearly as relaxing as an arena football match on TV with some beer and pretzels, doll.

I'd never heard this one. I thought they were extremely phallic, so that made it OK for guys. I'll get back to you on this one, toots.

You answered your own question here.

showers: lying down is submissive and guys like to be in control all of the time. therefore we stand. however, it's much easier to read and sleep when in a tub rather than a shower. the only time i've taken a bath is when i'm reading or sleeping.

straws: only when necessary by cup lids from fast food restaurants or when eating out in order to not facilitate the spread of germs (see also: SARS pact) All other times, glasses should be cleaned properly by the lady of the house and therefore it is ok to put your lips on it. (just kidding, ladies)

ice: ice is only necessary when you are at a restaurant. If you pull a soda out of the fridge, and you need to add more ice, you are either 1) broke and can't pay the bill to keep the fridge running 2) not manly enough to drink warm soda or 3) both.

disclaimer: none of the above are my opinions, nor are they anyone else's.

You need to adjust your message board clock for daylight savings time. (I think the Features' server operates on UTC.) Just go to the Control Panel, and select "Board Settings" from the options on the left. At the top of the screen that appears, you can select your time zone. Below that is a check box that says (and I'm not making this up) "Is daylight savings time in effect? (If you have selected the correct time zone and the clock appears an hour out, check or uncheck box to suit)" Try checking that box to fix your clock.

Some guys think straws are sissy because it's very difficult to look masculine when you're sipping through a straw. Also, drinking through straws is more likely to give you gas than drinking without them.

i accidentally altered the results of the poll by voting for baths (i meant to hit "showers") Whoops. If I take a bath, I scrub the tub first, and shower directly afterwards. I get the best shaves in the bath.

i am the nasty bastard who chose neither. when it does happen though, its a bath.

I agree with you about straws and lids. Also, if I'm consuming a milkshake or a malt, or a smoothie, I'll use a straw. But any other time, I'll opt away from the straw. Liike Ray Davies, I like to lift the glass.

indeed.

what about wendy's frosties or a shake from white castle? those can be really arduous to consume through a straw and I opt for the spoon there. I guess it falls under the "Ice cream" category rather than "beverage" anyway.

(Edited by deathscythe257 at 11:11 am on Apr. 29, 2003)

finally i have found a comrade.....

OH, I figured it was that dirty bastard Ray Davies who chose the neither category.

I must specify my use of a straw. I use straws at all restaurants (fancy or fast food). At home I drink straight out of the bottle/can and when I drink from a glass at home it is strawless. But I usually only from a glass at restaurants.

Drinking from a straw in bottle/can is very, very sissified. I'm not that un-manly.

I love that you categorize resteraunts fancy or fast food. I don't know if I ever told you this or not but you pronounce "fancy" kinda funny, but it's a funny word.

Hmm...I think I may toss in a 'y' or something...like "fyancee"...I must say that I have an odd accent that was often mistaken for Canadian by the retards in my 8th grade class, eh.

im a clean boy......

dont make me wash the sheets......

I only like straws when I'm drinking champagne or wine.

Freak.

i think you have almost beaten the record for longest period of time gone without washing one's sheets..........

or whatever...

How often are you really supposed to wash your sheets? I don't think mine get dirty so I don't do it much.. only if I get bored on the weekends and have extra quarters. What's the standard? I figure I'm the only one that sleeps in my bed so I'll wash my sheets whenever I feel like it.

One more thing that bothers me... why do I have to fold my underwear?

Ugh, says who? I just have a giant ball of undies in my armoire (sp?). They don't stack right anyways.

I don't know.. I guess it was my mom. She trained me up right.

i's seen 'em. they be dirty.

i say once a week on the sheets, but i hardly ever abide. two weeks is pushing it for me. my boyfriend didnt wash his sheets all semester, or should i say sheet [he only uses the fitted sheet underneath and comforter on top]? then he hung his fitted sheet over his window to block the sun.

now he sleeps on his mattress pad with his comforter and only put pillow cases on when i insisted earlier this week.

beat that!

I only wash the sheets whenI know ladies will be visiting my bed.

So, you've never washed your sheets!?!

Okay, I know I don't know you, but I couldn't resist, dude. Sorry.

when I think of the straw I think of Coca Cola or Pepsi.. not wine lol or kids drinking juicy juice

since we're on the topic of hygene..

do any of you actually floss your teeth regularly? I hate flossing.

**hygiene

.....I think.....

My sheets have been washed a few times... Not nearly enough, though.


I floss multiple times a day. It's a very good thing to do for your teeth and gums.

Flossing is good to do, but I'm not disciplined enough to do it everyday. So when I do floss, it is very painful and bloody, which causes me to wait even longer before the next flossing. It's a vicious cycle.

Has anybody else used a whitening treatment on his/her teeth before? I used Crest Whitening Strips back in the fall, and I think they were quite effective. Are they the best, though? Anyone had the time (and money - they're expensive) to compare and contrast? It's almost time for me to rewhiten mine, so I'd love to know.

TF uses the strips. Look at them Friday night: you'll notice that they literally glow in the dark.

Yes, I am very jealous of TF's sparkley whites.

So is my avatar.

I only floss when I get something painful caught in my teeth, like shrapnel.

As for the whitening strips, one of my friends used them correctly and suddenly developed sharp bursts of pain in her teeth. This happened while we were on a trip to Clarksville to eat Korean food so we had to stop at a drug store and buy "Make-Your-Gums-Numb" stuff. It tasted nasty.

If you have sensitive teeth then whitening stuff is a big no-no. My dad bought the gel stuff but we are all to scared to try it.

Update: I was finally brave enough to try the gel, and I havent experianced any pain yet. My teeth are already starting to get whiter, so yay!


Me now: Me two weeks from now:

I tried that stuff a few years ago, but it made my gums itch; so I stopped using it. It also made my teeth very sensitive.