Proverb Proof by Scooter Vagabond
December 2nd, 2008 11:39 PM"It Will All Come Out in the Wash"
Read the captions for each photo to consume this Praxus
I haven't seen this on Mythbusters...
"It will all come out in the wash", or so they say.... but... will it? will it, really? Lets put this old wives tale to the test with the first five items I pull out of my junk drawer. A black crayon, a black graffitti grade Sharpie, a bottle of loctite, an extreme energy drink, and Jif. Oh, and my favorite pair of pants will provide the test subject. (hence the reason I'm not wearing any pants right now - hey, lady, my eyes are up here!)
Labelling
First things first, lets keep this scientific and make labels for where each substance is applied to my pants. Will the labels come off in the wash? Who really cares - I mainly am doing the labelling because I've had the labelling machine for a year and haven't used it for anything else yet. I originally bought it to try to keep organized, but now I'm labeling my pants. *sigh* another backslide into old habits.
Labels
And here we have the completed labels. Wait, what does that label under Crayon say? That wasn't in the plan was it?!? Oh my poor precious pants!
Crayon
Ok, lets get down to it. First the black crayon.
Sharpie
... and now for the sharpie ...
Fire!
Ok, so this wasn't part of the original plan, but I couldn't resist :^) Will fire come off in the wash? ... ooops, I burned the label...
Everything!
Everything is applied, and ready to be moved to the proving grounds.
Down the Hatch
Into the unbalanced swirling vortex of cleanliness with you!
Detergeant
... and take that! Original scent tide, don't fail me now!
Super Wash!
I decided to set it to super wash to give the washer the best opportunity to get everything out... I'm not really that good with the laundry thing, but I figured a hot/cold cycle would probably showcase my washing machine's best effort.
Drum Roll Please....
..... and .... everything came out in the wash! It's true, it ALL DOES come out in the wash! Oh wait, except for the sharpie and the fire. Actually, considering there are holes where the fire was, I'd say the fire came out in the wash. So, the next time you hear someone say "It will all come out in the wash", you can offer a clever and witty retort: "Unless it's a graffitti grade sharpie!".... Wild hilarity will ensue, and you'll probably get a lot of congratulatory slaps on the back - which - lets face it - is the only reason anyone ever does anything.
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You know Waldo, the task itself was really just an excuse for the labeling and immolating of my pants. I've been meaning to do this for years, but haven't managed to find a context where it made sense until now.
I think it is a proverb, though I'm no wordie and have no scrabble credentials. Check it out, I found this on the internet, vindicating my interpretation of this as a proverb:
The Encyclopedia Britannica describes proverbs as "succinct and pithy sayings that are in general use and express commonly held ideas and beliefs."
"It will all come out in the wash" seems equivilent to a concept of Karma or perhaps "What goes around comes around". Which is ironic, because that happens a lot inside the washer as well.
I did learn that my pants were somewhat flame retardant. Good to know.
I hoped the inanity which would drive a person to treat a pair of their own trousers like a home-game of Mythbusters would see some written expression, and that hope was clearly not in vain. Research, zeitgeist, self-deprecation, allusion to self-endangerment by fire and a personalized communion of pyromaniacal spirit behind the task. Be still my rapturous heart.
Labeling and immolating pants. For the win!
I'm not sure this is a proverb, but then again I'm pretty well as ignorant of washing machines as is possible in today's society. Seems plausible, and anything that involves labeling your own pants deserves to be done.