captain caveman Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 i got home yesterday and the girlfreind is in the kitchen ... "come here " she sais and proudly displays a new cream plastic washing up bowl . is it just me or is a plastic washing up bowl the most pointless thing ever ..... i mean why would you put a smaller bowl into a bigger bowl and think its a good idea !!!! its almost as rediculous as wearing a smaller hat under a bigger hat !!! i dont get it !! anyone ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1599968621 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Because you can tip anything you don't want, like unfinished coffee, sauces, etc. down the side and not into the water you're washing with. What have I come to, replying to things like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain caveman Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 why not just pour away and rinse the stuff before you fill the existing bigger bowl ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelsideJack Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 This is getting too controversial for me. Lets wait for SY's take on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 So you don't scratch the sink with knives and stuff. Apparantly stuff like that is important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morb Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Its so you can take it to bed with you if youve got diarrhea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morb Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 or use a flask to keep it hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farno Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Because you can tip anything you don't want, like unfinished coffee, sauces, etc. down the side and not into the water you're washing with. What have I come to, replying to things like this? Dont you have a modern sink with a small bowl for tipage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Holloway Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Which would be less likely to break or scratch glass, being washed in a metal sink or plastic bowl ? It don't take a rocket scientist to work it out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 "Good grief Smithers, its brain surgery, not rocket science..." It's so you don't have to lift all the dishes to one side to have a pee. (That, for those that haven't heard it, is Ricky Gervais' one and only funny joke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain caveman Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Its so you can take it to bed with you if youve got diarrhea. fair enough morb i'll give you that one Rich Holloway .... do you clean your glasses by rubbing them up against the side ?? wierd dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain caveman Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 "Good grief Smithers, its brain surgery, not rocket science..." It's so you don't have to lift all the dishes to one side to have a pee. (That, for those that haven't heard it, is Ricky Gervais' one and only funny joke) i use the bathroom sink fa that m8 ..... not the kitchen sink , thats just disgusting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 In student houses they seem to get used most as the puke bucket. Problems only start when there's more than one of you needing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 People usually own one because their parents did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiky_dave Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 So you can pour the crud down the loo rather than the plug hole if you have easily blocked pipes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO Kite Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 To use less water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonster Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 It's cream coloured...she is living on the wild side:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain caveman Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 spikey-dave ...... sounds like that what YOU have to do , i'd suggest an inch and half waste rather than an inch and a quarter , or mr muscle sink and drain cleaner . F/O Kite .... just because the bowl is big , does not mean you must use more water . Tonster......hhmmmmm , she's just painted the front door mint green as well , what is she up too ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Nesting. Run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I live with a couple of house mates who are not so great at washing up and leave there stuff stacked up in the sink, but i can lift it all out if i need to wash my own stuff . also gets used about every 10k miles to change the oil in the van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelsideJack Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 People usually own one because their parents did. LOL, that's so true, and there's no better reason for it. It's a phenomenon that doesn't really exist here in Australia, except amongst the British expat community. Conversely, when I was in the UK, I had enormous trouble finding a shower caddy - one of those things you hang over the shower to hold the shampoo, shaving cream and soap. My mum had to post one over from Oz. The rich tapestry of life never ceases to amaze me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Wow - flashback to a thing we had when I was a kid which sat over the bath, clipped onto the handles like a shelf, for soap, razors and resting your book on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiky_dave Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 spikey-dave ...... sounds like that what YOU have to do , i'd suggest an inch and half waste rather than an inch and a quarter , or mr muscle sink and drain cleaner . F/O Kite .... just because the bowl is big , does not mean you must use more water . Tonster......hhmmmmm , she's just painted the front door mint green as well , what is she up too ??? Joys of still renting - no control over the plumbing. Back home we have a f***off aerator/grinder/waste disposal thingy and decent plumbing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelsideJack Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Wow - flashback to a thing we had when I was a kid which sat over the bath, clipped onto the handles like a shelf, for soap, razors and resting your book on. Have you got one of those Hair bristle foaming brushes for shaving? Now that's a blast from the ablutional past. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1599968621 Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 All this retro bathroom talk has just made me remember the tooth powder my grandparents used to have instead of toothpaste, in a little round tub that you dipped your damp toothbrush in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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