I've always been a token hand-washer. Just a couple seconds of lukewarm water, no soap needed. Take that, germs! But I never get sick. Of course, after taking a dump the rules are somewhat different; I generally use soap in that case, if only as a courtesy to people whose hands I might have to shake. But again it's just a token application of soap.

What sorts of habits do the germ-OCD, or disgustingly negligent, citizens of the Wolfweb practice?

2/19/2009 12:15:05 PM

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2/19/2009 12:29:03 PM

Pretty thoroughly. I still get sick though.

2/19/2009 12:32:02 PM

pretty thoroughly

anyone else's mom have weird things that she looks for in people? well my mom always looks at people's hands when she sees/meets them. she basically equates your hands, fingernails, etc.... with your personality and character.

so yeah, I was just raised to always have clean hands. I know it's a bit off topic, but I was my hands really well. I usually don't get sick either.

2/19/2009 12:43:18 PM

this thread failed on multiple levels

2/19/2009 2:17:08 PM

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"Pretty thoroughly. I still get sick though."

I rarely wash my hands and I VERY rarely get sick.

2/19/2009 2:18:20 PM

Like a surgeonnnn... hooo!

2/19/2009 2:18:31 PM

i was with soap and get a good lather going. i even go up to my wrists

emce, i feel you. my mom always taught me to check out a guys fingernails. make sure there isn't nasty ass dirt and shit up in there!

there are the 2 things i check out usually, fingernails & teeth. they are good indicators of general hygene

2/19/2009 2:19:13 PM

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"check out a guys fingernails. make sure there isn't nasty ass dirt"

Mechanical pencils FTW!

2/19/2009 2:20:26 PM

rarely

haven't been sick in several years

2/19/2009 2:22:18 PM

Pretty thoroughly I think.

2/19/2009 2:23:09 PM

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"there are the 2 things i check out usually, fingernails & teeth. they are good indicators of general hygene"

i am guilty of this. teeth are a deal breaker, but fingernails are just as much to me. It's weird, especially because i was a long time nail biter through grade school, but i can't stand it. girls should not be nail biters.

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 2:28 PM. Reason : add]

2/19/2009 2:27:56 PM

i bite my nails. sometimes. i can't help it. sometimes i don't even realize i'm doing it until i'm in the middle of a nail and then i HAVE to keep going. it usually happens during tests.

2/19/2009 2:30:08 PM

dont wash my hands

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 2:37 PM. Reason : barely ever sick also]

2/19/2009 2:36:49 PM

I wash my hands many times throughout the day with soap and warm water.

2/19/2009 3:08:42 PM

i go to town. i'll wet the non-soap hand, put soap on, lather, then wet both hands, then rinse. THEN i get down to business. i reapply the soap, do each finger, do my wrists, palms, then backs of each hand, then rinse. then i'll use the paper towel to open the door and throw a fade-away into the trash can.

people who simply just swirl around their urine or feces with warm water disgust me

2/19/2009 3:12:45 PM

i thought warm water was what killed the germs anyway (or hot water)

i thought washing with just hot water was actually more effective than washing with antibacterial soap and no hot water? i feel like i read that somewhere

2/19/2009 3:14:14 PM

sometimes I pee on my hands and I don't ever wash them. I also rub my hands in dookey and I still don't wash them.

2/19/2009 3:15:56 PM

yeah, hardly ever use soap, makes my hands too dry. Only use soap if there is actual gunk on my hands or if I am touching food

2/19/2009 3:16:10 PM

^^^ Many harmful microbes can live at relatively high temperatures, and in fact many live and grow better at higher temps. Hence why hot tubs are a breeding ground for nasty shit if they are not taken care of. you need to use a good anti-microbial soap or you are just wasting your time by washing your hands.

That is, of course, unless you are washing your hands with boiling water.

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 3:17 PM. Reason : a]

2/19/2009 3:16:16 PM

YALL NASTY

2/19/2009 3:17:58 PM

sometimes after I have explosive diarrhea I will put my hands in the toilet and play around for a while before I flush.

