Nirvana Sunday Feb 19 01:17 AMFebruary 19th, 2012 Crazy From Cats
How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy
Jaroslav Flegr is no kook. And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain. So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab. What he’s now discovering will startle you. Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia?
By Kathleen McAuliffe
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Sheldonrs Sunday Feb 19 02:24 AMPussy on the brain.
ZenGum Sunday Feb 19 06:14 AMBraaaaiiiiiiinnsssssssss
SPUCK Sunday Feb 19 06:49 AMNicely complements that cat kissing <gaaaah> thread.
Sundae Sunday Feb 19 07:16 AMDiz drives me crazy, but keeps me sane.
I went to bed last night absolutely raging at my Mum.
I sat up in bed determined to have it out with her when she came home.
This is rare for me, as I'm usually just terrified of her.
Diz fell asleep in my arms.
Totally floppy.
I switched the light off and fell asleep too, propped up on pillows with a furry bundle in my arms.
(Okay I woke at about 01.30 and was angry all over again, but the urge to confront had disappeared)
Griff Sunday Feb 19 08:29 AMCrazy cat ladies explained.
BigV Sunday Feb 19 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs
Pussy on the brain.
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shit for brains
ftfy
Aliantha Sunday Feb 19 06:20 PMnow I know how it happened at least.
Lamplighter Sunday Feb 19 08:02 PMGenerally, I'm not against hunting or fishing, and as long as
it's fair chase, I don't really worry if it's for meat or trophy.
(Oregon has rules against "wastage" and, for example, there is a lot
of catch-and-release in fishing, and a many go out for kodak-hunts.)
But then we have a few hunters here in Oregon that hunt mountain lion, and brag on how good it tastes.
Personally, I think they are really just bragging on how "manly" they are.
They certainly will not hear any warnings about toxoplasmosis.
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jimhelm Monday Feb 20 12:09 PM
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if Flegr is right, the “latent” parasite may be quietly tweaking the connections between our neurons, changing our response to frightening situations, our trust in others, how outgoing we are, and even our preference for certain scents. And that’s not all. He also believes that the organism contributes to car crashes, suicides, and mental disorders such as schizophrenia. When you add up all the different ways it can harm us, says Flegr, “Toxoplasma might even kill as many people as malaria, or at least a million people a year.”
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hmmmm....
infinite monkey Monday Feb 20 12:13 PMOh goody. Maybe I can finally get crazy pay.
Pico and ME Monday Feb 20 02:27 PMIt appears that its not the crazy cat lady after all. According to the article, the virus actually makes women "more outgoing, trusting, image-conscious, and rule-abiding than uninfected women". Instead, its the crazy cat guy. It seems the virus makes men "more introverted, suspicious, oblivious to other people’s opinions of them, and inclined to disregard rules".
Whew. I was really worried when I started reading about this thing, because for sure I have to be infected. I've pretty much had a cat or two in my life since I was born.
Griff Monday Feb 20 02:40 PMYou people keep ruining my comfortable assumptions. Now I have to plot the end of Ray's (teh cat) subversive activities.
classicman Monday Feb 20 05:27 PMI gotta say - my son's cat has been THE BEST thing for him.
SPUCK Tuesday Feb 21 06:18 AMI for one welcome our new overlords.
HungLikeJesus Wednesday Feb 22 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Pico and ME
... It seems the virus makes men "more introverted, suspicious, oblivious to other people’s opinions of them, and inclined to disregard rules".....
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But I don't even have a cat.
CaliforniaMama Tuesday Feb 28 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs
Pussy on the brain.
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Cat in the Hat.
Spexxvet Tuesday Feb 28 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SPUCK
I for one welcome our new overlords.
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ALL OF YOUR PUSSIES ARE BELONG TO US!
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