Messiness Myth Buster Prints

"My dad is always after me to clean my room. I tell him it has that lived-in look, right?"

Child Being Dirty in the Bath.

Toddler Feeding Solutions

College student cleans messy dorm room littered with clothes with leafsnow blower

Congratulations! - You have been nominated for the Turner Prize...

"I just love candle-lit dinners."

"And they say WE have a shedding problem!"

Darlene, my intelligence tells me that your fiance is a slob. What intelligence, Rudy? Surveillance photos – dirty clothes and towels thrown on the floor. Dishes piled up in the sink. That's my Mel? How did you get those? Top-flight government spy methods. House of Java.net Cybercafe.

"And I suppose cleaning up after yourself just once would in some way stifle your precious creativity."

"Perhaps it was wrong to say 'May our company become a home to you'..."

'Don't track mud in the house! 'IT'S NOT MUD! IT'S DOG POO!'

'The cat did it.'

'Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but with Jimmy it's next to impossible.'

Kangaroo to upside down joey: 'Once again your room is in total disarray!'

"It's the U.N. inspectors, Michael. They want access to your room."

'How did the 'creative way of thinking' course go?'

"Instead of cleaning my room, can we just seal the door and call it a time capsule?"

'You must excuse us. Things are a bit upside-down at the moment.'

'Don't forget to wipe your feet.'

'Oh, sure, you can dish it out, but you can't take it.'

'Be patient. I'll grow out of it.'

"I'm adding the laundry room and kitchen to your GPS. Judging by all the clothes and dishes in your room, you don't know the locations."

An artist tells a child off for dripping ice cream on the floor

'That's actually a common misconception. The truth is we can go eight days without water, but only if we drink a lot of other stuff...you know, like apple juice.'

I'm sure it's here somewhere!

"Ninety percent of household dust is dried flaky skin."

'What do you expect Marjorie, I am a grub.'

'My husband is a police detective. He does know how to toss a room.'

"It's been brought to my attention that your cubicle has only a two out of five rating on Tripadvisor."

'You've had mates around - this place is a tip!'

Don't be alarmed by the smell, it's not a chemical attack: we've just entered the teenage boy's bedroom...

'I keep it this way on purpose, for speedy reference.'

As a child, Edvard Munch is scolded by his mother.

'It's hard to believe her biggest passion is for a cleaner environment.'

'I can't get into my room because of all the clothes, books and C.Ds piled up against the door, so we have to go in this way.'