DATE: 10/13/2008 07:04:18 / MOOD: happy
12 Germy Items That Will Gross You Out
With 80% of all infections transmitted by direct and indirect human contact, it’s no wonder experts implore us to wash our hands before eating or touching our eyes, nose or mouth. Germs and viruses can and do set up shop on the objects we come into contact with daily.
Item #1: Sponges
This kitchen “essential” is the germiest object you’ll ever touch. The kitchen sponge commonly carries E. coli and fecal bacteria as well as many other microbes. In a lot of the homes we looked at, the cleaner they were [on the surface] the more germs we found because people were spreading them around [with their sponge]. Usually, we found fewer [bacteria] in the homes of bachelors because they never cleaned the place. If you don’t use a disinfectant cleaner, you’re just giving a free ride to germs.
Protective Step: Zapping sponges in the microwave for one to two minutes on a weekly basis, or running them through the dishwasher will kill off any organisms growing inside. You should also replace your sponges at least monthly.
Item #2: Women’s purses
The inside of your purse may be cluttered, but it’s the bottom that’s crawling with tens of thousands of germs, such as E. coli and salmonella. Women innocently place their purses on germ-infested public floors and surfaces, only to have these bacteria attach themselves to the bottom of their “it” bag.
Protective Step: Never set your purse down on the floor in a public place, especially the bathroom. Hang your bag on a hook whenever possible.
Item #3: Men’s wallets
Even germier than women’s handbags, the inside of a man’s wallet seems to be a breeding ground for microbes. The wallet likely functions as an incubator. You’re sitting on it and you’re keeping all your money and anything that’s degradable nice and warm and there is higher moisture content.
Protective Step: Don’t load your wallet up with papers, and if you can, keep your dollar bills in a separate compartment. Whenever possible, pull your wallet out of your back pocket and let it breathe.
Item #4: Makeup case
Heading out for a night on the town right after work? While you’re freshening up with lipstick, you’re also likely slapping on some extra bacteria. The makeup creates something for the microbes to grow in and stick to.
Protective Step: Leather cases are easier to wipe down and disinfect than fabric cases. Pull your makeup out and clean the case every week or so with a disinfecting wipe (don’t use an anti-bacterial one because it won’t kill viruses, which are the greatest concern with respect to infection), or spray a germicide, such as Lysol, onto a paper towel and use it to wipe down the surface. Also, replace your makeup in accordance with expiration dates. Anything that touches your eyes, such as mascara, should be ditched every three to six months to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination that can lead to troublesome eye infections.
Item #5: Remote control
This is one of those items that everybody handles, but few people think about cleaning. Because it’s touched by many hands – those expert transmitters of germs – the remote control is one item worth paying attention to the next time you’re getting ready to clean house.
Protective Step: Regularly wipe down all remote controls with a disinfecting wipe or spray. If you can remember to do so, wash your hands before you sit down to watch TV. Or, keep a bottle of disinfecting hand gel next to the remote or TV.
Item #5: Pillows and mattress
The average person sheds about 1.5 million skin cells per hour and perspires one quart per day while doing nothing. Add fungal mold and spores, bacteria, chemicals, dust, lint, fibers, dust mites, insect parts and a host of other items to your bed, and a mattress doubles in weight every ten years. After five years, 10% of the weight of a pillow is dust mites. It’s like a zoo, an eco-system in your pillow and mattress. How’s that for a lullaby?
Protective Step: Cover your mattress and pillows with impervious outer covers, and don’t forget to do the same for your box spring, too. Allergy-proof coverings seal the mattress and pillow, preventing anything from getting in or out, which protects you. Also wash your sheets in hot water every seven days.
Item #6: Refillable liquid soap dispensers
You can get as many as 10 million bacteria on your hands every time you use one. They grow in the soap.
Protective Step: Don’t use them! Buy a new soap dispenser when you run out.
Item #7: PDA
The personal digital assistant (PDA) was among the top items harboring the greatest amount of germs. In fact, it came in just behind the wallet and purse in the race for the germiest.
