Never Lick envelopes

Sweet Tooth · Post by **Sweet Tooth** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:42 am

Oh! That is sooo gross! Remember that one Seinfeld episode where George's wife dies because she licked all of the invitation envelopes and it was toxic? NOW I see why! EWW! Thanks for that info!

OzBoy · Post by **OzBoy** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:47 am

I used to buy the 'self licking' envelopes being a tight wad but NOW I'll pay extra for the 'peel off to stick down' ones no questions asked!!!

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:53 am

This is a thoroughly preposterous and ridiculous premise.

It's an urban legend. It started in 2000. You can read the entire story here, verbatim, at snopes :

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/tacobell.asp

It baffles me that anybody over the age of 12 would take such a ludicrous story with any sense of seriousness.

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:53 am

Thats made me feel sick!!!

Sweet Tooth · Post by **Sweet Tooth** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:54 am

too bad I just sent off bills today or I would have gotten the peel and stick envelopes! Pray for my mouth! :wah:

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:55 am

[QUOTE=Richard Bell;528383]This is a thoroughly preposterous and ridiculous premise.

It's an urban legend. It started in 2000. You can read the entire story here, verbatim, at snopes :

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/tacobell.asp

It baffles me that anybody over the age of 12 would take such a ludicrous story with any sense of seriouisness.[/QUOTE]

Oops, i didn't really believe it..... my middle name is gullible!

OzBoy · Post by **OzBoy** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:56 am

Richard Bell;528383 wrote: This is a thoroughly preposterous and ridiculous premise.

It's an urban legend. It started in 2000. You can read the entire story here, verbatim, at snopes :

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/tacobell.asp

It baffles me that anybody over the age of 12 would take such a ludicrous story with any sense of seriousness.

Oh Richard you spoil sport :sneaky:

Sweet Tooth · Post by **Sweet Tooth** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:56 am

Hey! It may not be true, but I bet that you choose other places then Taco Bell to eat sometimes nad I bet you look at your envelope more closely too! Even if it wasn't true, it was still more interesting that anything that you said!!

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:05 am

Sweet Tooth;528390 wrote: Even if it wasn't true, it was still more interesting that anything that you said!!

It wasn't true. That was the point.

The story was so incongruous, yet everybody was more than willing to believe every word of it.

Guess that explains why things are as they are in our world.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

I bet that you choose other places then **** **** to eat sometimes nad I bet you look at your envelope more closely too!

You've just illustrated how these things can damage innocent parties.

Envelopes do not carry cockroach eggs, and the restaurant referenced in the original version of this rumour didn't infest anybody with vermin.

The most famous example of these hoaxes is the one about a large company that has satanic symbols in their corporate logo. That lie has caused them a vast amount of expense and grief.

Best to check out these wild e-mail rumours at snope.com first, before spreading them.

Sweet Tooth · Post by **Sweet Tooth** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:14 am

Ok, for Heavens sake its not real! But it gives you something to think about!

I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.

Steve Martin

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:18 am

I used to date a girl named Enve Lopes, and I agree with the original statement.

Sweet Tooth · Post by **Sweet Tooth** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:21 am

YZGI;528417 wrote: I used to date a girl named Enve Lopes, and I agree with the original statement.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:37 am

As soon as I read this, thought...NOT true, but then my tongue started bothering me...and I was licking envelopes...and a pink elephant sprung from my mouth and started singing..."Ain't to proud to beg"...it was CARAZZEEEEEE!!:guitarist

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:38 am

P.S. I really am licking envelopes at work!!

jennyswan · Post by **jennyswan** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:47 pm

I'm officially :yh_sick now.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:30 pm

Richard Bell;528400 wrote: The most famous example of these hoaxes is the one about a large company that has satanic symbols in their corporate logo. That lie has caused them a vast amount of expense and grief.

Moon 'n' stars, I take it...

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:33 pm

just to be on the safe side..i will do the peel and stick envelopes from now on.....:-2