Earlier this week, a man took to Twitter to ask a minor, but important question: What is the appropriate amount of towels for an adult couple to have in their household? He had no idea that he would cause an internet-wide controversy.
“Hello fellow adults,” Twitter user @Advil began. “My gf and I have a question… what is the correct amount of towels to own?”
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Huffington Post writer Yashar Ali chimed in with a reply that might stun you. He recommended a total of 50 towels, broken down like so.
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Some people choked on their dinner.
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Others were like “Yup, that is a perfectly normal and good number of towels for two people.”
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And many people were stuck on the first line of Yashar’s list, in which he recommends a mysterious item called a “bath sheets.” Not to worry, though – Yashar explained exactly what those are. Basically, they’re like bath towels but bigger and fluffier.
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People were, generally, Very Overwhelmed by Yashar’s list and the ensuing debate.
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The debate raged on for literal days, to the shock of pretty much everyone.
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It inspired other hilarious lists of the types of towels that “grown couples” should definitely own.
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But mostly, it just made people want to burn their towels and forget any of this ever happened.
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For the record, Jolie Kerr recommends having five different types of towels in your household – bath towels, bath sheets, hand towels, hair towels, and washcloths. She does not name a specific number of towels. You’ll have to decide that for yourself, based on how often you usually do laundry – towels should be used only three or four times before washing, max.
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Whatever you decide, just don’t announce it publicly on Twitter. We’ve had enough towel drama for a lifetime!