The Mobile Maid and Me

[dalangdon]

We are still "making do" with the Mobile Maid, and it's become part of the family. Well, not really, but it does remind me of a lot of my family: short, squat and loud ;-)

Seriously, it really is a good little machine, and I've solved the whole soap dispensor problem by puting an electrolsol tablet in the silverware basket - that seems to do the trick. And since I have the "limited edition" Judy Jetson Electrosol cannister, clean-up is a breeze! But I'll still be glad when we get the Bosch installed, and the Mobile Maid moves to the basement to be a backup.

btw, those cannisters come in Judy, Elroy and Astro, which makes absolutely no sense to me: Since when did THEY ever do dishes? It should be Jane and Rosie. Am I over-thinking this?

Anyway, here's a pic of the Mobile Maid, hard at work.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Fabulous Dan! How will you ever give up a Mobile Maid for a Bosch is beyond me, I couldn't do it

 

[dalangdon]

What? Who?

Sorry, Robert - I can't hear you over the Dishwasher ;-)

Plus, while this kitchen is big (at least by my standards), there is no place to "prettily" store a portable dishwasher

 

[toggleswitch]

Hey Dan-

How is the new house coming along?

What's the final decision on stoves, washers and dryers..
What stays what goes?

....and if you find an oil-fired dryer, we'll need to send a pic to Mike Versatronic. LOL Just kidding.

Regards,
Steve

 

[Versatronic]

Oh Man

I'm never going to live that down, am I?

 

[toggleswitch]

..already over it.

That was said affectionately.....but not in an manner less than totally rugged and macho.. LOL

 

[tomturbomatic]

Dan, did you ever try closing the cap on the cup and manually turning the cycle indicator dial to see if the cup dropped at any point? Or was the problem that the bottom cup would not stay in the upright, undropped position?

 

[Versatronic]

Implicitly Understood

Don't worry. You don't have to post a disclaimer any time you're friendly. I took in the totally testosterone fueled, Neanderthal, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing nod of mutual friendliness and bonding which is implicitly acknowledged in a relationship such as ours but of which it is verboten to ever verbally acknowledge said relationship in which it was intended. Now, where are my corn nuts?

 

[Versatronic]

This is the conversation I'm hearing in my mind...

Toggle: So what do you think of this new guy Versatronic?

Veg: I say he's as queer as the day is long.

Toggle: I don't think so. I think he really is straight, not that there's anything wrong with that.

Veg: What? The exquisite taste, the impeccable design sense...I say the guys deeper in the closet than his Filter Queen was.

Toggle: Yeah, but look, he thought he had an oil-fired dryer. He doesn't know the difference between an electrical conduit and an oil feeding tube. I bet his tool box consists of a hammer and duct tape. He doesn't know the difference between a spiralator and shinola. And he had to seek advice on the best way to clean his fridge. What truly gay man seeks cleaning product advice? I think he's the real deal.

Veg: Well, good point, but how can that be? I mean, that turns my whole world upside down. Nothing makes sense anymore. I'm so confused. Should we jettison him from the club like we did with the other straight men?

Toggle: No, I think we have a freak on our hands, a straight man with a style gene. I say we patronize him and study him. This freak fell right into our laps. We should look at this as an opportunity for an automaticwasher sociological experiment.

Veg: Wow, you're blowing my mind! A straight guy with a style gene. A freak. Holy hell. I wonder how many more there are out there. You're right. We should study him and figure out how to deal with this. This is huge! There might be more out there. This might be the opening salvo in a full-fledged invasion. We had better figure out how to deal with this now before we're overwhelmed by these freaks of nature.

Toggle: Exactly. That's what I'm saying. Tread gently and don't scare him away.

Veg: Gotcha. And then we'll compare notes and formulate a strategy for this type of thing.

Toggle: Agreed. Gotta run. Liza's on Oprah.

 

[markwb]

OMG Mike ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are one funny straight dude. I vote we grant you the title of "Honorary Queer".

 

[appnut]

Mark, OUCH!!!!!

 

[Versatronic]

I appreciate the sentiment and the acceptance, Mark

but I'd just as soon NOT get that honorary title. I'm actually, and I swear I'm not making this up, in an organization called S.P.E.R.M. which is the Society for the Prevention of Emasculation of Real Men. We get together once a week, drink beer, shoot pool, scratch our nuts, belch, fluctuate, spit on the floor, and eat ring bologna and cheese doodles whenever we damn well feel like it. Once a week, we reassert our manliness in a world that increasingly wants to strip us of our God given right to be a real men. Once a week, in a very assertive way, we reject the pressures of a society who wishes us to be mannerly, to be communicative in a meaningful way, and to bathe. If the other members were to find out about an honorary title such as this, at best I'd be demoted as social chairman and have something distasteful tattooed on my ass. At worse, they'd change the special code you have to punch in to gain access to our meeting place, called The Manhole.

 

[helicaldrive]

ROFLMAO is an understatement

Guys, thank you so much for the best laugh of the day I've had in a long time.

Da** you for causing me to pull several abdominal muscles, but that's OK. It was worth it and they'll heal.

You guys are so funny that this web site is well worth cruising even if you don't have any interest in appliances.

