Spitting

[HH3]

Im open to a lot of things...but cant say Ive ever done that Bayman...sorry mate...

[Strawb]

What's wrong with swallowing it like we used to do ...

I thought exactly the same thing but bit my tongue (fingers)

and then bayman follows up with ...

not a nice act yet we've all done it at one time or another ...

LMAO i nearly choked on my drink with these comments.

[Psyber]

What's wrong with swallowing it like we used to do - I thought recycling was in these days?

I'm intrigued by the responses this got...
We normally swallow our saliva and mucus secretions from our nose and throat every day without noticing, along with any particles adhered to them.
It is only when it builds up faster because of exercise that we become aware of it.
So, what's the big deal?

It's like the fact that every molecule of water on the planet has been through several species' kidneys and bladders by now - even that in your beer...
You want to distil every drop of water on the planet?

[HH3]

What's wrong with swallowing it like we used to do - I thought recycling was in these days?

I'm intrigued by the responses this got...
We normally swallow our saliva and mucus secretions from our nose and throat every day without noticing, along with any particles adhered to them.
It is only when it builds up faster because of exercise that we become aware of it.
So, what's the big deal?

It's like the fact that every molecule of water on the planet has been through several species' kidneys and bladders by now - even that in your beer...
You want to distil every drop of water on the planet?

Im pretty sure Dedja was referring to other "body secretions"...

[Psyber]

Oh.. I thought the topic was "Spitting".

[HH3]

and you turned it into "Spitting or Swallowing"

[Psyber]

There's a third choice???

[aceman]

Wonder how much with kids it would actually happen if it wasnt shown every 5 to 10 seconds on TV

On the money with that one. A filthy and unnecessary bad habit perpetuated by top sportsmen.

[dedja]

What's wrong with swallowing it like we used to do - I thought recycling was in these days?

I'm intrigued by the responses this got...
We normally swallow our saliva and mucus secretions from our nose and throat every day without noticing, along with any particles adhered to them.
It is only when it builds up faster because of exercise that we become aware of it.
So, what's the big deal?

It's like the fact that every molecule of water on the planet has been through several species' kidneys and bladders by now - even that in your beer...
You want to distil every drop of water on the planet?

Im pretty sure Dedja was referring to other "body secretions"...

Sorry Psyber ... I abused editorial licence.

I promise to get out of the gutter in future.

[Strawb]

As soon as i read the title my mind went downhill quicker than a pair of honeymooners

[bayman]

Im open to a lot of things...but cant say Ive ever done that Bayman...sorry mate...

so you have never spat ? i know when i've been ill & have thrown up i've spat out the last bit of the vomit, do you swallow it back ?

[Iron Fist]

what about when you have a chest infection o something of the like and you are building up amounts of flem, a nice green coliur, do you guys swallow it back??
I sure as hell dont, I spit it out!!

spitting is ok, as long as it is in the right place like sport!

[Psyber]

what about when you have a chest infection o something of the like and you are building up amounts of flem, a nice green coliur, do you guys swallow it back??
I sure as hell dont, I spit it out!!
spitting is ok, as long as it is in the right place like sport!

That's why handkerchiefs and tissues were invented.
With this wonderful invention, you can dispose of such phlegm discreetly without contaminating everyone else's environment with the bacteria you have.
Spitting in public is never acceptable - including on the sports field - as far as I am concerned..

It was actually exposure the Pseudomonas aeroginosa in a contaminated environment - the bacterium that produces green phlegm - that hastened my wife's early death.
It is highly antibiotic resistant and a risk to anyone with already damaged lungs or kidneys because it gets entrenched and causes more damage.
Spreading TB by spitting would be even worse, and it is now back in Australia.

[Booney]

Can someone work out how many days Ricky Ponting has spent in the field, how many balls in those days and that will be the number of times he has spat into his hands....

[Psyber]

Can someone work out how many days Ricky Ponting has spent in the field, how many balls in those days and that will be the number of times he has spat into his hands....

At least it is his own environment, and he takes it home with him unless he washes his hands before leaving..

[fisho mcspaz]

This whole thread is just wrong.

[locky801]

This whole thread is just wrong.

It wasnt meant to be that way when I started it