Envelope licking.... Dont do it.........
> Do not lick the envelope! > > 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, and 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 really sore, 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
Andy Hume wrote: > > Hey, I used to work in an envelope factory. You wouldn't believe....things> that float around in those gum applicator trays. I haven't > licked an envelope for years!" 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 envelopes 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.> > PLEASE PASS THIS ON, TO YOUR FRIENDS. After reading this you will never > lick another envelope or stamp again.