January 31st, 2012
utnereader
Zoom Forget the global warming crisis; pay no mind to unabated fundamentalism smeared across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and American heartland; don’t worry about withering civil rights under Bush and Obama. No, America, we have a much more pressing concern: mucus. Saliva. Phlegm. Big, slimy loogies. Spit. The world can be an ugly place, so might as well not be forced to shuffle through it stepping on each other’s snot. That’s why John Metcalfe wrote a breezy defense of anti-spitting laws for the urban planning and design blog The Atlantic Cities. Keep reading …

Forget the global warming crisis; pay no mind to unabated fundamentalism smeared across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and American heartland; don’t worry about withering civil rights under Bush and Obama. No, America, we have a much more pressing concern: mucus.

Saliva. Phlegm. Big, slimy loogies. Spit.

The world can be an ugly place, so might as well not be forced to shuffle through it stepping on each other’s snot. That’s why John Metcalfe wrote a breezy defense of anti-spitting laws for the urban planning and design blog The Atlantic Cities. Keep reading …

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  1. indiewhimsy reblogged this from utnereader
  2. whynotshesaid reblogged this from thewhywhygirl and added:
    Ah. Thank you for the cultural context. I can see how that would be revolting. P.S. I make a HUGE effort not to spit on...
  3. thewhywhygirl reblogged this from whynotshesaid and added:
    I think sign makes a lot more sense when you are walking as a pedestrian or riding your moped and someone spits from the...
  4. briancolligan reblogged this from utnereader
  5. butchnorfemme reblogged this from whynotshesaid and added:
    Spitter for life!
  6. whynotshesaid reblogged this from utnereader and added:
    royally fucked if...U.S. I spit like crazy* when running
  7. diegueno said: I will never invite Metcalfe to have a beer, eat ice cream or chicken or walk with me on a day that has a high pollen or mold spore count outside. Ever.
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