sarasquares

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i know it counts when you drop food on the floor but does it count when flies land on your food?

oldsplice

Don't. Even. Think about it!

sarasquares

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i thought flies had to put their nose in and spit stuff out, not sure id it can do that in 2 seconds.

too late anyway cos i ate it

speedymonkey

I thought the moment a fly ate anything it crapped at the same time due to having a tiny digestive system

So, if it had time for a super quick nibble of your food, it may have left a tiny little kibble of poo on it too

Im probably wong tho, so take no notice of me

sarasquares

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it has to stick its long thing in first and then it chews your foot then spits it out, surely it cant do this in 2 seconds

Removed.

Most common flies vomit up their stomach contents, which helps dissolve things, then they suck it back up. I believe that's is what they call "fly blows".

I think we are too obsessed about hyper cleanliness. I seem to remember reading something about how country children have less allergies than city kids, as their immune systems actually have been exposed to "nasties" so it's less likely to react to innocuous stuff like peanuts.

My parents always said stuff like, "Waste not want not, pick it up and eat it" or "Good clean dirt never hurt anyone"

Leslie

They used to keep meat in a perforated zinc safe so that the air could circulate before refrigerators, and scrape the fly eggs off before cooking it!

Les

Torquemada

Go on Les, admit it, that's what you still do

sarasquares

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beats the credit crunch

fast bloke

It basically lands, boaks and then sucks up the boak. After 2 seconds you are eating fly boak

dunx

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Oi ! fast bloke you forgot the poo....

LOL

DunxC

GaryCat

The 2 second (or more commonly 5 second) rule was disproved by Mythbusters. Transfer of bacteria depends on the type of surfaces that are in contact and can be instantaneous.

sarasquares

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i feel ok considering

tarmac terror

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Theres me thinking the "two second rule" had something to do with keeping a safe distance from the car in front!!!

Janspeed

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I'd eat the fly too, more protein.

mrtheedge2u2

but seriously, only a person with no common sense would believe anything like 'a 2 second rule' when it comes to food....

WRXMATT

I thought the 2 second rule is when someone gets off their seat for 2 seconds and then the seat can be taken ;-)

phil_wrx

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me too !!! was gonna say "u snooze u lose" :P

StickyMicky

bloody softy southerners, its a 10 second rule up this way

Edcase

I often eat flies when I'm mountainbiking, sometimes 2 or 3 per ride, doesn't seem to do me any harm *buzzzz*

Edcase

I should clarify that's accidental fly eating not some kind of weird protein boost snack

little-ginge

Edcase

To be fair my thighs are pretty out of proportion to my skinny body...if you painted me green...

Leslie

Just had to buy a new fridge, but it was getting close!

Les

beef-on-the-bone

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was always 6 seconds in our house.........

Chip

My Nan had one of those. She lived to 94 so did'nt do her much harm.

Chip

97TURBO

You will find in most commercial kitchens they leave food sitting out for Mr fly to come along and crap/boak/spunk/spit or whatever else he may choose to do and its not like you go home everytime with a dicky stomach.

Leslie

Same thing with my Grandad.

Les

jonny_693

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'On yer feet, loose yer seat'