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?
Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.
Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'
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.
erikaj - Nov 14, 2012 7:58:21 am PST #846 of 30001
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
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
Volans - Nov 14, 2012 9:16:02 am PST #853 of 30001
move out and draw fire
I like Crab Smacker.
I'm in bureaucratic moving hell.
meara - Nov 14, 2012 9:17:47 am PST #854 of 30001
The Sound of One Hand Clapping? :)
Ginger - Nov 14, 2012 9:20:31 am PST #855 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Super Tasty Donuts