tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post9179556781601317992..comments2024-03-29T06:55:00.027+00:00Comments on Martin Millar - blog: Keyboard FilthMartin Millarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-49417849325674045512008-08-17T16:13:00.000+01:002008-08-17T16:13:00.000+01:00Come the apocalypse I am secure in the knowledge t...Come the apocalypse I am secure in the knowledge that I will have plenty of books, yarn and fabric. Sadly, I won't have food or water or enough insulin so I'm probably doomed. <BR/><BR/>Given all that I agree that extensive cleaning is silly.amysuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573946457771247040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-31885045843236820832008-08-16T22:58:00.000+01:002008-08-16T22:58:00.000+01:00Keyboards are tenacious little blighters.I thought...Keyboards are tenacious little blighters.<BR/><BR/>I thought Spiderman 3 was a huge towering inferno of shit. Personally my money is on High School Musical 3 to take home the Oscars. I have a feeling time will tell on that one.Adsventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547518639895544221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-6226999033031221752008-08-15T09:22:00.000+01:002008-08-15T09:22:00.000+01:00And in that post-apocolyptic, bad-housekeepery wor...And in that post-apocolyptic, bad-housekeepery world there will be squads of vigilantes roaming the country to ensure that no-one imperils our new world by cleaning in an over enthusiastic way "....PUT DOWN the domestos and step away from the hot spay water..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-71331231508368814662008-08-15T05:27:00.000+01:002008-08-15T05:27:00.000+01:00I can't clean to save my life, willing to, but am ...I can't clean to save my life, willing to, but am simply no good at it. I have a nice 15 year old who comes over every other week and keeps my house somewhere people would like to go.(Pay her way more than fast food, may be responsible for her getting a car at 16)<BR/><BR/> If it weren't for her.....(Sounds of doom)<BR/><BR/>Worth every dime.FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-85668580720077579262008-08-14T00:30:00.000+01:002008-08-14T00:30:00.000+01:00LOL! The post-apocalyptic world will be peopled wi...LOL! The post-apocalyptic world will be peopled with all of us bad housekeepers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-76231900824654930902008-08-13T15:24:00.000+01:002008-08-13T15:24:00.000+01:00Amysue, take care with crackling sounds of doom, i...Amysue, take care with crackling sounds of doom, it sounds worrying. Definite risk of something bad happening.<BR/><BR/>You know Lanark, I wouldn't be surprised if toilet seats aren't that dangerous, as you suggest.<BR/><BR/>I find myself fully agreeing with Marjorie and Anita here. A certain amount of germs in your environment is probably good for your immune system. I also use this theory as an incentive not to do any cleaning...Martin Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-71641444184091420512008-08-13T11:35:00.000+01:002008-08-13T11:35:00.000+01:00Anita, you are someone after my own heart! I think...Anita, you are someone after my own heart! I think it is actually true, as well - There has definately been research which shows that children brought up on farms / around animals are less likely to suffer from allergies, and - their immune systems are more effective and they tend to enjoy better healthgenerally..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-65961379827105663312008-08-13T01:08:00.000+01:002008-08-13T01:08:00.000+01:00I have a theory about germs...the more you are sur...I have a theory about germs...the more you are surrounded with, the more you become immune to them. That way, when the plague comes you will be one of the survivors...along with the zombies etc. <BR/>(it's my favorite cleaning avoidance excuse)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-37183813140223873012008-08-12T13:09:00.000+01:002008-08-12T13:09:00.000+01:00This "keyboard / chopping board / door knob / £10 ...This "keyboard / chopping board / door knob / £10 note / other commonly used innocuous item has more germs than a toilet seat" statement is just trotted out to make us paranoid and spray everything with disinfectant.<BR/><BR/>The toilet seat is probably surprisingly clean because it gets cleaned a lot and urine is sterile anyway, so it sounds like it should be filthy but isn't so everyone's horrified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-8635447979087930862008-08-12T04:00:00.000+01:002008-08-12T04:00:00.000+01:00I have the book next to me here in bed (it pushed ...I have the book next to me here in bed (it pushed it's way to the head of the line). <BR/><BR/>I'm dubious about the spray dusting thingie-everytime I use it my keyboard makes alarming crackly sounds of doom. I admit that I have 3 weird phobias and one is being electrocuted (the others are bugs and I can't be near anyone casting a fishing line) and so I hear the crackle and am convinced that some electrical disaster is not far behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-33287343341229936402008-08-11T23:00:00.000+01:002008-08-11T23:00:00.000+01:00Do the whole compressed air thing outside or over ...Do the whole compressed air thing outside or over the bath. Is surprisingly fun, and when keyboard is clean you can have muchly fun with a packet of malteasers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-15021084792193627162008-08-11T19:46:00.000+01:002008-08-11T19:46:00.000+01:00I'm not surprised your cats destroyed your keyboar...I'm not surprised your cats destroyed your keyboard Lorraine. Cats are like that, Lovely animals, but they do love to destroy a keyboard.Martin Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-6622100115285426672008-08-11T19:44:00.000+01:002008-08-11T19:44:00.000+01:00There seems to be general agreement about the exce...There seems to be general agreement about the excellence of SpongeBob! It is a great cartoon. As Bea says, the world's greatest hero.<BR/><BR/>Ake, I'm a little dubious about this compressed air cleaning. I can see it might be fun, but I'm sure I'd get covered with dust.<BR/><BR/>Like you Germaine, I get bored cleaning very easily.Martin Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-22768834695156272032008-08-11T04:32:00.000+01:002008-08-11T04:32:00.000+01:00And oh, yes, I will add my vote to Spongebob being...And oh, yes, I will add my vote to Spongebob being the best! With a theme song and concept like that, how could it be otherwise????FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-20757865574919804182008-08-11T04:30:00.000+01:002008-08-11T04:30:00.000+01:00My Bengals knocked a cup of tea onto my laptop and...My Bengals knocked a cup of tea onto my laptop and now half the keys don't work. I hooked up an external one, but I think it is going too...Between the two of them tho, I have all the keys..<BR/><BR/>I feel a little I am waiting for the sky to fall...FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-20910630602243784982008-08-10T23:44:00.000+01:002008-08-10T23:44:00.000+01:00I cleaned my keyboard once and it was gross. I get...I cleaned my keyboard once and it was gross. I get tired of cleaning/tidying after about five minutes and live in the hope that fairies will do it while I watch TV or read a book. That's great about the book! I've always wanted to read it and I hope it will come out before I leave London.Germainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889322529790114621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-16811700819170426802008-08-10T21:42:00.000+01:002008-08-10T21:42:00.000+01:00The trick to make keyboard cleaning fun is compres...The trick to make keyboard cleaning fun is compressed air on can. Poke the nozzle down between a couple of keys, push the trigger and watch the the dust fly =)Åkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850632953444902971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-21277516894070439232008-08-10T14:38:00.000+01:002008-08-10T14:38:00.000+01:00because spongebob is the world' s greatest hero!!!...because spongebob is the world' s greatest hero!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-33353444460436323002008-08-10T10:37:00.000+01:002008-08-10T10:37:00.000+01:00I'll wait for the book to arrive in Europe...I'll wait for the book to arrive in Europe...spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.com