This is the latest in my on-again, off-again series of Bygone Blogs, in which I am re-posting some of my favorite blogs from the last eight years. This one was originally published on December 18, 2011.
The psychology of dinner dishes
As we were clearing the table after dinner last night, my husband, son and I got into a discussion about loading the dishwasher. (All families talk about stuff like this, right?) It wasn’t one of our more in-depth discussions like we’ve had about things like the proper way to hang the toilet paper, or why there are grease spots on the kitchen ceiling. No, this was simply an exploratory discussion about why on earth my husband chooses to stack the glasses on the inside rows of the upper rack rather than filling the outside rows first. That’s just weird.
From that discussion, we came up with an interesting idea: how a person loads a dishwasher can tell you a lot about their personality.
Let’s say, for example, that you always insist on loading the dishwasher yourself, and when someone else does it, you go back to correct their work when no one’s looking. That means you have control issues.
Do you make sure all the knives, spoons and forks are separated into their own individual compartments? You’re OCD.
Do you put your knives in point-up? That’s sadistic.
Do you methodically fill every square inch of the top racks with cups, glasses and serving utensils; stack bowls, dinner plates and pots and pans two layers deep in the bottom rack; shoe-horn in six more cake plates, and THEN turn it on and expect the appliance to deal with it? Totally passive-aggressive.
Think about that when you’re hanging around in the kitchen with your extended family this holiday season. You never know what you might discover.
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(posted 7/1/2022)
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What if you stand back 8-10 feet from the machine, toss items in randomly until nothing else fits, slam the door & hope for the best? What’s that tell you, ‘doc’? Oh, and the proper term is “CDO” – alphabetical, like it’s supposed to be …
This made me laugh!!!