This is new: don't seal envelope by licking
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This topic reminded me of the Seinfeld episode which had that woman dying because she licked too many envelopes that had glue that was toxic.
me too! that's exactly the first thing that came to mind. As Jerry would say, "That's a shame."
One time I caught my Dad using our dog to lick envelopes. I guess the dog liked the taste cause he was quite happy.
Blood, has to be!So no staples, no paper clips...I know, I'll glue the check to the stub.
"... other... bodily... fluids...."
Yeah. I'm almost tempted to call up and ask what people have been sealing envelopes with and how the staff figured out what it was.
If I'm mailing a cheque to the government, I like to carefully cut the envelopes with a razor, then cover every square inch of the inside of the envelope with a glue stick, stick the cheque into it and then seal the envelope.
Suck on that.
PS - I don't really do this...but I'd like to!
Suck on that.
PS - I don't really do this...but I'd like to!
This topic reminded me of the Seinfeld episode which had that woman dying because she licked too many envelopes that had glue that was toxic.
It was a murder device in a 1997 Jonathan Creek, 'fan' sent SAE to a writer laced with hallucinogenic properties that resulted in him hurting himself and dying in a room sealed from the inside.
I remember 15-20 ago I had a charity begging letter with a free pen, so I thought I'd do the simple decent thing at return it on the way to school. The envelope made me feel so sick I never made it that day!
If I am sending a letter I will lick.
But when I worked at a warehouse we had a rollers in the first two buildings, Then when they built the other warehouses we had to use our tape gun.
But when I worked at a warehouse we had a rollers in the first two buildings, Then when they built the other warehouses we had to use our tape gun.
I lick the envelopes until my tounge gets dry. The only thing I will not lick is envelopes I get from shady PO boxes from towns I've never heard of before. That's where paranoia seeps in. I only lick envelopes I send out. Maybe I should look at licking envelopes that I receive.
So much for me trying to sound intelligent, and end up babbling on about things...
So much for me trying to sound intelligent, and end up babbling on about things...
All my bills say this, but they never said a reason, much less because paperclips and staples were "potentially hazardous." I always assumed it was because they were sorted separately, and they could either jam whatever machine was used or they would just make more work for anyone who was sorting them by hand.
I imagine someone was feeling overly litigious when they wrote that copy.
Only if you're mailing a copy of a contract with the Devil.
Or corresponding with vampires.
Ablative_Oberth
Lieutenant Commander
We have heat seal mailers and envelopes here at work.
Oh you guys and your 20th century ways. I seal my envelopes with a nice wax stamp. Very dapper, very classy.
What are these "envelopes" and "checks" you speak of?
I can't remember the last time I wrote a check, much less put it in an envelope and mailed it somewhere.
The medical lab our pediatrician uses offers a 10% discount to pay online.
I can't remember the last time I wrote a check, much less put it in an envelope and mailed it somewhere.
The medical lab our pediatrician uses offers a 10% discount to pay online.
^^ Hah. I wish my phone, cable and credit card companies did that. 
I suppose I'll get around to paying my bills online eventually. But I write so few checks that it's no big hassle to pay bills by snail mail.
