1,001 Facts That Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader (30 page)

199

FACT :
The sexually transmitted disease chlamydia is caused by the bacterium
Chlamydia trachomatis
. Symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild, but serious cases can lead to irrevocable damage to the reproductive organs, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility,
without a woman ever recognizing the problem
.
That’s two more votes for masturbation.

“Sexually Transmitted Diseases: HPV,” Centers For Disease Control And Prevention,
www.cdc.gov
.

200

FACT :
As much as
6 percent
of the world’s population—more than 400 million people—suffer from addiction to sex.
Probably the same 400 million who got it on today.

“Sex Addiction,”
SexHelp.com
,
www.sexhelp.com
.

CHAPTER 5
Will You
Survive the
9-to-5?

More Reasons to
Hate Your Job,
Your Boss, and Your
Idiot Coworkers

201

FACT :
Office desks have
400 times more bacteria
than toilet seats.
So, be safe and eat your lunch on a toilet instead of at your desk.

“Average Desk Harbors 400 Times More Bacteria Than Average Toilet Seat,”
Medical-NewsService.com
, March 31, 2002,
www.medicalnewsservice.com
.

202

FACT :
Telephones carry
the most germs in an office
, followed by desks, microwave door handles, water fountain handles and computer keyboards.
You know what, just move your entire office to the bathroom.

“Average Desk Harbors 400 Times More Bacteria Than Average Toilet Seat,”
Medical-NewsService.com
, March 31, 2002,
www.medicalnewsservice.com
.

203

FACT :
The place where you rest your hands on your desk is home to
10 million bacteria
at any given time.
Well, not anymore.

Seven million of them just moved to your hand.

“Average Desk Harbors 400 Times More Bacteria Than Average Toilet Seat,”
Medical-NewsService.com
, March 31, 2002,
www.medicalnewsservice.com
.

204

FACT :
In a 2008 report, the AFL-CIO claimed that regulatory activity at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
ground to a halt during the Bush Administration
, with dozens of OSHA and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) standards pulled from the regulatory agenda.

“‘Death on the Job’ Report, 2008: The Toll of Neglect,” American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations,
www.aflcio.org
.

205

FACT :
The 2008 AFL-CIO report also claimed that new workplace hazards such as
pandemic flu and bioterrorist threats
aren’t adequately addressed by government labor policies.
What? The Bush Administration put the interests of big business ahead of the needs of the American worker? No way!

“‘Death on the Job’ Report, 2008: The Toll of Neglect,” American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations,
www.aflcio.org
.

206

FACT :
At its current understaffed levels, it would take the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
133 years to inspect each of the workplaces
in its jurisdiction just once.
That’s 133 years per staff member, so 266 years total.

“‘Death on the Job’ Report, 2008: The Toll of Neglect,” American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations,
www.aflcio.org
.

207

FACT :
In 2006,
over 11,000 workers
were made ill or injured on the job every day.
Working every day makes me ill, too.