I don’t know what’s a more depressing indictment of modern American life — the fact that I actually, sincerely want someone to come up with a device that accurately, adequately dries the water that always accumulates on the tops of coffee mugs in the dishwater (even after heated drying), and thus spills all over everything when you’re unpacking a load, or the fact that I know someone is already hard at work on this. Especially when this already exists.
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Look on the bright, shiny cup side – You could be dating the woman who is producing the half-hour Infomercial for this product.
I hate to seem cranky or unsympathetic but there is something wrong with our society when we complain about things like how the dishwasher does not completely dry cups. You know I think the world of you, Brent, but this comes under the category of “Why can’t I eat French Cherry Cheesecake with Ice Cream and lose weight.” I saw a TV commercial in which some mindless piece of trash called “The Gripper” is put on a doorknob to open it easier. A piece of rubber sold for 4200 times its actual value because doorknobs are too goddamned hard to open for people. God help us all…I will come over your house and dry the cups with a dishtowel or, since I do not have a dishwasher, I will put them in a dish drainer and let the air dry them. I will do this free of charge and will happily open any doors you cannot negotiate in your home because that is the kind of selfless, giving guy I am. I hope you do not despise me too much after this. Brad
Oh Brad, I totally agree. Believe me, no one is more filled with self-loathing over actually contemplating this sort of “innovation” than myself. There’s an absolute recognition of its absurdity (it’s just that it seems to get me every time) — why am I bothered by some spilled water when unloading a dishwasher? We are all spoiled by modernity, and as Americans triply so.