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I am smokin' a faaag

Given the fast-paced, high pressure nature of his job, Sneak has occasionally been known to slip out the back door of his squalid workplace for a cheeky puff on a cancer stick, every time running the gauntlet of disapproving looks and vigorous tut-tuts from his esteemed colleagues. Well, according to a new piece of research by Queensland University we're all screwed, so there. Yes, those Aussie brainiacs have found that many laser printers emit microscopic particles, some of them potentially carcinogenic, that can be absorbed deep into the lungs in a similar way to cigarette smoke or vehicle exhaust fumes. Respiratory failure and cardiovascular problems in later life here we come. It's so worrying Sneak thinks he needs another quick snout to calm down.

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