The tastes you hate (no more than 5) - Page 9

infinite monkey · 04-07-2011, 10:28 AM

I don't know that I've encountered it, though I think I have heard of it. My kittehs can get worms, dogs can...why wouldn't humans?

Yeah, I think I would totally freak out.

However, if I could get my hands on a modest tapeworm I'd love worms and all things wormy.

casimendocina · 04-07-2011, 11:02 AM

I don't think I'd even contemplated the idea of worms until I was in my late teens. Combantrin is widely advertised as the medication that deals with worms in Oz.

http://www.jnjaust.com.au/products/combantrin/

glatt · 04-07-2011, 11:39 AM

My sister had ringworm once, which turns out to just be a fungus on the skin. She and my mom were freaking out after the doctor announced she had ringworm, but before he explained what it was.

Cloud · 04-07-2011, 01:10 PM

tofu? oatcakes? worms? quorn? the mind boggles

and no, worms aren't too prevalent as a pest in the states as far as I knw

monster · 04-07-2011, 06:39 PM

we so need a field of 64 on this. Who knows how to set that up?

Cloud · 04-07-2011, 07:36 PM

field of 64? like in basketball?

Clodfobble · 04-07-2011, 10:25 PM

It's true they're not particularly common here, but if you tell your doctor that your toddler won't stop scratching his ass, they will suggest the possibility of pinworms. The test is to check your kid's butt at night--they say you can see the worms crawling around on the outside since they come out at night--or to put a piece of tape across their butthole, and supposedly some worms/eggs will be stuck to it in the morning. Can't say for sure, though, since it turned out that's not why my kid was itching.

footfootfoot · 04-08-2011, 07:56 AM

How do the worms know when it's night if they are where the sun don't shine?
Just curious.

glatt · 04-08-2011, 08:04 AM

That's a very good question. That's the kind of question that would come from a curious child. Something that an adult would just take for granted and not bother wondering about. I'm impressed, and a little envious (not jealous) that I didn't think of that question.

I'm going to hypothesize that the bowels are less active at night, and so they know that it's night time because nothing is moving.

I'll follow up with a question. How do they know which way is out?

footfootfoot · 04-08-2011, 08:20 AM

I bet they go with the current, rather than upstream. (peristalsis)

Sundae · 04-08-2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

How do they know which way is out?

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I bet they go with the current, rather than upstream. (peristalsis)

They follow Carol-Anne into the light.

Sundae · 04-08-2011, 11:43 AM

Here you are.

Sorry if you opened it at work.
You can pretend it's a bellybutton. Or the Pit of Sarlacc. Or something other than a threadworm ringpiece.

Oops, gave it away.

Undertoad · 04-08-2011, 12:19 PM

how the fuck did "the tastes you hate" lead to this

(please don't answer me. is rhetorical question)

casimendocina · 04-09-2011, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

(please don't answer me. is rhetorical question)

damn! Where are we going to go from here?

casimendocina · 04-09-2011, 07:06 AM

User title: question everything.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

(please don't answer me. is rhetorical question)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

04-07-2011, 01:10 PM	#4
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04-07-2011, 06:39 PM	#5
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04-07-2011, 07:36 PM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	field of 64? like in basketball? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-07-2011, 10:25 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It's true they're not particularly common here, but if you tell your doctor that your toddler won't stop scratching his ass, they will suggest the possibility of pinworms. The test is to check your kid's butt at night--they say you can see the worms crawling around on the outside since they come out at night--or to put a piece of tape across their butthole, and supposedly some worms/eggs will be stuck to it in the morning. Can't say for sure, though, since it turned out that's not why my kid was itching. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-08-2011, 07:56 AM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	How do the worms know when it's night if they are where the sun don't shine? Just curious. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

04-07-2011, 10:28 AM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I don't know that I've encountered it, though I think I have heard of it. My kittehs can get worms, dogs can...why wouldn't humans? Yeah, I think I would totally freak out. However, if I could get my hands on a modest tapeworm I'd love worms and all things wormy.

04-07-2011, 11:02 AM	#2
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I don't think I'd even contemplated the idea of worms until I was in my late teens. Combantrin is widely advertised as the medication that deals with worms in Oz. http://www.jnjaust.com.au/products/combantrin/

04-07-2011, 11:39 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My sister had ringworm once, which turns out to just be a fungus on the skin. She and my mom were freaking out after the doctor announced she had ringworm, but before he explained what it was.

04-08-2011, 08:04 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's a very good question. That's the kind of question that would come from a curious child. Something that an adult would just take for granted and not bother wondering about. I'm impressed, and a little envious (not jealous) that I didn't think of that question. I'm going to hypothesize that the bowels are less active at night, and so they know that it's night time because nothing is moving. I'll follow up with a question. How do they know which way is out?

04-08-2011, 08:20 AM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I bet they go with the current, rather than upstream. (peristalsis) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

04-08-2011, 11:43 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	NSFW - Medical Photo Attached Here you are. Sorry if you opened it at work. You can pretend it's a bellybutton. Or the Pit of Sarlacc. Or something other than a threadworm ringpiece. Oops, gave it away. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-08-2011, 12:19 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	how the fuck did "the tastes you hate" lead to this (please don't answer me. is rhetorical question)

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