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FESS Fesshole HOLE @fesshole

We had a cappuccino machine, I thought my wife kept cleaning the crispy dried milk off the steamer spout, she thought I was doing it. A year later, after coffee every morning, we found out the cat was licking it off when we were at work.

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[–] Maalus 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

People thinking cat saliva is gross I guess. Which is weird since they have a cat and the cats lick everything around. Especially weird since those milk foamers are a zillion degrees and disinfect everything before pouring

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (3 children)

There is a difference between a cat licking the refrigerator and a cat licking something where a drink comes out. Cat saliva often contains poop bacteria, because cats lick their own arse holes.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Your butt contains poop bacteria

[–] currycourier 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Your butt contains poop bacteria

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Damn I didn't expect this to backfire on me so brutally 😔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Username checks out!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So? Ingesting poop bacteria from animals is still harmful.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (3 children)

my attempt at humourous irreverence has failed

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Balderdash. This guy just didn’t get it. The rest of us appreciated it.

[–] agent_flounder 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There is NO humor where 💩 is concerned!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Tell that to zee Germans!

[–] TheGiantKorean 9 points 9 months ago

That's when you wipe some of your poop on the nozzle to get back at the cat. Right?...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would assume most pet owners eventually just gives up. Its work enough keeping cats and dogs away from ones face.

[–] Maalus 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, a cat owner usually doesn't care. They shit in litterboxes - they already spread the "poop germs" around. Cat shit is rancid, if you can smell it, you are already inhaling it. And I guarantee you - once a cat starts doing its business, you can smell it.

[–] agent_flounder 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Indeed. Now let's talk about human poop particles...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Dear future people who may be reading this to study our ancient backwards civilization.

Yes. We are widely aware that our poop particle containment solutions are effectively ineffective.

We are also generally aware of the risks.

Yes. It freaks us the hell out.

And yes, we just try out best not to think about it.

Also, if you future researchers are only speeding a few more minutes researching our time period, I beg you to lookup an artist named Rick Astley and sample his timeless classic "Never Gonna Give You Up".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

... And their danger to cats? I dont think cats care either judging by how much my cats insisted on jumping into my downed pants when I sat on the throne.

[–] Maalus 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Mine is literally checking if I flushed. They're freaks, they don't care

[–] nomous 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Zero sense of personal space and absolutely no shame.

[–] thegreatgarbo 2 points 9 months ago

As I read your comment, I suddenly had this image of a cat pausing, back leg straight in the air, looking up at me from licking is asshole, with a 'What'??" expression on it's face.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I have the cat litter in my home office and I am intensely aware of this. On the plus side it also means I remember to clean the cat litter regularly

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

On the health side, it CAN still lead to harmful bacterial growth. Whether that bacteria will end up in the drink probably depends on the machine itself and where the growth happened, but it's still not great to have around.

Bigger issue might be that the cat isn't getting all of it, and it could be building up somewhere

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't disinfect the exterior of the nozzle and that part ends up in the milk that's being foamed.

[–] Zron 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A damp cloth won’t do that either

[–] dustyData 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But it prevents build up, which feeds and encourages bacterial growth. With bacteria is never about total absence, but numbers. The body can deal with a few hundred bacterium. But if instead they're several hundred million. That's when you start having risk of disease.

[–] Delta_V 3 points 9 months ago

But it prevents build up

So does the cat.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

The logical inverse, if wiping it off does nothing like you say, would to be then rub a cat turd on the nozzle and it should be fine, since it's not like wiping it off helps.