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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:32 PM
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OK, OK. I admit it. I'm a man, and I use the shower poof.
It may not be the most masculine thing to have hanging from that little hook on the shower wall, but the shower poof works, dammit, and I'm not afraid to admit being a fan.

I never was a washcloth person. Cloth always gets to feeling like it needs to be washed way more often than I do laundry. And many of the sponge-on-a-stick products work great for hard-to-reach spots, but damned if there's any way I can manipulate them to conveniently cover the easy-to-reach areas without poking stick-holes through my tile. No anatomically specific utensils in MY shower!

I adopted the shower poof years ago (after the community shower days of the college years), and I don't see myself going back. F*ck it if it looks less than manly hanging there! F*ck it if there's a ladies-room-looking bottle of colored and perfumed liquid soap product sitting there, too! I ain't ashamed!

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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:34 PM
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1. Exfoliating is good for you!
and makes girls want to run their fingers up and down your back! :D
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orangecoloredapple Donating Member (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:37 PM
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4. He may need to comb out the tangles first!
just kidding (I hope!)
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:37 PM
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5. eh,
I usually use shampoo on my back. (gg)


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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:53 PM
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12. There's nothing worse than combing the soap!
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XanaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:36 PM
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2. The poof is great!
Much more sanitary than washcloths!
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:37 PM
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3. Well it is endorsed by Craig "Ironhead" Heywood
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:39 PM
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7. really?
Don't kill me if I guess wrong (it's been years), but... Cleveland Browns?

I have not seen the commercial. In fact, I don't recall ever having seen a shower poof commercial. It's a product that sells itself!

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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:44 PM
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9. Ironhead was a Saint most of his career.......
Edited on Fri Aug-08-03 07:01 PM by jus_the_facts
....can't remember where he finished but he kicked ass for my boys! :D

on edit to add...he also played for the Pitt Panthers in college! :evilgrin:

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geniph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:38 PM
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6. I had to start using a shower poof
because my husband and stepsons are kind of hairy, and it just grossed me out to pick up the washcloth and find it covered with hair. I started using shower gel for the same reason - can't deal with picking up a hairy bar of soap. Fortunately, none of them (as far as I can determine) are using my shower poof yet!

I dunno, maybe I'm getting too fastidious, but the thought of sharing a piece of cloth that people use to clean their private parts with is just horrid. I won't share a towel anymore, either, and because the boys are horrible about leaving their towels crumpled and wet, and then using the dry towel (MINE!), I've had to start keeping my towel in my bedroom. I just don't like the thought of sharing my towel, it's too much like sharing my underwear!
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:42 PM
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8. I hate washclothes
I own maybe 2 of them and I've got 10 towels and 10 handtowels (for my hair) in the linen closet.

That reminds me, time to replace my poof. I keep them for about 2-3 weeks and pick up a new one. I know they can be washed, but they're so cheap I'd rather just buy a new one.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:52 PM
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11. WASHCLOTHS
I HATE FINDING THOSE COLD WET THINGS IN THE SHOWER. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:53 PM
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13. All my washcloths
have been relegated to cleaning the gook out from under my bulldog's nasal wrinkle.



People still sometimes ask to borrow one when thay stay over.

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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 08:02 PM
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16. He's sssssssooooooo cute!!!
Are you as cute as he is?
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 08:12 PM
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17. Not nearly!
but she's a girl, and I'll NEVER be as beautiful as my little boogerhead!

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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 11:09 PM
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30. There a lot more fun...
if you have someone there to use it on you! :evilgrin:
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thermodynamic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:51 PM
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10. I love poofs!
Of course, if you look up the British slang term for "poof" this whole thread can be looked at in a more amusing light! :D
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 06:54 PM
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14. speaking of British...
ARE YOU "SEXING UP" MY THREAD?!? BETTER STOP IT NOW, YOU!

;-)

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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 09:48 PM
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23. Well I don't think he was... well, not deliberately...
:D
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 10:00 PM
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24. damn straight! And you better
take the ECG pads off your chest before you go saying anything different!

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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 07:58 PM
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15. Hasn't anyone except me heard of washing
Edited on Fri Aug-08-03 08:09 PM by RC
washcloths between uses? Get a clean one, use it once, wring it out and lay it out on the edge of the tub to dry before tossing into the laundry basket to await the weekly wash. Hang up the towels.
No one but me uses my towel. I have enough towels and washcloths for 3 people for a week. I do the laundry. I don't have a problem here.
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deek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 08:19 PM
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18. I was getting a little worried too
I must own over 40 washcloths. Use once, in the laundry it goes. Those poofs need to be laundried AND DRIED in the dryer on a regular basis. Otherwise, they harbor bacteria and mold (just like sponges).

Share? Never. (well...ummm...in some special occassions......umm)
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 09:16 PM
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22. you mean they're not
self-cleaning?

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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 08:23 PM
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19. I admit it: I'm a man, and I have no idea what a shower poof is
Makes me think of a mythical Blowjob Fairy who pops up in the bathroom: the Shower Poof! Err...I'm way out in left field again.
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 08:26 PM
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20. not to hijack your thread, dude...
...but while we're getting in touch with our hygenic side, I pee sitting down more often than standing (well, when I'm at home, you know-- I mean I don't ever sit in urinals or anything like that...). It's comfortable, there's a magazine stack at hand, and I NEVER have to remember to put the seat back down.
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 08:29 PM
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21. Lately, people are compelled
to admit things in my threads. :shrug: It's all good.

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Shakeydave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 10:02 PM
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25. I pee in the shower!
There! I said it! I feel much better. Thank you fadda!
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 10:03 PM
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26. Where DON'T you pee, Dave?
:P

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Shakeydave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 10:09 PM
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27. Into the wind or on................
Supermans cape!
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 10:10 PM
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28. and I won't even bother to ask
what you won't tug on...

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LeftPeopleFinishFirst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 11:07 PM
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29. Shower poofs are cool.
Don't be embarrassed! My dad does use the poofy thing too, my mom bought him one for Christmas! :)
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 11:12 PM
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31. Thank you!
Now whenever someone makes a rude comment about my unmanly poof, I can say "but Maggie's Dad uses one, too! So THERE! :P "

;-)

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tuck Donating Member (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-03 11:20 PM
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32. it's only embarrassing....
if you are insecure about your manliness.
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