envolope lickers read inside

[chav1]

> > Here's some appetising stories:


> >


> >


> > 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!


> >


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> >


> > 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...


> >


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> >


> > 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 x-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.


> >


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> > I used to work in an envelope factory. You wouldn't believe the


> > thingsthat float around in those gum applicator trays I haven't licked


>


> > an envelope for years!"


> >


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> >


> > 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.





> > Have a nice day, & keep your tongues where they belong!

[Billcat]

[QUOTE=chav1>


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 x-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.

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Looks like an urban legend. See this link: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...operoaches.htm