Kitchen sponge humor

My husband is commenting on the Daily Mail which is a UK newspaper (or so they say) and today he found the following article:

We obviously thought that the kitchen sponge manufacturers are having a bad time and need the Daily Mail to advise its readers to buy more sponges. Another commenter, obviously a friend of sponge manufacturers, commented that he changes his kitchen sponge every day!

So my husband commented:

"Our little sponge (Bob) is like one of the family, he has his own toys and a little bed by the sink. He makes such a fuss when we come home, and likes nothing better than a long walk round the frying pan. We couldn't bear the thought of him ending up in one of the dreadful abandoned sponge homes waiting interminably for a new home. A sponge is for life, not just for Christmas."

My comment:

So they are still at it in the UK with their germ fears. Strangely enough they quoted German scientists in this article. Odd ...