I don't know if someone's leg is getting pulled. But over at Hackaday 3DP Unlimited is claiming that beer is the secert to getting PLA to stick to the bed. 3DP was at our plant a couple of weeks ago. Training us on our new printer. The trainer didn't mention anything about beer.

http://http://hackaday.com/2015/04/2...-at-amug-2015/