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Fish pedicures pop up in Illinois -- and clients are biting
chicagotribune ^
| May 15, 2009
| Ted Gregory
Posted on 05/15/2009 4:59:34 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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At Fun Fins in the Gurnee Mills Mall, small Garra rufa fish eat the dead skin off the feet of Shauntiah Grashen of Waukegan.
To: JoeProBono; Eaker
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:03:23 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: JoeProBono
Is Dick Morris their spokesman?
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:04:36 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: JoeProBono
ruh roh...looks like a good way to start “fish flu” as the next wave of panic. Anyone got a baby piranha? roflol
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:05:03 PM PDT
by
briarbey b
(There is nothing new under the sun.)
To: JoeProBono
I heard they banned them here in Washington because the heath department ruled that there’s no way to properly “sanitize” them between customers...
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:06:06 PM PDT
by
rockrr
(Global warming is to science what Islam is to religion)
To: rockrr
Weren’t there other problems with these fish? I seem to recall it wasn’t such a good idea. (Personally I think it’s gross).
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:09:27 PM PDT
by
visualops
(portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
To: JoeProBono
Ummm..., it’s like my Grandpa used to say — they took it “hook, line and sinker!”... LOL...
To: JoeProBono
This is a great way to spread bacterial, fungus, and viral infections among customers.
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:15:46 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)
To: briarbey b
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:16:07 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Squantos
It’s been outlawed in several states (Florida, Texas, Washington, Massachusetts and New Hampshire that I know of) over concerns the fish could carry “something” from one client to the next.
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:16:18 PM PDT
by
visualops
(portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
To: JoeProBono
Can they also apply nail polish??
I don’t see them putting thousands of pedicurists out of work anytime soon, though.
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:25:39 PM PDT
by
supremedoctrine
(The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity---Yeats)
To: JoeProBono
Unemployment is at 9%, the economy is in the tank and Obamas buds are getting fish pedicures?
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:27:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: visualops
I guess the devil is in the details, so to speak. I for one would love the details too. :)
Beyond being a fad, I can see where they would offer some relief, even if temporary, to those with chronic skin disorders such as psoriasis (of which I suffer).
Piranhas work too, but just a tad to extreme or me. :-)
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:29:05 PM PDT
by
wvguy
(Montani semper liberi)
To: JoeProBono
Somehow, someway, there lurks here something vaguely obscene?
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:30:46 PM PDT
by
pankot
To: JoeProBono
sumpin’ fishy about this story...
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:31:15 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: bigbob
Ya think?
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:32:37 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:33:51 PM PDT
by
briarbey b
(There is nothing new under the sun.)
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
I got one of these in Texas. Didn’t pay for it though. Was out hiking, and dipped my feet in the creek. Tickled like crazy.
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
05/15/2009 5:44:50 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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