Protective Step: Do your best to keep your hands clean by washing them regularly and/or using alcohol sprays or gels, which has been shown to reduce illness by 30%-50%. Clean your hands with alcohol wipes. Also, wipe down your PDA regularly with a disinfecting wipe or germicidal spray.
Item #8: Phones
Of all the items you touch on a daily basis, your phone is the one that’s guaranteed to make direct contact with your face. Frighteningly, the phone was one of the areas where
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a drug-resistant form of staph bacteria that can cause serious skin and blood infections, which can turn fatal—found on phones.
Protective Step: If possible, don’t share phones. Wipe down your office, home and cell phones regularly with disinfecting wipes or a paper towel sprayed with a germicidal agent.
Item #9: Desk drawer bottom
The bottom of the desk drawer is the moldiest site sampled in offices around the country. MRSA was also found in many desk drawer bottoms tested. “Seventy percent of women and about 40 percent of men have food in their desks. Aapples, bananas, granola bars – tend to be more biodegradable, creating more of an opportunity for mold and other bacteria to develop.
Protective Step: Keep food stored in airtight containers and be diligent about cleaning food out of your desk regularly. Wipe down the surface of the desk drawer bottom with disinfecting wipes or germicidal spray on a regular basis.
Item #10: Computer mouse
Chances are your hand is touching one right now. Not only is the computer mouse a common breeding ground for the MRSA bug, it also ranks among the top four moldiest spots in the office. If yeast and/or mold is somewhere in your office, it’s all over your office.
Protective Step: Again, use disinfectant. People who claim to use disinfectants are found to have only one-quarter the number of bacteria of those who don’t.
Item #11: Door handle
Given that 80% of all infections are transmitted through direct and indirect human contact, we know that our hands play a major role in our overall health. Door handles are a major source of the germs and viruses we acquire. You really run a germ gauntlet during the flu and cold season.
Protective Step: “I spray my door knobs, germicidal sprays, such as Lysol with alcohol, are excellent remedies because they reduce bptj particulates and the influenza virus.
Items #12: The car
Gerba found that dashboards, door handles and cup holders in cars sampled around the country had an average of 10,000 bacteria per four square inches. The bigger the car, the more germs there were, probably because larger numbers of kids tend to travel in these vehicles. And where there are kids, germs will follow.
I'm so glad I'm a LYSOL person!
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DATE: 10/03/2008 06:48:17 / MOOD: happy
Q. What do goblins and ghosts drink when they're hot and thirsty on Halloween? A. Ghoul-aid!!!
Q. What is a Mummie's favorite type of music? A. Wrap!!!!!
Q. Why do demons and ghouls hang out together? A. Because demons are a ghouls best friend!
Q. What's a monster's favorite bean? A. A human bean.
Q. Why can't the boy ghost have babies? A. Because he has a Hallo-weenie.
Q. What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A. A sand-witch.
Q. Where does a ghost go on Saturday night? A. Anywhere where he can boo-gie.
Q. What did the skeleton say to the vampire? A. You s.u.ck.
Q. What do ghosts say when something is really neat? A.Ghoul
Q. Why did the ghost go into the bar? A. For the Boos.
Q. Why was the girl afraid of the vampire? A. He was all bite and no bark.
Q. Why did the game warden arrest the ghost? A. He didn't have a haunting license.
Q. Why didn't the skeleton dance at the party? A. He had no body to dance with.
Q. Where does Count Dracula usually eat his lunch? A. At the casketeria.
Q. What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog? A. He is mist.
Q. Where did the goblin throw the football? A. Over the ghoul line.
Q. Why doesn't Dracula mind the doctor looking at his throat. A. Because of the coffin.
Q. Why is a ghost such a messy eater? A. Because he is always a goblin.
Q. What do you call a goblin who gets too close to a bonfire? A. A toasty ghosty.
Q. Why did the Vampire read the Wall Street Journal? Q. He heard it had great circulation.
Q. What tops off a ghost's ice cream sundae? A. Whipped scream.
Q. What do you give a skeleton for valentine's day? A. Bone-bones in a heart shaped box.
Q. What are ghosts' favorite kind of streets? A. Dead ends
Q. What is a vampires favorite holiday? A. Fangsgiving
Q. What kind of makeup do ghosts wear? A. Mas-scare-a.
Q. Why did the skeleton cross the road? A. To go to the body shop.
Q. What happens when two vampires meet? A. It was love at first bite!
Q. Who was the most famous ghost detective? A. Sherlock Moans.
Q. What do you call two spiders that just got married? A. Newlywebbed
!
