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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 5 Aug 2017

    Microwaving your sponges only helps its worst bacteriahttp://nyti.ms/2vyRCyL 

    5:41 AM - 5 Aug 2017
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      2. Sine Vestergaard‏ @sinesv 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Seriously, is that a thing in the US? Asking from Denmark.

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
      3. Patty Kimura‏ @pattykimura 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sinesv @nytimes

        Yes, we are a lazy nation, and a segment is very germaphobic and "boils" via microwave.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Kerry Clark‏ @hippochica 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @pattykimura @sinesv @nytimes

        I'd say it comes from frugality, not laziness. At least in my family, the lazy thing would be to throw it away & use a new one.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Patty Kimura‏ @pattykimura 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @hippochica @sinesv @nytimes

        True, enough.But curious of the effective difference betw actual boiling vs microwaving, besides time and effort. ...vs cloth dish rag.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Dave Collie‏ @DaveCollie1 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Try as you might, I am not wasting a free article on this piece about microwaving sponges.

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      2. BritOutAndAbout  🇬🇧 🌎‏ @BritAbout 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Bleach. That is all...

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Dannyboy‏ @OiDanniboy 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BritAbout @nytimes

        Ha! You beat me too it. Who on earth microwaves them? Bleach all the way.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Patty Kimura‏ @pattykimura 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @OiDanniboy @BritAbout @nytimes

        Noooooo! Get a new one, use a washable cloth.....

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. BritOutAndAbout  🇬🇧 🌎‏ @BritAbout 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @pattykimura @OiDanniboy @nytimes

        With you on that! But even I cant have a new one every day. Mine goes in bleach & washing up detergent EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. Microwaving it? 🤢

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. BritOutAndAbout  🇬🇧 🌎‏ @BritAbout 5 Aug 2017
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        OMG. What are we like! 🤣🤣😂🤣😂 OCD anyone? Hahaha

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Cassandra‏ @Cassand29017794 5 Aug 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/ugFen4AFvB

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      2. Julia Vaughn Black‏ @InsomniasBitch 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Throwing them out after a week? Holy frigging landfill! Boil them in a pot and add bleach.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
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      1. Cerah Chong  💎‏ @SomeBlasianGirl 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        I have never heard of ppl doing this before. Now I'm paranoid about eating at other ppls houses. Thanks.

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      1. Xerophile‏ @segmentis 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        And it makes one's entire house smell like a hot, dirty, mildewy, bacteria-infested sponge. Meet bleach, everyone! It's your friend.

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      1. MamaBear‏ @TheycallmeNancy 5 Aug 2017
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        It's a sponge. Throw it out!

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      1. Jomc‏ @Jomc66051547 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Can we micro wave the swamp at the WH.?

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      1. Sweet Dew‏ @My4EverWorld 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        I use one strong paper towel. I hate sponges.

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      1. BHold‏ @Bhold3531 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes @WellProbably

        So does scratching your balls.

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      1. Lori‏ @lchapman130 5 Aug 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Not sure this is as scary as it seems. Germs and microbes exist in harmony with us as well and are there to boost immunity also.

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