Licking envelopes

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Latex Allergy
A latex allergy affects approximately 1 to 6 percent of United States citizens and result in anything from a reddening of the skin, blistering, or nausea, to rapid heart rate, hives, and breathing difficulty. Latex is found in many envelope glues and as a result could pose a threat to people with an allergy. While the threat is usually insignificant with the licking of one envelope, people who send mass mailers, administrative professionals and others who work with large numbers of mailed correspondence would benefit from a sponge applicator.

Infestation
While rare, it is possible for small pests to lay eggs or other larvae on the sticky portion of an envelope. This happens as a result poor storage conditions and sometimes as a result of negligence during manufacturing. While urban legends like cockroach jelly appearing in envelope glue have never been verified, pests including dust mites can sometimes feed on the glue and lay eggs there.

Contamination
The threat of contamination can come as a result of terrorist plotting, but is far more likely to come from casual indiscretion. According to the American Society for Microbiology, 20 percent of the American public does not wash their hands after using the restroom, handling a pet or using a public device. If the envelopes in question are in a public setting, the chances for contamination through handling are high.

Paper Cuts
The dangers of licking envelope glue have been blown out of proportion, with numerous urban legends and campfire stories; while relatively little attention is paid to the paper. The paper on the "licking edge" of an envelope has been semi-blunted and curved in order to make paper cuts difficult to acquire. Still, the threat of paper cut exists and can, in conjunction with contamination, lead to infection and difficulty eating.

Industrial Malpractice
Malpractice is a possibility, even while it goes unnoticed by the general public. Reports of using mop water to thin the glue have as yet been unverified, but the possibility of negligence on the part of the manufacturer is always a danger. Malpractice opens the doors to many other dangers including infestation and contamination.
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OH ****.

I just don't like it, same as I can't lick a wodden lolly stick. :(
 
gatzi said:
Maggots in the mouth; not everytime of course but she said it COULD happen!

Some envelopes actually taste nice IMO
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does she actually realise where maggots come from? dont flies prefer rotting meat to dry glue on an envelope ?

pests including dust mites can sometimes feed on the glue and lay eggs there.
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oh noes a dust mite... we probably breath in thousands a of them a day anyway
 
thinking about it does she wash her hands before she eats?

take her a cookie or something similar you hold with your hands while you eat, ask her if shes got maggots because shes been touching stuff and didnt wash her hands.
 
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You can still get lick envelopes? Haven't had one of them for years, all the ones I've purchased have been peel of or the double sided glue, But they used to taste grate.
 
Just get her an envelope moistener . What next can i have a pen please No! You shall use a stone and chisel as you only have to write two words.
 
Pauliee said:
Supposidly, you burn 2 calories licking an envelope.
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Supposedly, you increase your chances of getting laid if you can spell correctly :p

OT, these things just remind me of bot flies. Looks like a spot, squeeze and out comes a maggot. Yum.
 
Bot flies... thanks for reminding me about these. Foul things. I'll have nightmares tonight.

DO NOT youtube this subject. God, I feel sick
 
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