
01-20-2005, 11:37 AM
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Another use for WD-40
Inspired by the "Hammer, duct tape, or WD-40" thread, which seems to have gone missing...I ccan't find it, at least. Ah, well.
In the news:
Eeeeeeeewwwwwwww!
Wed Jan 19, 8:40 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The makers of the handy spray lubricant WD-40 proudly list 2,000 uses for their product, from unsticking rusty screws or squeaky bicycle chains to polishing frying pans.
But British police have found another -- keeping the public from snorting cocaine off toilet lids in bars.
Police in the English city of Bristol said Tuesday they have been advising pub and nightclub owners to spray the colorless lubricant on toilet seats and other flat surfaces in the lavatory that customers often use to snort drugs.
Apparently, cocaine and spray lube don't mix.
"A chemical reaction takes place with the cocaine that causes it to congeal and become a mess so it's unusable," a police spokesman said. "It's one very small, very cheap way in which you can very seriously restrict the amount of drug use in your premises."
Constable Graham Pease, a liquor licensing officer, said he discovered the trick a few years ago while discussing with pub owners how to reduce drug use on their premises.
"We were discussing with licensees how we could keep cocaine from being snorted from surfaces," he told Reuters. "It came about that we wanted to spray something on surfaces that cocaine would stick to. And somebody mentioned WD-40."
The new use seems to have taken its makers by surprise.
"Its not meant to be ingested. It says so clearly on the can so we wouldn't advocate it for that purpose. But people will use it how they will," said a British spokeswoman for the San Diego, Calif-based WD-40 Co.
At Bar Excellence in Bristol, deputy manager Julian Barraud said it was part of the drug fighting arsenal.
"It does work. It's one of the tricks that we've got to try and tackle the problem," he said.
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01-20-2005, 12:01 PM
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2002.
Spray on the walls and floor of the public toilets so that when you slip off the lubricated
toilet seat and get blood and shit everywhere, it just hoses right away.
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01-20-2005, 06:05 PM
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yada, yada, yada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
2002.
Spray on the walls and floor of the public toilets so that when you slip off the lubricated
toilet seat and get blood and shit everywhere, it just hoses right away.
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 ROFLMAO!!!!! 
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01-22-2005, 10:33 AM
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Boy oh Boy...that's gonna piss some drunks off!
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01-22-2005, 11:53 AM
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If I slip the wrong way, I'll be pissing some drunks on LOL.
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01-22-2005, 03:44 PM
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Snorting coke off of toilet lids indicates to me a level of desparation that even WD-40 won't fix...
& I still wanna know what was wrong with WD-39...
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01-23-2005, 07:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
If I slip the wrong way, I'll be pissing some drunks on LOL.
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Ohhhhhh, the visuals in my head!!! 
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01-23-2005, 11:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scotzoidman
Snorting coke off of toilet lids indicates to me a level of desparation that even WD-40 won't fix...
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I'm with Scotz on this one. My dad used to tend bar, and I would help him clean up. I *know* that drunk men can't pee straight. And I also know that most of those restrooms are questionably clean at best. 
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