Almost OT - Professional uses of spit

[Jonathan Moberg]

Quoting Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>:

> OK, friends, you know I'm looking for some interesting reading material when
> I
> ask this question.  What other "professional uses of spit" are out there?! 
> In
> our super-hygienic culture I assumed it's unprofessional to use spit for
> *anything,* so it's actually sort of refreshing to see it in print.
> 
> It brings back memories of when I was a little boy.  On Sunday mornings my
> mom,
> who had seven kids, would check our faces in the car on the way to church. 
> If
> there were obvious smudges, out came her hanky with a little spit and a
> little
> rubbing -- problem solved.  I hated it!  But that was back in the days of
> weekly
> baths in the galvanized tub behind the space heater.  Same water for three
> or
> four of us, one after the other, of course.  Ah, those were the days....
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde
> 
> Joseph Garrett wrote:
> 
> > I usually wet the veneer with a bit of spit. This softens it, so it will
> > conform to the hole.
> 
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> Yes, my mother used the spit on hanky treatment and I also hated it!
  A piano mover taught me the technique of spitting on the floor for  
  traction if your shoes were slipping. Jon Moberg