Did he get the plates right or did he stack them on top of the coffee cups? You’ll find out tomorrow morning when you make coffee and you aren’t fully awake yet.
When I come home and find clean dishes, pots and utensils scattered all over the counter, I know he emptied the dishwasher. I learned a long time ago not to complain – every little bit helps. (He rarely puts them away in the wrong places since the time I threatened to rearrange his toolbox.)
Mine is still learning. I just let him part the dishes away the look for them when I need them. On another note.. when my mom’s sister would come to visit her for a few weeks or so, mom would tell me: “I just let Marie put things where she thinks they belong. When she goes home, I put it all back where I’m used to it being.” Sweet.
Putting everything in the wrong place is the easiest way of getting out of doing it. I got out of washing dishes when I was a kid due to always breaking a cup, plate or glass. I was 12. It worked. After getting married my wife wanted me to do the dishes, somehow I started breaking dishes again. Wife gave up after 3 days, haven’t washed or put away dishes for more than 40 years
x_Tech over 5 years ago
Never do something right unless you want to do it again and again.
Macushlalondra over 5 years ago
That’s how males get out of helping out.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
a place for everything and everything in its place… some of the time
sirbadger over 5 years ago
Did he get the plates right or did he stack them on top of the coffee cups? You’ll find out tomorrow morning when you make coffee and you aren’t fully awake yet.
WaitingMan over 5 years ago
What’s a colander? About 3.5 pounds. Oops. Sorry. Wrong joke.
momofalex7 over 5 years ago
After more than 30 years my husband still doesn’t know which dishes go where.
linsonl over 5 years ago
Neither do I
Thechildinme over 5 years ago
She seemed very calm…no put downs…and gave him a kiss! A day/strip to remember!
Martin I over 5 years ago
His plan is working to perfection
ellisaana Premium Member over 5 years ago
When I come home and find clean dishes, pots and utensils scattered all over the counter, I know he emptied the dishwasher. I learned a long time ago not to complain – every little bit helps. (He rarely puts them away in the wrong places since the time I threatened to rearrange his toolbox.)
jagedlo over 5 years ago
For those few who are still wondering what a colander is…https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colander?wprov=sfla1
Breadboard over 5 years ago
And a good time was had by all !
Brian G Premium Member over 5 years ago
And she fell for it!
jbrobo Premium Member over 5 years ago
Kind of the same with tools….. use them as often as you like. Just put them back so we can find them the next time.
EMurph over 5 years ago
Mine either!
walstib Premium Member over 5 years ago
Opal is an APICS CPIM and needs to teach Earl the Japanese production control technique of everything in its place.
david_42 over 5 years ago
After nine years in this house, my WIFE still doesn’t know where dishes go, where supplies are or what spices are in which rack.
Zebrastripes over 5 years ago
O. M. G. Opal is being nice to Earl! WHY?
micromos over 5 years ago
From here to my wife’s ear.
ForrestOverin over 5 years ago
Wow! Actual kindness from Opal! Perhaps she’s not destined to an eternity in hell after all!
dawnsterner59 over 5 years ago
Mine is still learning. I just let him part the dishes away the look for them when I need them. On another note.. when my mom’s sister would come to visit her for a few weeks or so, mom would tell me: “I just let Marie put things where she thinks they belong. When she goes home, I put it all back where I’m used to it being.” Sweet.
The Reader Premium Member over 5 years ago
Nothing like a job poorly done!
MichaelHelwig over 5 years ago
Today’s strip was designed to elicit as many as possible posts stereotyping.
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
You know, the sieve. Right next to the Bain Marie…
timbob2313 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Putting everything in the wrong place is the easiest way of getting out of doing it. I got out of washing dishes when I was a kid due to always breaking a cup, plate or glass. I was 12. It worked. After getting married my wife wanted me to do the dishes, somehow I started breaking dishes again. Wife gave up after 3 days, haven’t washed or put away dishes for more than 40 years
CatStaff Premium Member over 5 years ago
When my husband and I were both working, whoever got home first emptied the dishwasher. I don’t remember any problems with misplaced items.
ANIMAL over 5 years ago
That man’s a LOT smarter than I thought……
diverleo over 5 years ago
Be careful guys. They’re figuring it out.
edbos1_1 over 5 years ago
It’s the old rule: “If you do a chore badly enough, you’ll never have to do it again.”
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 5 years ago
“Works every time!”
dragonbite over 5 years ago
If you screw it up enough, or badly enough, they won’t ask you to do it ever again! Good strategy.
heathcliff2 over 5 years ago
I don’t know what, but something is backwards here.
bevh566 over 5 years ago
way to go Earl! Like the time I mowed off a little pine tree—-and didn’t have to mow for several years!