Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

in reality, all of this has been a total load of old bollocks

I'd rather not have to...

Iron
20
18%
Hoover
10
9%
Brush my teeth
4
4%
Dust
10
9%
Bathe
1
1%
Commute
13
11%
Wash up
7
6%
Shave
14
12%
Wear glasses
8
7%
Go to the toilet
2
2%
Sleep
1
1%
Cut my nails
2
2%
Eat
0
No votes
Have a haircut
6
5%
Clean the bathroom
16
14%
 
Total votes: 114

Molony

Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Molony » 22 May 2011, 11:57

Well?

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Rated B » 22 May 2011, 12:01

I don't find any of those to be particularly onerous, tbh and some of them are obviously essential and not a chore at all (eating, bathing and so).

But I don't iron stuff, so for poll purposes, I'll vote for that.
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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby GoogaMooga » 22 May 2011, 12:05

I only voted for one option, commute, because that bores me to tears. Good thread idea.

Some of these options we don't really have a choice with.
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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Bungo the Mungo » 22 May 2011, 12:05

Hoover, dust, commute. The latter can be a real pain. Hoovering and dusting are troublesome - I quite like cleaning but those two are unpleasant jobs, dust flying everywhere - and it never seems complete, a lot of work for relatively small (visual) result.

Ironing is therapeutic, and many of the others bring great pleasure. I'd be interested to see if anyone would rather not go to the toilet, eat, or sleep!

Molony

Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Molony » 22 May 2011, 12:08

I sometimes find that it is a pain to have to sleep when I have books to read, music to make or listen to and so on.

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby sensi » 22 May 2011, 12:10

Iron...if I could have voted for it 3 times I would have...I LOATHE ironing with a passion. :x

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Rated B » 22 May 2011, 12:20

I commute on a motorbike, it's fun. 8-)
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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby GoogaMooga » 22 May 2011, 12:22

Rated B wrote:I commute on a motorbike, it's fun. 8-)


Certainly beats standing around on a platform because of the inevitable, endless delays.
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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby never/ever » 22 May 2011, 12:23

Commuting's great- taking the train every day- gives me a chance to catch up on music and reading.
Not fond of ironing, not good at it too. Don't mind hoovering, I view it as a form of stretching-exercise.
Cleaning the bathroom can be a bitch though.
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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Goat Boy » 22 May 2011, 12:24

Brushing my teeth.
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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby never/ever » 22 May 2011, 12:37

Goat Boy wrote:Brushing my teeth.



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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Leg of lamb » 22 May 2011, 12:38

I assume that picking something would mean that, in this hypothetical fantasy world, things would be perfect without doing it. So, for instance, you pick sleep and you're just perfectly rested all the time; you pick commuting and you only have to walk down the road to get to work in the morning. In which case...

1. Ironing. I'm crap at it, yet I don't like creased clothes. To have crisp clothes for no effort would be magic.
2. Cleaning the bathroom. For obvious reasons, surely.
3. Haircuts. I don't particularly enjoy going to the barbers - can be alright, depending on how safe the barber is, but I always have an instinctive distrust ahead of going. Plus, if I could keep my hair and beard at a particular length all the time, I would. There's an optimum and I only ever let it stray from that out of not wanting to constantly go to the barbers!
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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Hugh » 22 May 2011, 12:44

Ironing

Wearing glasses

Shaving

Cleaning the bathroom is a pet hate as well along with making the bed.

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby sensi » 22 May 2011, 12:48

I think I might be alone in saying that I find watching a man shave quite sexy...especially if they have only a towel wrapped around their waist whilst they're doing it. :oops:

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Goat Boy » 22 May 2011, 12:52

The human body is ridiculous! If it were a car it would be a fucking Trabant.
Griff wrote:The notion that Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong vocal proponent of antisemitism, would stand in front of an antisemitic mural and commend it is utterly preposterous.


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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Bungo the Mungo » 22 May 2011, 12:53

Goat Boy wrote:The human body is ridiculous! If it were a car it would be a fucking Trabant.


Speak for yourself! I am a ROLLS ROYCE

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby quix » 22 May 2011, 12:58

all of them. i'd like to wake up fresh and naturally beautiful every morning, not have to work and have someone else do all the chores.

i wasn't born to live like this.

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Goat Boy » 22 May 2011, 13:18

Sir John Coan wrote:
Goat Boy wrote:The human body is ridiculous! If it were a car it would be a fucking Trabant.


Speak for yourself! I am a ROLLS ROYCE


More like a DELOREAN
Griff wrote:The notion that Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong vocal proponent of antisemitism, would stand in front of an antisemitic mural and commend it is utterly preposterous.


Copehead wrote:a right wing cretin like Berger....bleating about racism

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby Bungo the Mungo » 22 May 2011, 13:21

:lol:

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Re: Which of these things would you rather not have to do?

Postby LMG » 22 May 2011, 14:19

The poll assumes we already do all those things already.

The best thing I can say about my bathroom is that the floor is virtually free of nail clippings.
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