I'm presuming that your sim isn't named Plate? XD

Nope. We just have Marky Sharky and Setra Aura... Which means the game did in fact attribute skill gain to the plate that was being washed....

I've played this game on and off for 17 years... I've seen the rediculous stuck faces... I've seen multiple instances of the same sim arriving at the same lot including one time the sim I was actively playing went to a community lot only for one of himself to be already there playing chess... I've seen bubbles get stuck to a sim's hand, I've seen a sim's head get turned completely backwards... But I have never, ever seen an inanimate object gain a skill point... That's a new one.

Congratulations on Plate, becoming the first object to gain a skill in your hood then

The Tinsel Town Town Council regretfully announces that the town's first mayor, Terrell Bishop, has died of natural causes at the age of 76.

His death came at a house party that he and his wife Monique gave for the town.

It was a very successful party and as one attendee said, "He went out in total style! Awesome food, music and lots of people! Just what he wanted!"

The Town Council is now taking applications for the vacant Mayoral seat. Interested applicants can pick them up at the Town office.

Mr. Bishop's funeral is planned for Saturday afternoon at 1 pm at Our Lady of Eternal Sorrow.

The public is invited.

The Council also sends their most sincere and heart-felt condolences to the Bishop family.

Terrell Bishop was a fine mayor and human being. He shall be missed.

What a way to go though, at a party! I wonder who will succede him?

There are several promising candidates who are considering the job.

The party was a huge success, although one of the uninvited was Grim.

Terrell was going for another plate of food when they met. His mother in law, Natasha is the one in purple, his wife Monique was the one crying. Yes, he did get the hula girls..and a Mai Tai to help him on his way.

Monique was left to pick up a huge mess after the party, to which the entire town came. The next morning she and her daughter Stephanie moved out to her mother's house.

Her mother, Natasha, is the wife of director Stephen Hubbard (recently written about) who separated from him when the news of his latest romantic dalliance became known. She was fed up with his scandalous behavior and bought a house for herself.

"I have some self-respect, even if that louse of a husband does not!"

Stephen was not among the invited guests.