Q. Who was the most famous witch detective? A. Warlock Holmes
Q. What did the ghost say to the man at the coffee shop? A. Scream or sugar!
Q. Who was the most famous skeleton detective? A. Sherlock Bones.
Q. Who was the most famous French skeleton? A. Napoleon bone-apart
Q. Which building does Dracula visit in New York? A. The Vampire State Building.
Q. Where do most werewolves live? A. In howllywood, California
Q. Where do most goblins live? A. in North and South Scarolina.
Q. Where does a ghost refuel his porche? A. At a ghastly station.
Q. What do Italian's eat on Halloween? A. Fettucinni Afraid-o (Ha ha ha)
Q. Why did the skeleton go disco dancing? A. to see the boogy man.
Q. What do witches use in their hair? A. scare-spray
Q. What do you call a little monsters parents A. mummy and deady
Q. What do you get when you cross a black cat with a lemon. A. sour-puss
Q. How do you scare a mummy A. with a yummy dummy in a crash test crummy.
Q. What do you get when you cross a vampire with the internet? A. blood-thirsty hacker baby
Q. What do you get when you cross a pumpkin with a skwaush? A. a squashed pumpkin pie.
Q. Why do ghosts shiver and moan? A. It's drafty under that sheet.
Q. What instrument do skeleton play? A: Trom-BONE.
Q. What do ghosts eat for breakfast? A. Boo-Berries.
Q: Why did't the skeleton cross the road? A: He had no guts.
