Stay away from armadillos!

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:52 pm

not an armadillo...

Post by **peter** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:38 pm

I believe the one in the 'reuters' story actually survived, or at least was not to be found after the event.

Going back to the original post - it's hard to see how leprosy couls cross infect from armadillos to humans if in fact the disease is zoonotic in the species as suggested. Leprosy [if I remember my Chrons properly] is pretty hard to transmit even human to human - but armadillo to human?

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:26 am

Apparently bacterial transmission can occur via handling or eating them, but the risk is actually very low.

--A

Post by **peter** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:42 pm

Especially so in Cornwall I imagine.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:19 pm

I can't listen at work, but I hope this is correct.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 4:48 am

peter wrote:Especially so in Cornwall I imagine.

Quite.

--A

Post by **sgt.null** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:58 am

plenty of dead ones around here, people touch them a bit, no diseases. florida sucks.

Post by **MsMary** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 7:36 pm

Florida is a big state to make such a blanket statement.

My part of Florida does not suck.

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:41 am

MsMary wrote:Florida is a big state to make such a blanket statement.

My part of Florida does not suck.

you are an oasis in a well of suckitude.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:09 am

Good recovery Sarge.

--A

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:21 pm

sgt.null wrote:
MsMary wrote:Florida is a big state to make such a blanket statement.

My part of Florida does not suck.
you are an oasis in a well of suckitude.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 5:47 am

I kid ms.mary - i have never been to florida. i have a good friend who lives there. my wife wants to take me to disney. too big a crowd for me. but i would love to go to springtraining.

my apologies if i came across as crass.

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:20 am

sgt.null wrote:I kid ms.mary - i have never been to florida. i have a good friend who lives there. my wife wants to take me to disney. too big a crowd for me. but i would love to go to springtraining.

my apologies if i came across as crass.

Thanks, sarge. I did wonder if you'd ever actually been here.

There are lots of nice things all over Florida. And some not so nice things in some parts of Florida. But then again, I think that's true of any place.

Post by **wayfriend** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 2:11 pm

sgt.null wrote:my wife wants to take me to disney. too big a crowd for me.

Then you should go when Disney has Armadillo Day. Crowds are usually light.

Post by **Sorus** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:58 pm

Do the first 50 guests get a free case of leprosy?

I've never been to Disney either, mainly because of the crowds. And not being a huge Disney fan. I do like rollercoasters and such though.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:55 am

I hate big crowds. The seething mass of humanity...

--A

Post by **MsMary** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:32 am

sgt.null wrote: my wife wants to take me to disney. too big a crowd for me. but i would love to go to springtraining.

Disney isn't crowded if you pick a time of year when fewer people go. When we went in the last week of January, we encountered very few lines.

And spring training games are lots of fun.

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:11 pm

but it seems so hot and muggy. have plenty of that here.

www.scarletdukes.com/st/tmhou_venues2.html

on Friday we go in search of the building mentioned in the article.

Post by **MsMary** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:06 am

sgt.null wrote:but it seems so hot and muggy. have plenty of that here.

www.scarletdukes.com/st/tmhou_venues2.html

on Friday we go in search of the building mentioned in the article.

That looks cool.

It's hot and muggy here in the summer. Pretty pleasant in the winter time. Orlando, where Disney is, can be quite cool in January. It got down to the 30s at night one of the times we went in January.

Post by **Sorus** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:24 pm

sgt.null wrote:
on Friday we go in search of the building mentioned in the article.

I did that once - hunted down a site that had special significance for me. This was back before Google and whatnot, so it felt like an accomplishment - something of a Dark Tower-ish quest.

Maybe I will go back someday, though the world has moved on and the original building is gone. I don't know if the site itself holds any meaning.

It's funny - I lost almost everything when I moved, including shredding any and all non-essential paperwork, but I came across the address on a scrap of paper hidden in the essential pile.

Maybe I need a quest.

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