BTW, didn't this thread get started about a portable dishwasher? How in the h*** did it get from there to corn nut munching, ball scratching, &c?! OK. I have to stop because I'm laughing again, and it's quite painful now.

 

[lightedcontrols]

OK Versa.....

...so long as you only do that kind of thing once a week I guess it's OK. Mark

 

[toggleswitch]

The Manhole?

---oy vey---

LOL ROFL LMAO.

 

[toggleswitch]

i am so addicted to this site.

I am laughing so hard I am CRYING!

 

[toggleswitch]

I guess this is NOT the time to point out that in certain circles the word versatile is taken to mean bottom, eh?

 

[user 12105]

i am crying i am laughing so hard

 

[toggleswitch]

and I dare anyone to take offense with me..LOL ROFL LMAO, after the other posts i see... LOL LOL LOL



OMG I SO CANT STOP CRYING

 

[Versatronic]

There there, Toogle

Don't you feel the least bit bad for crying. If only more men would express their emotions like that, we'd have a much healthier society. I hear one of those Penguins refused to grieve the recent break-up and has already keeled over from a heart attack. Internalizing is bad.

 

[appnut]

Versa (Mark) HERE HERE!!! I love it that a society like that exists--although i do take exception to the bathe issue. Now I"m curious, how does your girlfriend feel about this group?

I have to admit, me being attracted to beefy, burly, thick men that are all man and attracted to men, does have a downside. Not easily spotted. I'm doomed to being alone in life. :-(

 

[toggleswitch]

Bob, sweetie darling.....
you are not alone take a look at your right hands. See it?
ok now take it and use it

on the 12 push-buttons on the phone or the 101 keys on the keyboard...see? not alone.
actually, U R much loved.

Who loves you baby?

 

[Versatronic]

You'll find your very own knuckle dragger

Well, Bob, we're not forbidden to bathe but it's optional. I sense that you are a very good person and you deserve to find a good burly, hairy manly man with "tats". But I suspect that you wouldn't be able to clandestinely infiltrate S.P.E.R.M. Once you punch in the top secret code, 77376, you enter a world that most men don't recognize anymore. The initiation period for the "new bitches" is brutal. There's a lot of trash talking. There're are a lot of trick questions. For instance, you might be asked if you know how to get a tartar stain out of another member's wife beater. If your answer is anything other than "How the hell would I know?" your trial period is over. We do bring food to the meetings, but if you brought along some of that Analfood Cake like in that other thread or offer to share recipes, you're a goner. It has to be meat, or some other suitable artery clogging heart-attack-waiting-to-happen grub. If you killed the food yourself, it's especially appropriate. You can't comment on the decor or ask to check out the washing machine. That would be a dead give-away. And don't offer to tidy up after a meeting. It helps if you have a really manly last name, too. Like Beard, or Trout, or Manly. They actually voted down one guy because they didn't think his last name was manly enough.

The girlfriends and wives allow us this one night a week to act like heathens as an outlet, but then expect to hear "Yes, dear", "No, dear" and "Thank you dear may I have another" for the rest of the week. But truthfully, I think they're a little jealous because we're having fun and they're shut out. Sometimes they have a get-together the same night on the floor above us and spy on us and try to intimidate us. Like they'll yell "Jesus, you guys really listen to gay music!" down the stairs. But we have a different music theme each week and when you have "No guitar Thursday" what are your choices? I mean, your only choices are like Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys and some off those other Eurowimp synth bands. I mean, give us a break. It's not like we were playing Bronski Beat or anything. It's sour grapes on their part. They should just mind their own damn business and have a pillow fight or something, you know? And videotape it so we can watch it later.

But anyway, Bob, maybe you can start your own manly man society down there in Texas and make up your own rules and find that heathen he-man you've been dreaming of. I wish you the best of luck.

 

[toggleswitch]

Bob-

Regarding Mike/ versatronic's girlfriend opinion about this group... How can she not like us? LOL

So his online "friends" are a bunch of 'mos.
He is not on the adult sites.
He is not in the chat rooms.
He is not in the bars.
He is not betting on sports or horses.

and what are his chances of meeting a single eligible woman here on this sausage-fest?

The GF is prob happy as a clam.

 

[Versatronic]

Huh?

Did Bob mean what does my GF think about this group, automaticwasher? I thought he meant the society. Well, hell, she doesn't know about this and she better not find out!

 

[toggleswitch]

LOL Mike you are prob correct. I think I mis-read Bob's post.

IF there are any rumors as to who you like to dance with, the above is NOT HELPING. LOL

 

[Versatronic]

And by the way

Dalangdon, great shot of the Mobile Maid and I also love the vintage smalls in the background. Thanks for sharing.

 

[appnut]

Versa, you interpreted right. I was referring to S.P.E.R.M

And Steve, I know ya do and so do a few others. Feeling my timetable advancing alone.

 

[roto204]

OMG!!

That was undoubtedly the funniest thing I've read all week. You captured the essence of Veg and Toggle's posts handily :-D

Thanks for being a part of our little family, Versatronic . You're all right :-D

Nate

 

[Versatronic]

Thanks Nate

This really is a fun and informative place.