Ha...I remember one time when I was maybe ten or so, and our washing machine broke down. We couldn't get it fixed or replaced right away, so we ended up washing clothes in the tub...Mom put a load in with laundry detergent, put in enough water to cover 'em, and then had a couple of us tromp around on them for awhile to get the soap through...like they used to do to crush grapes for wine. Seemed to work!