[Littlepeahead]

Mr LPH does his own ironing. He now knows how to use a washing machine, dishwasher and vacuum cleaner, although the application of Flash bathroom and a cloth upon porcelain still doesn't register in his conciousness.

He claimed that the domestic appliances were 'too complicated' when we first moved in together. The subsequent conversation went along the lines of:

Me, pointing to his Playstation: How many buttons does that controller have?

Mr LPH: About 14

Me: How many special moves have you managed to learn in Tekken 3 by pushing a sequence of buttons?

Mr LPH: Oh loads, I've got really good at it!

Me: Excellent. In that case you'll have no problem learning how to use the washing machine, dishwasher and vacuum cleaner as they only have 2 buttons each and one of those is the on/off switch!