The One-Fork Rule
Posted by Trejkaz Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:38:00 GMT
Spotted this little morsel on 43 Folders and thought it was eerily appropriate for our household.
At one point in my third year of college, my housemates and I felt entropy’s hot breath on the back of our necks. As the dishwasher overflowed with week-old plates and the crisper teemed with blue and brown goo, we acknowledged it was time for a radical change. Thus, Richard, Jake, and I made a pact to instantiate what we called “The One-Fork Rule.” Each of us was issued one and only one of each eating tool: cutlery, plate, bowl, glass, etc. We were to bond with our tools like an infantryman with his rifle. If your fork was dirty when it was time to eat, you were to clean it. You were not to breach the sacred seal of the duct-tape-sealed boxes containing all the additional forks and plates. Like all emergency measures “The One-Fork Rule” passed in time, but I can tell you, it really works if you’re ever feeling overwhelmed by the crufty multiples in your kitchen–or elsewhere your life. Consider trying it for a week or so whenever you need to simplify or just get it together. – 43 Folders
Ah, like an infantryman. “This is my glass. There are many like it, but this one is MINE.” *polishes*
But I’d love to see the dishwashing piling up as fast as it is now, with a maximum of four plates, four bowls and four glasses in circulation. And pots are easy. :-)