I don't do this anymore. I noticed it is a glue and is bitter and wrong on the tounge. Health risks?
2007-03-10 18:04:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
nope... i doesnt like the 'glue feeling'... there always be water or glue provided in my post office. n i think it is digusting to do tat.
2007-03-10 18:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by hping 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone used to lick stamps once upon a time. I used to, but of course they are all self adhesive now. There was some talk about the glue, but I can't recall what it was all about. You would probably have to lick a few hundred stamps a day to ingest any harmful products.
2007-03-10 18:08:44 · answer #2 · answered by jammer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to your ?, you probably are quite young?? or not. Anyway, I've been licking & affixing for over 50 years and I haven't had anything fatal happen to me. And I might add, my mind is still pretty sharp. Life is too short to worry about stuff people have been doing for decades. People hear so much crap, that it literally turns them into obsessive freaks about health. Years back people drank & smoked like there was no tomorrow, and most of them lived well into their early 90'S!
I swear, the booze, beer & butter saved many a life.
2007-03-10 18:20:23 · answer #3 · answered by BIG DOGGS MAIN 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't seen a stamp that wasn't self-adhesive in years, but I'm pretty sure that envelope glue is one of those things that has to be non-toxic. There are things that look like bingo markers that you can use to wet envelopes, though, if you have a billion things to mail or you're really that worried.
2007-03-10 18:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by Cat Loves Her Sabres 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's what everyone used to do - before the world went to @#%&. It's no longer safe - even in a new box. Use a sponge or a wet paper towel. Seinfeld had an episode where George's fiance died because of too much of the chemical - don't know if it's really possible though.
2007-03-10 18:08:51 · answer #5 · answered by ang_phx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Dougal, as a rely of actuality I even use a ruler to be sure that's aligned exact on the envelope. i'm additionally so retentive I could desire to be careful status up for concern of sucking up the fixtures...
2016-10-01 22:28:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, I always use water. but if you do lick, the health risks are practically negligible as you are ingesting a very small amount each time, unless you're someone who does that the whole day, every day.
2007-03-10 18:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by utternutter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah I've licked envelopes & stamps. Never killed anyone yet.
2007-03-10 18:14:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i still lick envelopes! I am too cheap to buy the self adhering ones. I am not sick yet.
2007-03-10 18:12:56 · answer #9 · answered by lilly j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha there is a great seinfeld episode about that
but you should be fine unless you are licking thousands a day
2007-03-10 18:10:24 · answer #10 · answered by Bob Marlee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