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Cooties - they are either the joy or bane of letterboxing - depending on your own personal view. Kids love 'em and some adults hate them. So - how can we keep everyone happy?

There is a current discussion topic on the Newboxers list asking for personal views of cooties. We've heard from a wide range of people and the views are just as varied as expected. Some love them; others despise them!

So how do we stop cooties from infecting those that do not want to participate? LockWench, at a recent gathering, put up yellow crime tape around a few tables and called it a "Cootie Free Zone," where one's backpack, pocket book, self would be free from cooties. Good idea, eh?

Well, Don from CA, refreshed and apparently at the top of his game (see story below,) just suggested selling "Cootie Innoculations" to those at gathers that don't want to play the cootie game. Proceeds would go to help defray the cost of the gather and would keep those cootie haters happy! Great idea. Then I suggest having a bunch of labels printed up - maybe with the image above - and those sporting these labels would show that cooties were not welcomed.

If there is enough support for something like this, I'll be happy to look into having roll labels of say 100 per roll printed up and then they can be purchased by those sponsoring gatherings. The organizer would want to get the cost of the labels plus a nice profit so as the help defray some of the increasing gathering expenses.

Contact me via email and let me know what you think. I'd get a bunch of them (2000 or so) printed up and sell them for cost to gatherings. Since I'm in the printing business, we deal with roll label suppliers from around the country and should get a terrific deal.