like "the pox"?
Yes! I am slow this morning. Still getting the coffee in me (plumber of course came at exactly 8AM, though since it only took him about 15 minutes, it makes sense)
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
meara - Nov 14, 2012 7:40:50 am PST #843 of 30001
DavidS - Nov 14, 2012 7:48:03 am PST #844 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Clap is always syphilis!
Anybody see Play For Germs?
It's pretty funny and horrible. (Gonorrhea and Syphilis argue about who had a bigger effect on human history by all the famous people they infected. Edward Albee one-act play.)
Cashmere - Nov 14, 2012 7:57:05 am PST #845 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I thought the Clap was Chlamydia.
erikaj - Nov 14, 2012 7:58:21 am PST #846 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
ew...but kind of fascinating. I've read that Hitler had (possibly was just worried he had?) neurosyphillis Is that a Godwin's Law moment?
meara - Nov 14, 2012 7:58:32 am PST #847 of 30001
So what are the others? The clap, the pox...I feel like there were more.
(ETA: Wikipedia only lists "the clap" (which is indeed gonorrhea) and "trich", in addition to "crabs" as colloquialisms)
Consuela - Nov 14, 2012 7:59:44 am PST #848 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jesse - Nov 14, 2012 8:03:16 am PST #849 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"trich"
Isn't that what you get from bad pork? (Insert "porking" joke here.)
Polgara - Nov 14, 2012 8:32:45 am PST #850 of 30001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Clap Killer
Syph Slayer
Crab Smacker
DavidS - Nov 14, 2012 8:34:12 am PST #851 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Crab Smacker
Oooh, good name for a band from Baltimore.
Ginger - Nov 14, 2012 9:12:00 am PST #852 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Clap Fighter