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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:08 PM
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What uses are there for used teabags?
Environmentally speaking,off course.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:10 PM
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1. Compost pile
some tea is also good for plants, as fertilizer, the same way as coffee grounds.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:10 PM
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2. Compost pile
some tea is also good for plants, as fertilizer, the same way as coffee grounds.
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:11 PM
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3. Recycle them into new douchebags?
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:11 PM
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4. toothaches
that is what i heard anyway.
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Ozymanithrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:11 PM
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5. Several...
Run them through your garbage disposal to deodorize the area.

Mulch them and use them for plant food.

Dry them, mix them with white paste, and make papermache.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:13 PM
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6. Put wet ones on your eyelids to get rid of puffiness
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Lefta Dissenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:22 PM
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7. boil them
and use the tea to wash your hardwood floors.
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EmeraldCityGrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:26 PM
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8. Tannic Acid in tea is wonderful for soaking your feet.
Sothes and makes them softer.
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blue neen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:29 PM
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9. See this picture?
Edited on Mon Nov-01-10 10:32 PM by blue neen
http://www.kgw.com/sports/Photos-World-Series-Game-4-106451808.html


This picture will bring on night terrors for a lot of people tonight. I'll be putting the cold teabags on my eyes to get rid of the dark circles caused by the sleeplessness.

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AlabamaLibrul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:30 PM
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12. You're thinking of uses for shoes that don't fit anymore. Envirnomentally speaking, of course. n/t
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blue neen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:40 PM
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17. I'm telling you, I may not sleep for weeks.
I actually screamed out loud when I first saw it!

This one is equally as disturbing:

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/10/31/george-h-w-bush-george-w-bush-throw-out-first-pitch-before-ga/
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:29 PM
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10. hemorrhoids?
Edited on Mon Nov-01-10 10:29 PM by Turbineguy
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:30 PM
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11. To stuff the brains of their members into....with room to spare of course.
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:33 PM
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13. No offense to people who like tea but
I find absolutely no use for un-used ones. I have always hated tea. It leaves an after taste in my mouth.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:34 PM
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14. Use them as a dye for turning white cloth into beige.
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canetoad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:36 PM
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15. Good for dogs
with gungy eyes.
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:36 PM
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16. We may find out tomorrow night
--Okay, so it will take a while for the baggers to figure out just how badly they were used and abused. Hell, the christofascists still haven't figure out how they are being used, the teabaggers will probably never catch on. Propaganda==>>Priceless.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:46 PM
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18. Take down morning eye puffiness before you're needed on the movie set.
Just keep them in the freezer between scraps of wax paper.

Then compost after removing from atop your eyes.
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political_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 10:48 PM
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19. For the more fragrant ones, combine them together to make a satchet.
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Erose999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-01-10 11:17 PM
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20. My grandpa raised worms (for bait) and they used their teabags as worm food. Coffee grounds, too.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 09:42 AM
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21. Take the staple out and put it in the compost pile.
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mwooldri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 10:10 AM
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22. Hang them out to dry and re-use them the next day,
That is, if you don't want to purchase new fresh teabags.

Of course, I'm speaking about the real tea bags. I prefer my bags to be pyramid shaped.

Mark.
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