The Tale of Two Tubes

[thoreau]

As my growing nurturing loving (adnauseam) relationship with Dave continues - there are a few little compromises that pop-up now and then.

For instance, I've been calmly told that I simply misuse toothpaste.

Dave is an evangelical 'squeeze from the back of the tube' colgate devotee. I am from the modern school of "squeeze however you have to - even if from the middle" leaving the tube on the bathroom counter in shapen convulsions of colgate carnage. It causes Dave unexpectedly visual, indentifiable distress when he comes from the bathroom at either of our apartments and has seen the tube of toothpaste 'violated' in such a way.

After coming from the scene of the squeeze last weekend, he had clearly had enough. After several hours of himming and hawwing - he gently brought the subject up - wondering aloud if I'd had a 'bad toothpaste experience' as a child or some other event in my life that had taught me that misusing a tube of toothpaste in such an abhorrent catastrophic manner seemed 'acceptable' to me.

He was very concerned.

So tomorrow when Dave shows up to spend the weekend we'll have both an orderly pushed from the back of the tube of Colgate and my abhorrent violently abused freak of nature misshapen tube. All in the spirit of compromise and boyfriendial bliss.

It's all about balance, right?

Comments

[scream4noreason.livejournal.com]

I misread that as several hours of rimming and hawwing

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

Made me laugh again. Both of us are a bit OCD ourselves (in different ways), so I can identify. The solution is often "why not both?" as you are about to try.

[wescobear.livejournal.com]

It used to be easier when the tubes were a soft metal and you could squeeze and roll them up. Now toothpaste tubes seem to be mostly plastic and refuse to stay rolled. Sigh. Life is too short to get worked up about the way the towels are folded or how you squeeze the toothpaste...

[philhasablog.livejournal.com]

Two tubes, separate shelves. We can't live any other way.

[moved.livejournal.com]

Or just get toothpaste in those little bottles ;)

[excessor.livejournal.com]

I'm completely confused that you even use toothpaste, old girl. I thought for sure you just put the teeth in a glass at night or in the dishwasher (top rack only).

[pagerbear.livejournal.com]

You know what the solution is, don't you?



You may thank me at your leisure.

[winbear.livejournal.com]

These have certainly improved from the old days of wrapping the tube around them: Toothpaste Squeezer

[kenwoodville.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, brings back memories of my ex and myself...at times he would get terribly upset when I abused the toothpaste by not squeezing the tube from the bottom...thanks for the laugh!

Immensely silly...

[blt4success66.livejournal.com]

When you typed "bad toothpaste experience", that was all it took for me to smile and then giggle.

You are silly. I like it.

[kroyd.livejournal.com]

I WAS born in the 50's and I don't get the point. If everyone born in the 50's are supposed to be wear dentures, then I better get all my teeth pulled right away. I wouldn't want to be wierd in the world-according-to-Muffin.

When I do I'll probably be one to use the dishwasher to clean them if it really works. Great idea!!!

Mr. Mc D. perhaps you should just stop here.
Ha ha ha ha

[kbearblog.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[bruinwi.livejournal.com]

OMG....and we haven't even TOUCHED on how to hang the toilet paper/paper towels: Leading sheet hanging from the front/back.

[quirkstreet.livejournal.com]

Colgate?

I'm sorry, I'm from a Crest household. Not sure we can be friends any more. ;-)

[dendren.livejournal.com]

separate bathrooms, separate toothpastes, it's the only way to live in my book :)

[jawnbc]

We don't even agreed on brands.

[musicbearmn.livejournal.com]

*hysterical laughing* -- you and I are so much alike, and Dave and Keith are so much alike. We should definitely send out a warning when we finally come to SF to meet everyone...I don't know if the city can handle us sqaured!

[audrabaudra.livejournal.com]

Adorable post :-) I love the abhorrent violently abused tube!

[abqdan.livejournal.com]

In the interests of world peace, I suggest the following item:

http://www.comforthouse.com/tubwin.html

Supplied in pairs, order two units - you'll have your own winders at both homes. Problem solved.