Neatniks

Meanwhile, those neatniks who could never understand my desk/filing system can get some insight from a newly-published book -- "A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder -- How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place" -- about which Booklist has the following to say: ❋ Dan (2007)

Or — brace yourself, neatniks — because you were brought up to believe that if laundry sits in a hamper longer than three days, it will transform into Godzilla and go rampaging through your house? ❋ Unknown (2008)

"He's made it seem like we're all a bunch of neatniks, running out to clean up people's messes and tell them what bad people they are," says Barry Izsak, president of the National Association of Professional Organizers. ❋ Unknown (2007)

There's a gene in our family that makes us either out-and-out slobs or incredible neatniks--no in between. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

When it comes to the opposite sex, the slobs have by far the better track record; all the confirmed bachelors are neatniks. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

There's a gene in our family that makes us men either out-and-out slobs or incredible neatniks--no in between. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

The old saw is that a messy office is a sign of creativity, and we anal-retentive neatniks take quite a beating over this cliche. ❋ M-mv (2006)

Suddenly, boyfriends and husbands become neatniks and they take out the 409. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In general, avid computer users are neatniks, compelled to have the latest version of a program simply because they believe it must be superior to the previous one. ❋ Unknown (2002)