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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 03/27/2007 : 18:23:44
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Well, let me assure you that certainly you are not. These guys and their kin are.
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Darwin gave a lot of thought to the strangest creatures on this planet, wondering how they had evolved from less strange ancestors. Whales today might be fish-like warm-blooded beasts with blowholes and flukes, but long ago, Darwin argued, their ancestors were ordinary mammals that walked on land with legs. His suggestion was greeted with shock and disbelief; neverthless, scientists have found bones from ancient walking whales. Humans, Darwin argued, evolved from apes, most likely in Africa where chimpanzees and gorillas are found today. And today scientists have found about twenty different species of hominids, from chimp-like creatures that lived six million years ago to not-quite humans that lived alongside our own species. Darwin also pondered the origins of barnacles, orchids, and many other strange creatures. But for some reason--perhaps thanks to his famously weak stomach--Darwin didn't write a single word about tapeworms. It's a pity, because tapeworms are as strange as animals can get...
Oh my, yes! Now, enjoy your supper.... you might be eating for two. 
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2007 : 21:10:01 [Permalink]
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A poor man's stomach staple.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Vegeta
Skeptic Friend
United Kingdom
238 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2007 : 03:11:01 [Permalink]
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| just tell me how to kill it! |
What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a pink shirt before?
"I was asked if I would do a similar sketch but focusing on the shortcomings of Islam rather than Christianity. I said, 'No, no I wouldn't. I may be an atheist but I'm not stupid.'" - Steward Lee |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2007 : 03:38:58 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Vegeta
just tell me how to kill it!
Veterinarians kill them all the time in livestock. For instance, with a horse, a tube is run into a nostril and down into the stomach and a powerful dose of worm poison medicine is poured down it, yuk!
Me, I'd about rather have the worm. An advantage to having one is that I could truthfully annoy people by referring to myself as "we." And I could give it a funky name, probably after some parasite or other in government, and gross those same people out totally when I explained the situation.
Love the worm, Vegeta, LEARN TO LOVE THE WORM!
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Vegeta
Skeptic Friend
United Kingdom
238 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2007 : 13:24:10 [Permalink]
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I saw a TV program on parasites once, infact it was a whole series. Can't remember the name it may have been on the BBC (it was a british thing anyway).
One episode had beef tapeworms on, and a guy purposefully ingested one. Anyway apparently they can propogate by dispatching a small segment to crawl out your arse and find some other poor victim. which is pleasant.
Another episode had a guy who kept seeing something out of the corner of his eye. One day he went into a diner and the waiter took one look at him and ran away.
Anyway eventually he went to a doctor, who discovered he had a leech living inside his nose, which he had picked up by drinking from a stream in some tropical country. This was a very interesting, if totally disgusting show. |
What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a pink shirt before?
"I was asked if I would do a similar sketch but focusing on the shortcomings of Islam rather than Christianity. I said, 'No, no I wouldn't. I may be an atheist but I'm not stupid.'" - Steward Lee |
| Edited by - Vegeta on 03/28/2007 13:25:38 |
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Vegeta
Skeptic Friend
United Kingdom
238 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2007 : 13:34:25 [Permalink]
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3236294.stm
^^ this was the one. Its a pity you cant download documentaries really. That one was great. Shame I got a pretty weak stomach though. |
What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a pink shirt before?
"I was asked if I would do a similar sketch but focusing on the shortcomings of Islam rather than Christianity. I said, 'No, no I wouldn't. I may be an atheist but I'm not stupid.'" - Steward Lee |
| Edited by - Vegeta on 03/28/2007 13:34:46 |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2007 : 14:02:41 [Permalink]
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Last week I saw the episode of "Dr. House" with the tape worms.
Nasty little buggers... |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
 Posted - 03/28/2007 : 14:19:52 [Permalink]
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| Even without the tapeworms and major parasites, humans still have a bunch of tiny critters living within/on us. I heard years ago that practically everyone on the planet seems to have very tiny creatures named Demodex folliculorum, living among our eyelashes. |
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So you think you're at the top of the food chain..
