update. so I cleaned my kitchen sink and left the bag to soak in there with a half gallon of vinegar mixed with water. The sink was a little less than halfway full, so I hope it didn't dilute the vinegar too much. unfortunately, when I woke up this morning, there was no liquid in the sink. this either means that it slowly drained out over the course of the night due to an improperly placed and malfunctioning drain-stopper, or one of my roomates undid it. I threw the bag in the washing machine this morning with some regular detergent. when the cycle was complete, the bag still had soap suds all over it, so I'm going to run it through again, this time with some more vinegar as Peripatetic suggests (thanks for the info btw, you rock). i am confident in the vinegar advice. vinegar kicks general ass all over the place. man, have you ever thrown some vinegar onto a pile of sauteed onions and blackbeans in the pan? delicious! and vinegar on chips. salt and vinegar potato chips. 99cent utz style. green and yellow bag. amazing.

mmmmmm. skittle-brau.

i will let you know the final outcome. t-minus 32 hours. (i'm factoring in drying time...won't be able to wash the bag again until i get home from work).