I once had a heartbreaking Reference question in which the patron wanted to prove to some doctors that her friend didn't have some very aggressive and almost always fatal kind of breast cancer, but rather had cat scratch fever. The diseases are not that similar, according to all information I could find.
You have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.
Giles ,'Touched'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Jul 14, 2005 6:36:37 am PDT #9817 of 10001
information libertarian
brenda m - Jul 14, 2005 6:37:10 am PDT #9818 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My problem with the you can go anywhere type if park is the damage to the land from people being stupid as they wander, or there just being too many of them, not the danger.
Heh. Did you hear the icky story on CNN this week about Mount McKinley? Apparently it's so clogged up with years of climbers' poop that it's becoming a health hazard.
Hil R. - Jul 14, 2005 6:38:13 am PDT #9819 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Probably only of interest to DCistas: Borf got caught.
tommyrot - Jul 14, 2005 6:38:25 am PDT #9820 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Did you hear the icky story on CNN this week about Mount McKinley? Apparently it's so clogged up with years of climbers' poop that it's becoming a health hazard.
They should just close it off and rename it Poo Mountain.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2005 6:39:46 am PDT #9821 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ferrets were illegal to keep in MA until fairly recently (along with commercial tattoo parlors)
Well, they might be commercial tattoo parlors, but they're hardly domesticated.
Kate P. - Jul 14, 2005 6:39:52 am PDT #9822 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Yikes, Robin and Jesse! I thought it wasn't usually a very serious thing. I've been scratched up by our cats several times in the past week and am always pretty lax about cleaning them out properly.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 14, 2005 6:42:11 am PDT #9823 of 10001
What is even happening?
Does anyone get cat-scratch fever anymore?Yes, within the last three years, my friend's daughter had it. She thought the pediatrician was joking when he told her. I thought she was joking, when she told me.
Jesse - Jul 14, 2005 6:42:52 am PDT #9824 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Really, I don't think the regular kind of scratch puts you at much risk. This cat was hanging off my aunt's arm.
flea - Jul 14, 2005 6:44:13 am PDT #9825 of 10001
information libertarian
Cat scratch fever and how to avoid it: [link]
In other news, one of the BIG disasvantages of my adorable chamring daughter is the fact that I have had "Elmo's song" in my head for DAYS. I shelve books singing, "La la la, La la la, Elmo's song..."
Topic!Cindy - Jul 14, 2005 6:44:19 am PDT #9826 of 10001
What is even happening?
No, Jesse. My friend's daughter contracted it from a relatively mild scratch, at least, she certainly wasn't attacked.