Doin' laundry

Knee-high!
Argyle!
Tube!
I was thinking of you while I jerked off into my sock last night
I was thinking of you while I jerked off into my sock
I was thinking of you
I wish I had more than two
Cuz I didn't have anything else to do
I was thinking of you while I jerked off into my sock

- Nerf Herder, Doin' Laundry, Short Music for Short People (Fat Wreck Chords, 1999)

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This is probably more of a memo to me than serving anyone else...

How to sort laundry.

First, separate into colours. Usually this means whites, darks and colours. Usually those of the same colour category have the same washing instructions that correspond with a setting of the washing machine dial. This is not always so, however.

Some whites, such as my now shrunk-down-one-size shirts, wash in cold. Now, the "whitest whites" setting of my sister's washing machine calls for a warm/cold wash and rinse. Bah. Darks in general probably wash best in cold. Don't quote me on that, read the damned label.

Colours are what you should really look out for. The labels are there for a reason... read them, or face shrinkage and/or fading.

So this effectively splits your washing into six groups: hot and cold of: whites, darks and colours.

Of course this hot/cold split may be avoided altogether by purchasing a cold water detergent and thus save some money on hot water. I can't say that I have invested in this, however.



EDIT (2008/05/10):

I neglected to mention towels. Towels are another creature entirely.