Dont you hate it when people l**k their thumbs when passin out papers?

Question

I was at work and my boss was handing out these papers to us, and each paper he would hand out he would l**k his thumb...and by the time I got my paper, their was a huge WET spot on the corner of it. I looked at him like..."you can have this back". GROSS.

Answer 1

........................................... hehehe...

.........yes.... he can have it back!

If your boss is not that temperamental or something you might want to try to do it to him also. I prefer to let the paper get crumbled than to l**k it and give it to someone.

Answer 2

It's not just the wet spot to worry about. What about all of those germs he is passing on to everyone. Everything he has touched since he last washed his hands had given up bacteria and he is now giving you those germs plus the germs and bacteria he has in his mouth. That's how disease spread and we have to be very careful today with all of the resistant diseases.

Answer 3

It's a huge pet peeve of mine. It's so annoying. URGH! gross

Answer 4

In college, I refused to take my paper from my professors if I saw that, when they asked why, I told them.  

I also suggested that in an effort to not spread their germs throughout the class, that they should get a thumb sleeve like they use in the post office.  They are awesome.  (I use one when I am handing out papers)

Answer 5

Yeah, I hate it when people l**k their thumbs and turn pages too. Besides the drool,  it looks like a put on.

Answer 6

How about when people l**k their fingers to assist in opening a plastic produce bag at the store.  After this they handle tomatoes, apples, etc.  putting some in the bag and returning others to the display!!!

P.S.  Officedepot.com carries Lee Sortkwick Hygienic Fingertip Moistener - for under $5 you can get hold of a couple small vials, bring one to the next meeting, offer to pass the papers and let everyone witness both an alternative method and you going above and beyond.

Answer 7

If something this meaningless bothers you, you must have a very stressful life. Get a life.

Answer 8

yeah and they wonder why germs get spread around the office

Answer 9

to have it wet he probably would have had to seriously slober on it. Usually people just do it to keep papers from sticking

Answer 10

You should have spit on it right in front of him and then handed back. And then when he looked at you strange, just say "Hey, its no different than what you just did."

Answer 11

Nobody likes Sir Flobbalot.

Answer 12

heck yeah!! it's disgusting!! ugh... i remember one of my science teachers would do that and I was like "eww... i don't want that" and i would try my hardest not to touch that wet spot. makes me shudder just thinking about it.

Answer 13

lol, yeah, but what does this have to do with Conservation? :S

Answer 14

Yes it is gross I guess I never thought of it like  that .. The reason we do it is to unstick the papers...

Answer 15

i don't like it. i really don't want saliva on my property.

Answer 16

I know what you mean and it is gross.  Wait

until you see that done in a fast food

hamburger place and they try to pick up a

wrapper for your hamburger and l**k their

fingers so they can pick up the wrapper.

I don't really want to think about it.

Answer 17

I think it's gross but I do it cause it works!!!