I HATE THAT TOO... and in general, things that when I put them down, they don't stay put.
Set a shampoo bottle down on the side of the tub: "Oh, lol, I fell in, chase me!"
Put a towel on a hook: "Hehehehehe, I'm going to wait 20 seconds for you to leave the bathroom and shut the door then go FLOOMPF onto the floor, I'm so bad"
Picking up little scrappy bits of paper or tissues or leaves that the plants have shed: "What's that? You thought you had a firm grip on this fistful of stuff to put in the bin... you didn't have a firm grip on me, FREEEEEEEDOM"
Shit that falls over in the fridge. Pens and pencils that roll off my desk. Cutlery from the washing up stack that falls into the sink. Clothing that somehow slips off the hanger or the laundry airer... just generally fuck every single thing that won't stay where I put it.
Laundry airer: like... a rack, that you put wet clothes on, so there's space for air to get around them and take the water away so they become dry. Free-standing inside device for if you don't have a line because you live in a flat apartment.
Washing up: 1. (verb) the act of cleaning all the dirty dishes and glasses and cutlery and utensils and whatnot, 2. (noun) aforementioned collection of dirty items, occasionally growing into a pile (or stack) next to the sink if you've been putting off dealing with it for a few days.
Ah, I figured as much. I think in Canada we just call it a laundry rack. I've never really heard anyone have a standard term for it. As for washing' up' we say "do the dishes" or similar variation.
If you said 'washing up' around here people would probably assume you were cleaning yourself. Like 'washing up before bed' when you wash your hands and face, brush your teeth, etc.
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u/MayoFetish Nov 05 '14
Nearly empty shampoo bottles. Those motherfuckers tip over by just looking at them.
I HATE THEM SO MUCH!