http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/19/chinese-water-torture-for-your-ears Comments On: Chinese Water Torture for Your Ears by David Schmader en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by J from Oregon]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:35:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gorley]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:15:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mr. herriman]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:10:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by zivilisierter Wurm]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:03:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Vitriolforbreakfast]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:38:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:00:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by nifty]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:12:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mr. herriman]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:57:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by SPG]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:51:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ashley]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:10:45 -0800 The Stranger Exactly.

I had my own sponge for washing the dishes I bring to work until someone stole it (who steals a fucking sponge anyway??) and I had to use the "company sponge." I'm sure it was fine, but just the thought that some of my more filthy coworkers had used it made me feel like I was playing with someone's turd.

I used the hell out of the antibacterial wash after I was done.

And dogs... don't get me started. They walk and roll around in their own and other dogs' piss and shit and then their owners let them crawl all over them. Gah!
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:17:01 -0800 The Stranger
With nails, sure: If bits are going to be flying, then go do that by your lonesome somewhere else (try the garden or backyard, where your dead keratin can be composted by the wee lawn beasties). But otherwise, why care so much? Why exactly are nails "nasty" or "gross"? They aren't serious sources of pathogens, are they? Doorknobs & sponges are far grosser, microbially speaking, but most everyone seems to conveniently forget that. People get squicked by toilet seats (which are a vector for nothing) and use those inane "seat covers", and then let shit-eating dogs lick their faces.

It's culturally arbitrary.
Posted by treacle]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:25:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by julie russell]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:17:34 -0800 The Stranger
I would like to add that putting on lipstick or lip gloss in public borders on being annoying.
Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:41:26 -0800 The Stranger
That said, as I'm fully aware of how unreasonable people are about such things, I only clip my nails in the bathroom, and, if in a public bathroom, only in a dire emergency (like I broke a nail and need to clip off the jagged edge).
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:33:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by reverend dr dj riz]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:21:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:08:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by jzimbert]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:47:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by maxk]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:45:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:43:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greycat]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:42:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by pointy]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:41:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Bonzer Terriffic]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:38:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by lizlemon]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:25:54 -0800 The Stranger
Someone needs to post these rules that are apparently obvious to everyone but me.
Posted by also]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:25:50 -0800 The Stranger