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(...) Heh. I've calmed down some since yesterday, so maybe I should cry "hyperbole" as my defense and leave it at that... (...) Well, on that I agree completely. I see it as connected to the swifferization of the culture and its antibacterial (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, urine is sterile. Still not a good idea to ingest it, but not for any bacterial issue. -Evil "full-of-useless-info" Wayne (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hey, in my defense, I didn't say it *wasn't* sterile. I just don't want it on my sandwich! My understanding is that, after the initial blast (to clear out the plumbing), the stream is actually a nice anti-bacterial solution, due to its (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'll go farther. Swifferization, overmedication, and anti-bacterial soaps strike me as bad things. We're training (via natural selection) the bacteria to be hardier. Strikes me as a bad long term strategy. (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. (...) Gloves do have the advantage that it's easier to notice when someone didn't change them after hitting the restroom or hauling out a bin full of skanky rotting trash. When I worked (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I can't remember for sure if it's completely sterile, but I do remember hearing that it's by far the most sterile bodily fluid. But it doesn't make it any less objectionable when someone drops trou and adds the "special ingredient". (...) (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes and no. There has been some interesting research into this (I think I saw it on Scientific American Frontiers, but I'm not positive about that), and what they've found is that the more hardy germs become in terms of surviving all those (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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