CAUTION

One day a lady licked the envelopes and postage stamps instead of using a sponge. That very day the lady found a cut on her tongue. A week later, she noticed an abnormal swelling on her tongue, She went to the doctor, and they found nothing wrong. Her tongue was not sore or anything. A couple of days later, her tongue started to swell more, and it began to get really sore, so sore, that she could not eat, She went back to the hospital, and demanded something to be done. The doctor took an x-ray of her tongue and noticed a lump. He prepared her for minor surgery, When the doctor cut her tongue open, a live cockroach crawled out!!!!

There were cockroach eggs on the seal of the envelope. The egg was able to hatch inside of her tongue, because of her saliva. It was warm and moist.

This is a true story reported on CNN.

Andy Hume wrote:

Hey, I used to work in an envelope factory, You wouldn't believe the things that float around in those gum applicator trays. I haven't licked an envelope for years, I used to work for a print shop (32 years ago) and we were told NEVER to lick the envelopes. I never understood why until I had to go into storage and pull out 2500 envelopes that were already printed and saw several squads of cockroaches roaming around inside a couple of boxes with eggs everywhere. They eat the glue on the envelopes.

PLEASE PASS THIS INFO TO EVERYONE AND SPECIALLY THE ONES YOU CARE ABOUT. After reading this you will never lick another envelope or stamp.

also let the elders at home to know abt this,

thanks for posting and sharing this,i will be sure to inform everybody i know .

Thanks

thanks, but who dey post letters these days again!

This was a popular chain mail a few months back, part myth/part legend

well informed thanks for sharing

this story is still around? i heard this in 2000 when in college. its a joke people like the cats in a bottle

So irritating

nice post

oh my gosh!! how disgustingggggggggggg.
but, i don't see this story on CNN. i don't believe this is real.

her village people are at wokr! ;d

i actually know a south african guy who had the same problem abt 6 years ago, It can happen as a matter of fact

good info

Cockroach in her tongue?
Haba, You guys should slow down.

live cockroach inside person tongue
anyone who believes this can believe anything

bottomline, it is unhygienic to lick an envelope. you dont need the cockroach story to elaborate that

i've been hearing this fairy tale since i was in secondary school, cant believe people are still buying that!!!