Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I note in passing that urine, while 'yucky', is mostly sterile, i.e. you can actually use it to wash out wounds in survival situations. It'd be like brushing your teeth with alcohol, though perhaps not as fun.
Geez, am I glad they invented toothpaste.
There was possibly some cheering outside my office just now. We're trying to figure out, if it's world cup related, who on earth they were cheering for. Was it some crew of expats from Deutsche Bank? People in an English pub down the street? Trinidadian construction workers? We have no idea. Of course, it was probably something completely unrelated.
Roman soldiers did that.
Of the 3, Jesse, #3 is the most likely. Germany-Ecuador ended some time ago.
Really, none of them is likely, given our exact location. Maybe it was fake-cheering related to Spiderman 3. Who knows?
How did they "stale" the urine?
Fresh urine (while no more gross) is right there. To let it sit around a while in a flagon or a wineskin means keeping it around. And do you only use your OWN stale urine? Or is there a family bucket? Somehow it seems ever so slightly less disgusting to brush with just your own old pee.
I think I missed the beginning of the urine conversation. Which is rather confusing.
Now I have to pee.
OMG! Things on Overheard in New York aren't necessarily overheard, in New York! THE HORRAH! [link]
While possibly not a health risk, using urine in lieu of Colgate is not something I'd endorse as a good grooming tip.
It lacks the minty freshness.