Have you seen the currently running advert where they say bacteria can even survive in lava? Should they be fined, closed down and shot for talking such carp, and how the advert get past the incompetent people that are supposed to stop companies putting out carp like this?
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Yeah, it did cross my mind to wonder if Dettol kills the little beggars that can live in lava.
There's a plague of 'look out for bacteria' adverts at the moment. The one about bacteria living in washed sheets (not if you use Vanish!) really irritates me. -
[pedant]Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostHave you seen the currently running advert where they say bacteria can even survive in lava? Should they be fined, closed down and shot for talking such carp, and how the advert get past the incompetent people that are supposed to stop companies putting out carp like this?
They can survive in lava, but not in magma.
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It's true.Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostHave you seen the currently running advert where they say bacteria can even survive in lava? Should they be fined, closed down and shot for talking such carp, and how the advert get past the incompetent people that are supposed to stop companies putting out carp like this?
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but they are unlikely to turn up in your bathroom.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Anybody else read that in a Dr. Evil voice?Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post[pedant]
They can survive in lava, but not in magma.
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Pummice...Originally posted by doodab View PostIt's true.
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but they are unlikely to turn up in your bathroom.
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There are billions of bacteria on your skin, in your mouth and hiding up your arse. I don't recommend trying to kill them with dettol though.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Good point. Perfectly normal everyday bacteria can survive in lava after all.Originally posted by Churchill View PostPummice...
While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Shotgun is more effectiveOriginally posted by doodab View PostThere are billions of bacteria on your skin, in your mouth and hiding up your arse. I don't recommend trying to kill them with dettol though.Coffee's for closersComment
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Now that would really make a mess of the bathroom.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostShotgun is more effectiveWhile you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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