The 'What the fuck!' thread - Page 748

footfootfoot · 07-23-2014, 07:20 PM

Looks exactly like this but without the baby.

footfootfoot · 07-23-2014, 07:31 PM

Yeah both of those are supposed to be in Living with nature thread. too many tabs open, not enough fresca

orthodoc · 07-23-2014, 08:41 PM

Just curious, what is remay? How would someone staple it over a window?

And (damn, here comes the boring part) if the batman/robin peed on you or there was any chance of contact, thou needest to hie thyself to the nearest ED for a series of rabies shots. Luckily the series hath been reduced to four, but still the lucky number is four. Fail not at thy peril.

footfootfoot · 07-24-2014, 10:11 AM

Gonna live dangerously re the rabies, I realize the bat and I have been sharing living quarters for a while. I suddenly figured out what all the flickering shadows in my peripheral vision have been.

Remay is the stuff you put over plant beds to exclude insects.

Sundae · 07-24-2014, 04:21 PM

I understood that the bats/ rabies myth has been busted. They were an inconvenience or somesuch and the real risk was inflated in order to try to wipe them out.

Sorry, I'm not intellectually capable of researching it at present.
And of course I'm not a Doctor and don't even perform as one in amateur dramatics.

They're protected in this country you know.
But then we have closed borders and rabies is virtually unknown here.
America is large enough to have cases of bubonic plague FFS, so it's hardly comparable.

Clodfobble · 07-24-2014, 04:45 PM

Generally speaking, about 1% of the bat population carries rabies. You can't get it from urine or touch though, only spit/blood, and then only if that spit/blood gets into your own bloodstream, such as through a bite or an extended french-kissing session.

(Austin has a bat population of 1.5 million, the majority of which live under one major bridge in the middle of the city. There's a big bat sculpture downtown, and our hockey team is the IceBats. We're kind of fans of bats, here.)

Big Sarge · 07-24-2014, 05:09 PM

A co2 fire extinguisher is great for killing bats inside. It kind of freezes them

Carruthers · 07-25-2014, 04:47 AM

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xoxoxoBruce · 07-25-2014, 02:47 PM

For the same reason you train a mule with a 2x4. First, you gotta get their attention.

orthodoc · 07-25-2014, 09:41 PM

So glad we have a genuine internet doc in Clod, who soothes us with internet 'intelligence' regarding rabies, a virus that kills 99.9% of humans infected.

After all, the internet is such a rich source of truth.

If anyone wants actual verifiable information regarding infectious disease health issues, I suggest cdc.gov as a starting point. Also check out pubmed.com.

Clodfobble · 07-25-2014, 10:02 PM

The CDC agrees with me, ortho.

http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/materials.html

And I'm sorry you still hate me.

orthodoc · 07-25-2014, 10:19 PM

The trouble is, it's impossible to tell whether you've had a significant exposure when a bat has been in a confined space with you, because many bats have teeth small enough that you won't know you've been bitten.

No, it's not the urine. But if a bat has been in a confined space with you, or you've woken to find it fluttering in your general space, you don't have any way to know whether you've had a significant exposure.

What I hate is the propensity of people who think they're authorities to hold forth and misinform others.

My only thought on this forum is to offer information that may inform others in a way that may help them protect themselves.

Clodfobble · 07-25-2014, 10:33 PM

Okay.

footfootfoot · 07-25-2014, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Generally speaking, about 1% of the bat population carries rabies. You can't get it from urine or touch though, only spit/blood, and then only if that spit/blood gets into your own bloodstream, such as through a bite or an extended french-kissing session.

Spoken in confidence; thank you very little.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-25-2014, 11:17 PM

All official recommendations, official meaning from the organization/agency that should have the best information, have to by necessity cover worst case scenarios. No odds of, just worse case, not what will, but what can. So the 5 second rule is invalid, complete hogwash, even if you survive.

07-23-2014, 07:20 PM	#11206
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	Looks exactly like this but without the baby. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-23-2014, 07:31 PM	#11207
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	Yeah both of those are supposed to be in Living with nature thread. too many tabs open, not enough fresca __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-23-2014, 08:41 PM	#11208
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Just curious, what is remay? How would someone staple it over a window? And (damn, here comes the boring part) if the batman/robin peed on you or there was any chance of contact, thou needest to hie thyself to the nearest ED for a series of rabies shots. Luckily the series hath been reduced to four, but still the lucky number is four. Fail not at thy peril. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-24-2014, 10:11 AM	#11209
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	Gonna live dangerously re the rabies, I realize the bat and I have been sharing living quarters for a while. I suddenly figured out what all the flickering shadows in my peripheral vision have been. Remay is the stuff you put over plant beds to exclude insects. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-24-2014, 04:45 PM	#11211
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Generally speaking, about 1% of the bat population carries rabies. You can't get it from urine or touch though, only spit/blood, and then only if that spit/blood gets into your own bloodstream, such as through a bite or an extended french-kissing session. (Austin has a bat population of 1.5 million, the majority of which live under one major bridge in the middle of the city. There's a big bat sculpture downtown, and our hockey team is the IceBats. We're kind of fans of bats, here.) __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-24-2014, 04:21 PM	#11210
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I understood that the bats/ rabies myth has been busted. They were an inconvenience or somesuch and the real risk was inflated in order to try to wipe them out. Sorry, I'm not intellectually capable of researching it at present. And of course I'm not a Doctor and don't even perform as one in amateur dramatics. They're protected in this country you know. But then we have closed borders and rabies is virtually unknown here. America is large enough to have cases of bubonic plague FFS, so it's hardly comparable.

07-24-2014, 05:09 PM	#11212
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	A co2 fire extinguisher is great for killing bats inside. It kind of freezes them __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

07-25-2014, 02:47 PM	#11214
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	For the same reason you train a mule with a 2x4. First, you gotta get their attention. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-25-2014, 09:41 PM	#11215
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	So glad we have a genuine internet doc in Clod, who soothes us with internet 'intelligence' regarding rabies, a virus that kills 99.9% of humans infected. After all, the internet is such a rich source of truth. If anyone wants actual verifiable information regarding infectious disease health issues, I suggest cdc.gov as a starting point. Also check out pubmed.com. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-25-2014, 10:02 PM	#11216
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The CDC agrees with me, ortho. http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/materials.html And I'm sorry you still hate me. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-25-2014, 10:19 PM	#11217
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	The trouble is, it's impossible to tell whether you've had a significant exposure when a bat has been in a confined space with you, because many bats have teeth small enough that you won't know you've been bitten. No, it's not the urine. But if a bat has been in a confined space with you, or you've woken to find it fluttering in your general space, you don't have any way to know whether you've had a significant exposure. What I hate is the propensity of people who think they're authorities to hold forth and misinform others. My only thought on this forum is to offer information that may inform others in a way that may help them protect themselves. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-25-2014, 10:33 PM	#11218
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Okay. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-25-2014, 11:17 PM	#11220
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	All official recommendations, official meaning from the organization/agency that should have the best information, have to by necessity cover worst case scenarios. No odds of, just worse case, not what will, but what can. So the 5 second rule is invalid, complete hogwash, even if you survive. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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