A man who obsessively disinfected his home has died of excessive exposure to disinfectant. There's a moral in there somewhere.
[Via Fortean Times.]
Metaphors Dept.
Comments to "Metaphors Dept.":
Tom Gellhaus | May 29, 2007, 9:35am | #
But did he get rid of all the aphids ?(A Scanner Darkly, first few paragraphs)
XaabaZu | May 29, 2007, 10:42am | #
There's probably a frivolous lawsuit in there too.too many steves | May 29, 2007, 10:44am | #
Clearly care in the community failed him, as his sister, who wouldn't visit him because the air in his apartment was stifling, points out.DADIODADDY | May 29, 2007, 11:04am | #
isn't anyone going to mention the large bald man who seen sneaking around this guys house?...a cleaning products conspiracy in the making...M | May 29, 2007, 11:40am | #
Someone's shilling for Big Germs, I just know it.wsdave | May 29, 2007, 12:37pm | #
Hey, at least he was sterile.Warren | May 29, 2007, 12:56pm | #
Metaphors Dept.Metaphor? What is this suppose to be a metaphor of? Isn't this a case of actual irony? Unlike 99% of the time irony is invoked.
So if this is one of the rare cases best describe as irony, described as metaphor, then does that make it sarcasm?
Eric the .5b | May 29, 2007, 1:22pm | #
It definitely wasn't lupus.Grant Gould | May 29, 2007, 1:24pm | #
Darned terrorists in our disinfectant!I suppose this means that, under the Precautionary Principle, we should be outlawing household disinfectants.
Look, R C, if it saves just one life, that's what matters! OK, so it might claim a bunch of other lives, but it will save just one life!
Other Matt | May 29, 2007, 2:17pm | #
I think we should institute an all out effort to ban assault cleaners, which as we all know have that longer trigger to allow for faster discharge, and that little square thing which allows for much more precise squirt placement. Can you imagine if these were in the hands of anyone but highly trained law enforcement individuals? Oh, the humanity, the horror, the children for god's sake!!Ok, shutting up now.
Definetely need a ban on all household cleaners immediately before it becomes another meth epidemic.
Don't be ridiculous. We don't need a ban. Just require all Dettol sellers to check purchaser's ID and prevent them from purchasing more than two 16oz bottles a week. Simple.