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| The Ex Files
These are housekeeping horror stories about ex (or current!) spouses. This month, Dawn clashes with her husband over whether or not to rinse the floor after mopping with cleaning solution. They have kids and she worries about toxicity. See C.L.A.M.'s solution here.
Send your Ex Files stories to tom@cleanlikeaman.com.
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Relationship Tip of the Month
| The bedroom floor is not a laundry hamper!
In a perfect world, men can leave their clothing where it falls. A few days later it reappears - freshly laundered, neatly folded, and lovingly placed in a dresser drawer or hung in the closet.
Unfortunately, this ain't a perfect world. Boxers, briefs or ANY other guy-garments on the bedroom floor can drive women mad, often to the point of smacking you upside the head with a Calphalon skillet.
The good news is that picking up after yourself takes very little time or effort. And it can pay exponential dividends, possibly including - but in no way limited to - sex.
You're welcome!
See more Relationship Tips.
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It's a fact, Jack!
| October's most compelling tips
Bathroom:
Pour a capful of Pine-Sol or Lemon Lysol into bath and sink drains. The pleasing aroma will linger for hours.
Kitchen:
Never put high-quality knives into the dishwasher - the ultrahot water will ruin wooden handles, and blades may chip when striking other dishes.
Bedroom:
Sheets: the higher the thread count, the better sheets feel. For example, "200" is kind of coarse. But "600" or more is velvety...and she likee!
Relationships:
Do housekeeping in the nude.
Organization:
Junk drawer? Remove everything, insert a silverware divider, and toss worthless crap as you put everything back into the drawer.
Interior Design:
Hang framed art lower than you'd think it should be. It works! There's nothing worse than having to leap up to enjoy one's art.
Interior Design II:
Feng shui is an urban legend. Don't waste your time on it.
Read more quick tips now...
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Please send this newsletter to a friend who needs cleaning/organizing help: a clueless husband, college-bound lad, bachelor, or suddenly-single dude.
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| C.L.A.M. News | The 5-Second Rule UNMASKED!
 | | 5...4...3...2...eat? |
According to the 5-Second Rule, food dropped on the floor is okay to eat as long as you pick it up within that brief timespan.
This is correct. But as usual, the whole concept is a bit more complicated than that.
Can you handle the truth? Read it here!
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| Media Spotlight | Clean Like a Man...as seen on TV, in print, and online
Clean Like a Man author Tom McNulty has been obnoxiously visible lately in The Big Three of media: television, print and online.
 - He'll appear in the pilot episode of a new TV show, Right This Minute - a sort of Entertainment Tonight meets Inside Edition variety program. MagicDust Television of Phoenix is shopping it to networks and cable outlets.
- Tom's regular Cleaning Confidential column runs in the November issue of The Bark - a literate, über-cool magazine for literate, über-cool dog lovers.
- America's most macho web site, ManOfTheHouse.com, currently features two C.L.A.M. columns: Entertaining the Guys and The Man's Guide to After-Party Cleanups.
With all this, you'd think the paparazzi would be swarming all over Tom. But unfortunately, that's NOT THE CASE.
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| The Men Commandments | 
Thou Shalt Clean Faster, Smarter & BetterThis month: "Start High, Finish Low."
Gravity: it's the law! Clean from ceiling to floor - because when you stir up dust and dirt, they float earthward. Check out all the Men Commandments here. |
| Photo of the Month | Canine aspires to new career as bomb-sniffing dog
 Author Tom McNulty's land shark, Coco, will interview next week for a spot on the explosives-detection squad at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Her olfactory resume includes extensive sniffing of fire hydrants, food, and the nether regions of other dogs. If this gig doesn't work out, Coco will go for a position with the airport's drug detection unit.
Speaking of dogs...please get your pet neutered, fight puppy mills, hug a canine often, and don't be afraid to adopt an older dog - your kindness will be returned many times over in love and companionship.
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| Extreme tips |
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Now you can get diabolically-clever C.L.A.M. tips every day, rain or shine, sent FREE to your email or PDA. Just go to twitter.com and sign up for Cleaning4Men.
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| Personals | To M.S. - Martha - true, I bought some of your bedding, but I think you're reading way too much into it. Your text messages are starting to make me a little uncomfortable.
- "Mr. 600" (thread-count)
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