Laundry day is one of the most dreaded days on the guy's calendar. It
is so hated that many guys will live within a short distance of their
parent's house just to get it done regularly. Laundry, and perhaps the need for
a clean bathroom, has caused the downfall of many single guys. Marriage seemed
to be the only way out. Fortunately, there are ways for us to avoid this evil
fate. Here's how.
Let's start with sorting. Most guys group their clothes into three
categories: clean, not to bad (meaning still smells fresh enough to wear again),
and needs to be dragged out back and shot. These various stages of cleanliness
are usually distinguished from one another by sniffing (another really disgusting guy habit). Luckily, most of us get to them before they take on a life of their own and demand their own room (which they often get, by the way). That's where the major appliances come in.
The washing machine. It's more than a place to tie-dye all those cool shirts you own. I will also clean them. I know, I know, this is an amazing claim, but if you toss in all of your smelly garments, add some of that fancy soap stuff, your clothes will come out smelling fresh. A word of caution, though, do not
wash your new jeans and anything white at the same time. Unless you don't mind wearing baby blue underwear, and socks, and dress shirts.... you get the picture. Personally, I have found that a blue wardrobe is very easy to keep
coordinated. Everything goes with everything else.
The dryer is not the place where you warm your socks (clean or otherwise) on
a cold winter's morning. That's what the oven is for. It will really dry your clothes that you washed in that other gadget, the washing machine, provided you don't overload it, and clean the lint trap (no, not your belly button, so don't even start). This is the easiest part of the laundry process. Almost nothing to
distract you from the Bulls game. Just throw the wet stuff in, set the timer, start the machine, and that's it. Until you get to folding.
I have yet to see a single guy that can fold clothes properly. If there is one out there, he's lying. He's got a woman stashed somewhere to do it for him. Either that, or he still lives with his mother and is likely to stay single for a very long time. Actually, it's not a bad deal, except for the living with his
mother part. Most guys do not even bother with folding the clothes. Simply throw them into a basket, box, milk crate, or whatever they use, and just dig from there when they need something clean to wear. If in a public Laundromat, and an interesting female is present, the guy will linger to attempt to fold the clothes. This usually results in the female noticing his
ineptitude and helping him out, which gives him a chance to get a phone number (one of the single guys major goals in life).
For the most part, a guy lives by the maxim of wash and wear, then wear again, so be sure to be upwind whenever possible.