Q. Why do vampires scare people? A. They are bored to death!
Q. How can you tell a vampire likes baseball? A. Every night he turns into a bat.
Q. What's it like to be kissed by a vampire? A. It's a pain in the neck.
Q. How can you tell when a vampire has been in a bakery? A. All the jelly has been suc.ked out of the jelly doughnuts.
Q. What songs does Dracula hate? A. "You Are My Sunshine" and "Sunshine on my Shoulders.
Q. What did the Mummy movie director say when the final scene was done? A. Ok, that's a wrap.
Q. How does a girl vampire flirt? A. She bats her eyes.
Q. What is a vampires least favorite food? A.Steak
Q. What's it called when a vampire has trouble with his house? A. A grave problem.
Q. Why doesn't anybody like Dracula? A. He has a bat temper.
Q. Why did Dracula go to the dentist? A. He had a fang-ache.
Q. Why are vampires like false teeth? A. They all come out at night.
Q. Who does Dracula get letters from? A. His fang club.
Q. What kind of key does a skeleton use? A. A skeleton key.
Q. What kind of gum do ghosts chew? A. Boo Boo Gum.
Q. Why did Dracula take cold medicine? A. To stop his coffin.
Q. Why does Dracula wear patent leather shoes? A. Sandals don't look good with his tuxedo.
Q. How do you keep a monster from biting his nails? A. Give him screws.
Q. What can't you give the headless horseman? A. A headache.
Q. Why did the headless horseman go into business? A. He wanted to get ahead in life.
Q. What is a ghosts favorite sale? A. A white sale.
Q. What kind of tie does a ghost wear to a formal party? A. A boo-tie.
Q. What's a ghosts favorite desert? A. Boo-berry pie.
Q. What type of dog does every vampire have? A. Bloodhound!
Q. What's a monsters favorite desert? A. I-Scream!!
Q. 1ST PERSON: KNOCK,KNOCK 2ND PERSON: WHO'S THERE 1ST PERSON: PHILLIP 2ND PERSON: PHILLIP WHO ? 1ST PERSON: ÊFILL UP MY BAG WITH CANDY !!! 2ND PERSON: HA,HA,HA (LOL)
Q. Why do girl ghosts go on diets? A. So they can keep their ghoulish figures.
Q. When does a ghost have breakfast? A. In the moaning.
Q. What do ghosts drink at breakfast? A. Coffee with scream and sugar.
Q. Where does a ghost go on vacation? A. Mali-boo.
Q. Where does a ghost go on Saturday night? A. Anywhere where he can boo-gie.
Q. Where did the ghost get it's hair done? A: At the boo-ty shop.
Q. Riddle: the maker does not want, it the buyer does not use it, and the user does not see it, what is it? A. a coffin.
Q. What do they teach in witching school? A. Spelling.
Q. Why does a witch ride a broom? A. Vacuum cleaners get stuck at the end of the cord.
Q. What do you call a witch's garage? A. A broom closet.
Q. What do you call two witches living together? A. Broommates.
Q. Why don't mummies take vacations? A. They're afraid they'll relax and unwind.
Q. What is a witch's favorite subject in school? A. Spelling
Q. Why did the man with a knife in his head cross the street? A. He was dying to get to the other side!!
Q. Where do ghosts go out? A. Where they can get boooooo-ze.
Q. Where do ghosts go out? A. Where they can get sheet-faced.
Q. What did the mother ghost say to her kids in the car? A. Fasten your sheet belts.
Q. Why didn't the skeleton go to see a scary movie? A. He didn't have the guts.
Q. What did the corpse' mom do when her son was bad? A. Ground him
Q. Why was the mummy so tense? A. Because he was all wound up.
Q. Why did the vampire need mouthwash? A. Because he had bat breath.
Q. Why don't ghost have bands? A. They get booooooooooed.
Q. What do you call a monster who poisons corn flakes? A. A cereal killer.
Q. Who are some of the werewolves cousins? A. The whatwolves, the whowolves and the when wolves.
Q. What did the bird say on Halloween? A. Trick or tweet!
Q. Why do skeletons drink milk? A. To help their bones!
Q. What's a Vampire's least favourate song? A. Another one bites the dust!
Q. What is a Skeleton's favorite song. A. Bad to the Bone
Q. Whats a ghost's favorate type of car? A. A boo-ick
Q. Where do ghost go for fun? A. To the boo-vies
Q. What's a skeletons favorite part of the house? A. the living room
Q. What did the teenage witch ask her mother on Haloween? A. Can i have the keys to the broom tonight.
Q. What do u get when theres a witch in the desert? A. You get a sandwich.
W. Why do ghosts like to ride elevators? A.it raises their spirits.
Q. Why can't a Skeleton Lift Weights? A. He's all bone & no muscle.
Q. What is a vamire's favorite fruit? A: A necktarine
Q. What do the skeletons say be for eating? A. Bone appetite
Q. What do ghosts call there girl friends? A. There goul friends.
Q. How did the ghost say goodbye to the vampire? A. So long suc,ker!
Q. What did the goblin say to the witch? A. I don't know you tell me!
Q. Why dident the skeleten go to the halloween party? A. Becuse he had no body to go with.
Q. What is a ghost's favorite band? A. The Boos Brothers
Q. What did Dracula have for dessert? A. Whine & Ice scream
Q. What is Dracula's favorite restaraunt? A. Murder King
Q. What is a Ghost's favorite food? A. HamBoogers
Q. What is in a ghost's nose? A. Boogers
Q. What was the mummies' vacation like? A. Nobody knows. They were too wrapped up to tell us.
Q: What did tha boy ghost say to the girl ghost? A: You are the most booooooooo-tiful thing I have ever seen!
Q. Why does a cemetery have to keep a fence around it? A. Because people are dying to get in.
Q. What do you give to a pumpkin who is trying to quit smoking? A. A
pumpkin patch!!!
Q. Where do vampires keep their money? A: The blood bank!!!
Q. What did Dracula say after reading all these jokes? A. They s.u.c.k! (or they bite!)
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