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Tell us something.: I play whistles. I sell whistles. This seems just a BIT excessive to the cause. A sentence or two is WAY less than 100 characters.

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I am not sure exactly where they derive it from, but there are lots of grades of it from food grade to technical grades.

You can buy it at your local drug store. It is used for "intestinal lubrication." I guess it could be used for other purposes as well.
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Re: Okay, dang it!

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glauber wrote:
serpent wrote:Put a couple drops of mineral oil on your little brown and red swab, and run it up and down the bore a couple times to get rid of visible rust, and to protect it a bit.
Sorry for the stupid question, but what's mineral oil? Are you talking about any kind of petrol-derived lubricant, or mineral spirits, or what name would it be sold under?

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Hi, Glauber. Mineral oil is commonly used in enemas :o and as a massage aid, sometimes mixed with fragrances. You can get it at your local pharmacy. It's quite inexpensive.
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Yow, that's a scary thing to have around the house. I'd hate to bump into it in the dark and give myself an accidental enema! :o
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Needless to say, The Accidental Enemas would be a great name for a band!
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Mine's in the post (come on posties ... fly, drive, run to get 'em here!) ... but the second-best thing to having my sticky little mitts on on sexy new whistle hardware is reading your review (and all this thread.) Thanks, Glauber!

Accidental Enemas ... whatever next ...

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rust: not a problem

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Just an update: i got a delayed email from Mr Serpent in which he puts to rest my concerns about rust. He says that even if there are visible rust spots, it will take many many years for it to cause any real damage.
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