2/19/2009 3:18:04 PM

all soaps are anti-microbial

2/19/2009 3:18:29 PM

^ not true

2/19/2009 3:19:14 PM

I usually wash them for somewhere between 5-10 seconds. It really depends on what I've been doing. If I just changed the oil or seomthing it's a lot more vigorous. If I just took a leak and didn't whizz on myself, I still wash em, but not so seriously.

And I keep my fingernails short enough that there's basically no "under the nail" area to get dirty.

2/19/2009 3:19:25 PM

people are funny.

They worry so much about washing their hands, but then immediately afterwards grab the bathroom door handle, the door to the bar/club, beers and drinks from random people, rails in subways etc.

2/19/2009 3:19:37 PM

I am quite certain that any doorknob in my building is MUCH dirtier than my penis. In fact, I should probably be washing my penis after I piss, not my hands.

2/19/2009 3:20:56 PM

might as well just stick your dick into the toilet

2/19/2009 3:22:10 PM

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"^not true"

not in the sense that it kills them, but it removes them from your hands, which is the same in effect

2/19/2009 3:22:16 PM

do you wash your soap? does bar soap collect bacteria?

2/19/2009 3:23:26 PM

^^ you are confusing anti-bacterial with anti-microbial

^ yes, if it sits long enough

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 3:24 PM. Reason : a]

2/19/2009 3:23:59 PM

Antibacterial soaps have become increasingly popular in recent years. However, these soaps are no more effective at killing germs than is regular soap. Using antibacterial soaps may lead to the development of bacteria that are resistant to the products' antimicrobial agents — making it even harder to kill these germs in the future. In general, regular soap is fine. The combination of scrubbing your hands with soap — antibacterial or not — and rinsing them with water loosens and removes bacteria from your hands.

-Mayo Clinic

2/19/2009 3:24:11 PM

how thorough?



as a sombitch, thats how thorough

2/19/2009 3:24:59 PM

my point is anti-bacterials have little or no effect on various common viruses, including HIV. you need a good anti-microbial soap (like the ones Surgeons use to scrub down with before surgery) if you are looking to TRULY be clean

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 3:26 PM. Reason : a]

2/19/2009 3:25:14 PM

guys NEVER wash their hands. like NEVER. it's pretty effing gross. my ex said he didn't want to kill the "good bacteria".

2/19/2009 3:26:21 PM

yay gross generalizations

2/19/2009 3:26:51 PM

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"you are confusing anti-bacterial with anti-microbial"

no, i know the difference and soaps also remove viruses

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 3:29 PM. Reason : and 'scrub soap' is basically just soap and betadine]

2/19/2009 3:27:37 PM

I only wash my hands when I take a shower or if they get dirty. If I am cooking for someone else then I wash my hands out of respect to them, but if I am cooking just for myself then I don't.

^ again, not necessarily true. If you scrub hard enough you can clean your hands with just pure water, but the anti-bacterials and anti-microbials don't just remove them, they destroy them.

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM. Reason : a]

2/19/2009 3:28:31 PM

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"I am quite certain that any doorknob in my building is MUCH dirtier than my penis. In fact, I should probably be washing my penis after I piss, not my hands. "

exactly. I know my door knob doesnt get cleaned every 3-4 days but my penis does.

and elevator buttons, weights at the gym, taxi cab door handles, etc.


^ agree with that too.

[Edited on February 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM. Reason : d]

2/19/2009 3:30:35 PM

Working at a vet clinic, I have to wash my hands between any two animals I come in contact with, and any time I transport a sample (even though they are usually sealed by a layer or two). And then there are all the regular times someone washes their hands. So all combined I probably I wash my hands pretty well about 15 to 25 times a day.

2/19/2009 3:30:56 PM

well, pets are a different story. If you are touching a fucking animal around me you better wash your shit before you hand me anything and dont even think about rubbing your dog and then cooking and expect me to eat it

2/19/2009 3:31:58 PM

^ agreed. I worked at a vet for 2 years and I washed my hands constantly

2/19/2009 3:32:36 PM

i think a lot of people in here are germaphobes.

i mean theres washing your hands and then there's obsessing about it and everything you touch (minus the vet example)


is it grosser to work at a vet or a bank??? i'm going with bank.

2/19/2009 3:34:27 PM

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2/19/2009 3:34:51 PM