"Bret" (Bret)
08/15/2013 at 11:50 • Filed to: None
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"Bret" (Bret)
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Few things make a person look more disgusting than purposely barfing a glob of mucous out of your mouth in public.
Young man in the cool old Volvo 244 I saw this morning: you went from "cool dude" to "disgusting cretin" with one hock of your loogie; the second elevated you to "object of scorn and derision". Please stop embarrasing that car, it deserves a better steward.
Gamecat235
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 11:53 |
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Whew... when you said young man and then mentioned a volvo, I knew you weren't talking to me.
Where exactly would you like the phlegm and mucous to go?
Casper
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 11:53 |
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No clue. It's like people have forgotten they are in public. I a guy do it at a gas station, snort, gargle, and all. It immediately took him from average guy buying a drink to troglodyte instantly.
BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
> Gamecat235
08/15/2013 at 11:59 |
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Some people spit, some people swallow.
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Bret
> Gamecat235
08/15/2013 at 12:02 |
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Swallow it, it won't hurt you.
If, for some reason your mucous is dangerous, don't insert it into the public space, where it is a risk to others.
The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
> Gamecat235
08/15/2013 at 12:03 |
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Clearly the best thing to do is carry around a hankie for when you need to sneeze, blow your nose, or clear your throat. Just use the hankie then tuck it away in your pocket for next time. Cause keeping gooey gobs in your pocket is better than the sidewalk. I think?
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Gamecat235
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 12:05 |
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A risk? my spit, on the roadway, is a risk to others?
RMudkips
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 12:14 |
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First, YST talks about a dude in a 240 calling his Toyabaru "gay", now this? And I'm young too? And I'm actually considering a 240?
*cries*
Well there are bad studs in good places, but then again I've been reading about 190Es...
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Gamecat235
> The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
08/15/2013 at 12:14 |
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I try to. But some days I don't have it with me, and I'd rather not spit in my car. So I spit outside, where it will affect no one. On the road. When stationary, when no one is alongside me.
$kaycog
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 12:17 |
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Why is it that men have to spit so much? I don't see women spitting. I really watch where I step in parking lots. It's disgusting.
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Bret
> Gamecat235
08/15/2013 at 12:21 |
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Yep. I work in cancer research around patients with no immune systems. Your spit could kill them. Totally serious.
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Bret
> Gamecat235
08/15/2013 at 12:27 |
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Cancer patient crosses street and steps in your phlegm. Patient then arrives home and removes shoes. Patient then eats.
Next day, patient arrives at clinic with 105 degree fever.
Happens all the time.
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Gamecat235
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 12:34 |
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Never. Ever. Thought about it that way. Process rethought. Thanks. (For the record, I'm 38, and tend to think of myself as rather thoughtful and mindful of others).
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Bret
> Gamecat235
08/15/2013 at 12:53 |
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No worries at all. Most folks don't know about stuff like that. I've been in the cancer world for 20 years and this being cautious for the immunocompromised stuff is part of the day to day business.
It didn't really hit home until I had cancer myself earlier this year. I got lucky and didn't need to do the whole chemo thing. However, I do have a new respect for what our patients have to deal with. When you're sick you tend to sink into the shadows.
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Gamecat235
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 12:56 |
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That's a whole different world. Very glad to hear your experience seems to be on the 'progress' side of it. Cancer sucks.
And thanks again.
vdub_nut: scooter snob
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 15:59 |
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Sometimes there's shit in your mouth.
And you don't want it to be there.
So you point your face towards something unimportant, e.g. not people.
Then you spit that thing out.
Then you continue on with your life as someone with not-shit in their mouth.
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Bret
> vdub_nut: scooter snob
08/15/2013 at 16:52 |
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Shit in your mouth? Eww... You can definitely spit that shit right out.
Makoyouidiot
> Bret
08/15/2013 at 23:05 |
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As a young-ish man...I want to throttle every sideways ballcap wearing fool who spits all over my parking lot. Including the ones that work with me.