i think xylene is a very nice name for a little girl.
do you know about goof off? goof off is one of my favorite products. it's a liquid that removes latex paint spackers spatters, a godsend to careless painters (namely, me). it also happens to be profoundly toxic.
just opening the little spout on the top releases a whiff of lethal but delightful vapor, reminiscent of gasoline and lighter fluid. (you're not supposed to snort up a big lungful of those, either, or so i am told.) and working with it in a small, unventilated space — say, my front entryway with the windows closed for rain — brings on a headache almost instantly.
just look at all the maladies i probably incurred in the last half-hour:
- liver abnormalities
- kidney damage
- cardiac abnormalities
- brain damage
- severe eye irritation, redness, tearing, and blurred vision
- gi irritation, vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea
now, i'm not pregnant or anything, but i'm pretty sure that my eventual great-grandchildren will be born with gills anyway. in fact, i wouldn't be surprised if even my long-dead ancestors are now horribly mutated in their moldy graves, thanks to my short flirtation with goof off.
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While working in a warehouse, a can of xylene based paint was spilled. We had to evacuate the building and were not allowed back in for several days. I am sure that in the couple of hours leading up to the discovery of the cause of cries of "What _is_ that smell", I corrupted your ancestors quite profoundly. I think that I messed up my neighbors unborn children with that one.
Posted by: Tim | September 30, 2003 09:27 AM