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Old November 23rd 03, 12:36 AM
Steve G
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kaeli wrote in message . ..
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Would you eat from plastic forks that were not wrapped in some way? Even
at fast-food restaurants, they wrap the plastic cutlery.


Well, I work near a hospital and usually get lunch at the hospital
cafeteria. The plastic cutlery in that cafe is not wrapped.

(Of course, the hospital specialises in plastic-related deaths, so
maybe that's the reason - keeps the plastic surgeons [wahey!] in a
job).


(...)

If any of those items were sitting on the floor of the grocery store's
back room, would you put it in your mouth?


I would put them all in my mouth at once. I would then walk backwards
making beeping noises, in an attempt to mimic a garbage disposal
truck.

Steve.
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Old November 23rd 03, 02:49 AM
Marek Williams
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:18:36 GMT, "Judy F"
dijo:

I never leave the plastic and the kitties unattended, but do you think it's
dangerous because of suffocation risk, or is the plastic itself dangerous.
They've never tried to eat it, only lick it!


If they eat any of the plastic it could cause problems with the
plumbing. Otherwise, I don't think it's particularly dangerous.
Suffocation risk is for human children. Cats have fur all over their
mouths, so it can't stick to them like it would a human baby. Then
again, as someone else noted, cats do like to pee on plastic bags if
they find them lying around. Besides, putting them into the
recyclables is good housekeeping.

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Old November 23rd 03, 02:49 AM
Marek Williams
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:18:36 GMT, "Judy F"
dijo:

I never leave the plastic and the kitties unattended, but do you think it's
dangerous because of suffocation risk, or is the plastic itself dangerous.
They've never tried to eat it, only lick it!


If they eat any of the plastic it could cause problems with the
plumbing. Otherwise, I don't think it's particularly dangerous.
Suffocation risk is for human children. Cats have fur all over their
mouths, so it can't stick to them like it would a human baby. Then
again, as someone else noted, cats do like to pee on plastic bags if
they find them lying around. Besides, putting them into the
recyclables is good housekeeping.

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Old November 23rd 03, 02:49 AM
Marek Williams
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:18:36 GMT, "Judy F"
dijo:

I never leave the plastic and the kitties unattended, but do you think it's
dangerous because of suffocation risk, or is the plastic itself dangerous.
They've never tried to eat it, only lick it!


If they eat any of the plastic it could cause problems with the
plumbing. Otherwise, I don't think it's particularly dangerous.
Suffocation risk is for human children. Cats have fur all over their
mouths, so it can't stick to them like it would a human baby. Then
again, as someone else noted, cats do like to pee on plastic bags if
they find them lying around. Besides, putting them into the
recyclables is good housekeeping.

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