This Is Gross- Or Is This An Urban Legend?

[TheGoldenChild]

My germophobic and neurotic self just got this email
Now I am freaking out-

I just sent someone a check in the mail...
I am thoroughly disgusted.







Envelopes

>
>I used to work for an envelope company. Our plant supervisor used to
>work in
>the Chicago plant and told us not to lick the envelopes because they
>would
>often find dead rats at the bottom of the glue barrel (after thousands
>of
>envelopes had been glued and shipped). EEWW!
>------------------------------------------------------
>I work in a factory and we have 2 employees who used to work in an
>envelope
>factory. They told me that when the machine jams up, they use whatever
>water
>is handy to thin out the glue. This includes water that they just mopped
>the
>floor with. Since then, I've avoided licking envelopes...
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>If you lick your envelopes... You won't anymore!!! A woman was working
>in a
>post office in California. One day she licked the envelopes and postage
>stamps instead of using a sponge. That very day the lady cut her tongue
>on
>the envelope. A week later, she noticed an abnormal swelling of her
>tongue.
>She went to the doctor, but they found nothing wrong. Her tongue was not
>
>sore or anything. A couple of days later, her tongue started to swell
>more,
>and it began to get so sore, that she could not eat.
>
>She went back to the hospital, and demanded something be done. The
>doctor
>took an ax-ray of her tongue and noticed a lump. He prepared her for
>minor
>surgery. When the doctor cut her tongue open, a live cockroach crawled
>out!!!! There were roach eggs on the seal of the envelope. The egg was
>able
>to hatch inside of her tongue, because of her saliva. It was warm and
>moist... This is a true story reported on CNN.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Andy Hume wrote: "Hey, I used to work in an envelope factory. You
>wouldn't
>believe the things that float around in those gum applicator trays. I
>haven't licked an envelope for years!"
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>To All: I used to work for a print shop (32 years ago) and we were told
>NEVER to lick the envelopes. I never understood why until I had to go
>into
>storage and pull out 2500 envelops that were already printed for a
>customer
>who was doing a mailing and saw several squads of roaches roaming around
>
>inside a couple of boxes with eggs everywhere. They eat the glue on the
>envelopes. I think print shops have a harder time controlling roaches
>than a
>restaurant. I always buy the self-sealing type. Or if need be, I use a
>glue
>stick to seal one that has the type of glue that needs to be wet to
>stick.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>
>PLEASE PASS THIS ON, if you like TO YOUR FRIENDS. After reading this you
>
>will never lick another envelope or stamp ever again.
>
>Have a nice day, & keep your tongues where they belong!

[Classy Cassie]

When you hoist your gut and see that white puss that gathers in the folds of your skin, now that is FAR more unsanitary than an envelope. That stuff in your fat folds is alive. The germs and bacteria on an envelope cannot survive the environment they are in. Don't sweat it, you'll be fine.

[Juicy D. Links]

50............

[LittleSassy]

hmmm...might be true...i dont lick envelopes or stamps anyway

[xclusive]

I call bullshit

[junction]

It's an Urban Legend, as well as the email about the soda can tops covered in rat urine causing all sorts of maladies.

[pxxx]

I think it is an urban Legend.

[Ramos]

I do not like Cockroaches

[Basic_man]

Holy damn fuck, I just hope it's not true ... !

[Matt 26z]

I believe it, but I'll still lick them anyway.

[fuzebox]

I read that a few years ago and haven't licked an envelope since... If I need to seal one I lick my finger then run my finger along the glue part. The idea is just so fuken gross that I don't want to chance it.

[PSGuru]

heh... seems like spin-offs from this story on Snopes

[Penthouse Tony]

Originally Posted by fuzebox

I read that a few years ago and haven't licked an envelope since... If I need to seal one I lick my finger then run my finger along the glue part. The idea is just so fuken gross that I don't want to chance it.

Do you know what could happen to your FINGER?!?!

[mrkris]

It was proven false and that it can not happen ... but still disgusting to think about

[mardigras]

Originally Posted by fuzebox

I read that a few years ago and haven't licked an envelope since... If I need to seal one I lick my finger then run my finger along the glue part. The idea is just so fuken gross that I don't want to chance it.

Unless you have just washed your hands with anti-bacterial soap there are likely more germs on your finger than any enveolpe you might encounter.

[Furious_Female]

They have self stick envelopes now

I wouldn't be surprised if this was true... horrid things go on at food factories, I'm sure the standards are far lower for paper products.

[AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE]

You goto be insane to lick envelopes.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

If they don't have a self-adhesive use one of these sponge thingies:



Inexpensive and they work like a champ.

BTW, you should see some of the ingredients contained in glue (hint: you may have heard the expression that old horses are sent to the glue factory).

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[aico]

I think that's why Black men don't lick pussy...