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40. What's with the wealth worshippers here? Jesus fucking Christ, we have two Union busters...

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Sat Jan 4, 2020, 11:20 PM

Jan 2020

who wash dishes! How humble!

Also "titans of the universe" are you fucking kidding me?

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Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos wash the dishes at home -- and research suggests the benefits might stretch [View all] applegrove Jan 2020 OP

Makes sense...sometimes doing mundane things does allow the mind to wonder around, calm... SWBTATTReg Jan 2020 #1

there was a wonderful film KT2000 Jan 2020 #2

That sounds very interesting! csziggy Jan 2020 #9

Thank you for this KT2000 Jan 2020 #10

My plates and dishes would be used as skeet snort Jan 2020 #3

LOL! applegrove Jan 2020 #6

I enjoy cleaning the house Tripper11 Jan 2020 #4

Whereas i love the roomba. maxsolomon Jan 2020 #53

I'd much rather hear about them paying their fair share of taxes. Neema Jan 2020 #5

Gates gives away more each year than he would pay in taxes. I Blue_true Jan 2020 #14

Who cares... lame54 Jan 2020 #16

Ok, whatever. Blue_true Jan 2020 #17

So would I - but I don't get too... lame54 Jan 2020 #19

Your last statement seems driven more by emotion that analysis. Blue_true Jan 2020 #20

Character has nothing to do with it... lame54 Jan 2020 #21

We don't agree on some fundamental principles. It is best that we leave things at that. nt Blue_true Jan 2020 #41

Absolutely, no character means test. Everyone pays taxes. appalachiablue Jan 2020 #42

I had an interesting family discussion on dish washing over the holidays malaise Jan 2020 #7

I enjoy doing dishes too. applegrove Jan 2020 #8

I drive my friends nuts Codeine Jan 2020 #22

I also never leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight malaise Jan 2020 #24

In my house, I prepare the meals and clean up after them. MineralMan Jan 2020 #11

Ah... but do they do it in 5 minutes? whistler162 Jan 2020 #12

I do a lot of thinking about other important stuff while washing dishes. Blue_true Jan 2020 #13

How sweet - it helps Bezos... lame54 Jan 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author WhiskeyWulf Jan 2020 #18

I've found no meditative properties in doing the dishes. Dagstead Bumwood Jan 2020 #23

I'll be fifty in a few months Codeine Jan 2020 #25

I started mowing for money when I was a kid. Dagstead Bumwood Jan 2020 #26

I love lawn mowing. When we had a house with a much larger yard than currently, we had spooky3 Jan 2020 #28

I mowed my parents lawn all the time. Once, i think it was related to a big event but am applegrove Jan 2020 #29

I wouldn't mind house cleaning so much Ohiogal Jan 2020 #27

I love my dishwasher! Bayard Jan 2020 #30

I do pretty much everything with little or often no help Meowmee Jan 2020 #31

Absolutely there is a difference. They are keeping it a bit real insteaded applegrove Jan 2020 #32

Yes Meowmee Jan 2020 #33

I hate cleaning. Fortunately i live alone and get away with the minimum. applegrove Jan 2020 #34

That is the way to go😊 Meowmee Jan 2020 #43

I am sure those men marlakay Jan 2020 #38

Yes agree😹 Meowmee Jan 2020 #44

Yea, it's real nice when it's completely optional. Afromania Jan 2020 #35

😹😹yup Meowmee Jan 2020 #45

i agree that mundane tasks are a good way to learn to be mindful. Focus on the task at hand and c-rational Jan 2020 #36

That is sweet. applegrove Jan 2020 #37

I love to iron Raine Jan 2020 #39

What's with the wealth worshippers here? Jesus fucking Christ, we have two Union busters... Humanist_Activist Jan 2020 #40

Not only that... llmart Jan 2020 #49

I'm kind of that way about laundry NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #46

Both started with humble roots NCProgressive Jan 2020 #47

Absolutely unreal that we fall for this horse shit. SlogginThroughIt Jan 2020 #48

On the whole I'd rather watch a few of them beaten to death by angry mobs pecosbob Jan 2020 #50

Washing dishes, after I've hosted a dinner party, is my way of decompressing/unwinding Siwsan Jan 2020 #51

For me, it's chopping veggies Shanti Mama Jan 2020 #52