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Old 05-12-2008, 06:38 PM
 
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Keyboards 'dirtier than a toilet' BBC News
Some computer keyboards harbour more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat, research has suggested. Consumer group Which? said tests at its London offices found equipment carrying bugs that could cause food poisoning. Out of 33 keyboards swabbed, four were regarded as a potential health hazard and one harboured five times more germs than one of the office's toilet seats. Microbiologist Dr Peter Wilson said a keyboard was often "a reflection...
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Old 05-12-2008, 08:37 PM
 
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research has long held up that most things we touch every day (doorknobs, keyboards, etc.) are MUCH nastier than a toilet seat. and I think of that every time I go into a public restroom and see that some stupid woman has missed her aim terribly.
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Old 05-12-2008, 08:53 PM
 
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I enjoy flushing as many times as I possibly can when there’s an idiot on his cell phone in the toilet talking. I only hope that the noise is picked up at the other end.
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