Toothbrushes & The Three Second Rule
1. Do toothbrushes fall under the three second rule?
2. If not, am I obligated to tell my wife that I knocked her toothbrush on the floor, or is a rinse under hot tap water sufficient?
3. If obligated to tell, is her subsequent use of said toothbrush a deadline with sufficient importance to reverse that obligation?
2. If not, am I obligated to tell my wife that I knocked her toothbrush on the floor, or is a rinse under hot tap water sufficient?
3. If obligated to tell, is her subsequent use of said toothbrush a deadline with sufficient importance to reverse that obligation?
posted by Sylow_P | 7:36 AM
10 Comments:
I think the toothbrush 3-second rule has several sub-clauses that you must consider:
1) How close to the toilet did the toothbrush land?
2) When did you last clean the bathroom floor and is there any visible funk down there?
3) Would *YOU* use said toothbrush after picking it up of the floor?
4) Would you be comfortable kissing someone who had just used said toothbrush after it had been picked up off the floor?
If, after careful consideration of these points, you feel that the 3-second rule is applicable, then you probably don't need to say anything. If not, and she has already used the toothbrush, you definately don't want to say anything.
CU1) About 3 inches (8cm)
CU2) When did I clean it? Never, but I *think* SB did it Saturday while I was vaccuming. Visible funk? I still have bachelor eyesite.
CU3) Sure.
CU4) Not so sure.
This may be more complicated than I had anticipated.
When it came to rest, were the bristles face down, face up or to the side?
Definitely came to rest bristles up, but the initial impact was clearly bristles down.
If i close my eyes I can still see it in slow motion.
I would say that with the proximity to the toilet and the bristles landing directly on the floor, the toothbrush should be considered soiled.
If she's already used it, then the best bet is to buy some antibacterial mouthwash and never ever say a word.
I also considered buying a duplicate and just swapping them out, but I think it's too broken in for her not to notice.
Oh, yes. You should definitely tell your wife when you drop her tooth brush.
Ouch.
Did I mention that Sparkleteeth and I have separate bathrooms now?
Why not just tell her you knocked it on the floor by mistake and let her decide if she wants to replace it or boil it or dip it in bleach or hit you with it?
(or worse, make you clean the bathroom floor --for punishment-- with said toothbrush and a bucket of sudsy water)
Didn't I see this in a bad movie once?
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