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.
Wild monkey love or tender Sarah McLachlan love?
Xander ,'Him'
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.
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.
§ 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.
Strega - Jul 14, 2005 6:44:26 am PDT #9827 of 10001
Every office I've worked in, that has a TV, has it on a tall wheely stand with those Universal Language Pictures on the side, of a guy pulling it from and having the TV fall on his head. So, not only are warnings like that necessary, they already exist.
But hand trucks and carts and such are designed to be moved around, and to carry heavy objects, so it's reasonable for people to think, "Whee! I can put a heavy thing on this and move it!" So I understand warning them that there's a right way and a wrong way to do that. It's not reasonable for people to think, "I'll just balance my bed on top of my dresser and slide them across the room."
Plus, if you were going to put a warning label on a dresser, you'd have to put it on the back, or underside, right? So you'll also need a second label, warning you how to read the first warning label without causing the problem that the first warning label is warning you about.
Near my parents' home is a big transformer box with a warning label that shows a frowny lightning bolt electrocuting someoneHa! The fact that it's frowning makes my day. Electricity is grouchy!
tommyrot - Jul 14, 2005 6:45:10 am PDT #9828 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.
What exactly is cat-scratch fever? Is it a virus or bacteria particular to cats? Or just a puncture/scratch that happens to get infected?
eta: x-post
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial disease caused by Bartonella henselae.
flea - Jul 14, 2005 6:45:44 am PDT #9829 of 10001
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Dude, I am blinvisible to tommyrot.