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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Mothballs
« on: June 05, 2009, 08:37:00 PM »
I walked past someone today who wreaked of this foul smell  sick2:

I didn't know they even produced mothballs anymore - what on earth are they used for and why would you still use these in this day and age   rubschin:

Foul , disgusterous and repugnant things  noooo: noooo: noooo:
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2009, 08:38:09 PM »
Are they for killing moths like...?  Shrugs:
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 08:41:18 PM »
Indeed and thus preserving your clothing and such like  - in the OLDEN days  ::) .....but not any more . Clothes are not meant to last are they  rubschin:

Anyway why would you wear clothes that smell of that   - vile vile vile vile
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2009, 08:43:49 PM »
Don't they have moths now then...?  rubschin:

That nice Tony Bliar got rid of them did he...?  whistle:
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2009, 08:45:23 PM »
But how many people these days would use a moth ball to kill a moth ????
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2009, 08:45:41 PM »
Factoid...Moth don't eat clothes...it's the larva

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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2009, 08:46:32 PM »
Thank you for the correction...... lol:

Mothballs are still vile though  noooo:
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2009, 08:46:46 PM »
But how many people these days would use a moth ball to kill a moth ????
Death-o-spray instead then...?  rubschin:
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2009, 07:21:18 AM »
But how many people these days would use a moth ball to kill a moth ????
Not many I would think. The 21st Century pregnant moth has invoked The Human rights act that makes it unlawful to throw a mothball at a pregnant moth whilst in flight.
The Health and Safety Executive have also enacted a law thar prevents the thrower propelling a moth ball unless fully protected with helmet, eye protection gloves and an high visibility jacket. Propelling a moth ball is not allowed within 500 metres of any public building that seats more than 10 people. I read that on the back of a toilet door in the Bullring.

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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2009, 07:24:35 AM »
But how many people these days would use a moth ball to kill a moth ????
Not many I would think. The 21st Century pregnant moth has invoked The Human rights act that makes it unlawful to throw a mothball at a pregnant moth whilst in flight.
The Health and Safety Executive have also enacted a law thar prevents the thrower propelling a moth ball unless fully protected with helmet, eye protection gloves and an high visibility jacket. Propelling a moth ball is not allowed within 500 metres of any public building that seats more than 10 people. I read that on the back of a toilet door in the Bullring.

You get a better class of toilet door in Brum. See, there is a positive
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2009, 07:36:18 AM »
Yes, they said the same in the Plumbers World Weekly

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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2009, 07:46:31 AM »
Yes, they said the same in the Plumbers World Weekly
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2009, 07:59:14 AM »
I want to know how such little things as moths fly around with such big balls.
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2009, 08:02:19 AM »
I frightened him away - I shouldn't have shouted...  noooo:
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Re: Mothballs
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2009, 08:04:01 AM »
He was probably in camouflage and you gave the game away.
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