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inaniloquent

What the...

Apr 18, 2006 15:25

Is it true that some lady contracted the plague? Did she step in a puddle of 17th century or something?

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morton2k April 18 2006, 23:10:20 UTC

Many rodents, I remember particularly in the front range area of Colorado, carry bubonic plague. And that is the specific reason I dont get bit by prairie dogs. I get offers every week, but I always tacitly decline.

inaniloquent April 19 2006, 01:48:58 UTC

Wow, that's nuts. Well, guess I'll cross prairie dog off my list of potential pets.

Monkey
Prairie Dog
Leopard
Giant Squid
Locust
Goldfish

morton2k April 19 2006, 17:45:33 UTC

Don't foget to add "gremlin"-- I hear they've got great personalities, and spunk!

inaniloquent April 19 2006, 19:19:58 UTC

Yeah, I've heard of those. What's the gas mileage like?

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oxlahun April 19 2006, 00:30:52 UTC

I've not yet convinced my wife that if we ever have a daughter we should name her Yersinia. I haven't given up hope, though.

inaniloquent April 19 2006, 01:46:50 UTC

Have you tried the "Honey, be cool!" approach?

oxlahun April 19 2006, 15:00:50 UTC

Yeah. She said the cool had a limit at naming people after infectious bacteria.

Since then, though, a couple things have changed. First off, I'm now being paid out of a federal grant that established a research center for studying pathogens that constitute significant risks to public health. And I learned over the weekend that friends of a friend named their daughter Adenine, which has to be at least as geeky.

"Back off, man. I'm a scientist." ecchi_ja_nai April 19 2006, 21:37:55 UTC

At least they chose the nucleobase that sounds most like a person's name. Can you imagine having to go through life saying, "it's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Guanine."

And Uracil always brings to mind The Little Mermaid.

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I find it best not to question my thought processes.

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krazy_kt April 21 2006, 04:07:21 UTC

Someone DID get the Black Plague on the TV show House. Goooood show.

inaniloquent April 21 2006, 04:17:10 UTC

Is that show on FOX? Man, quality broadcasting. Ha ha.

morton2k April 21 2006, 20:54:35 UTC

The only thing Hugh Laurie was good in was Black Adder, hes lame on House.

morton2k April 22 2006, 04:41:01 UTC

This is a ridiculous amount of comments on a subject idea that should have been killed immediately after emerging from the bowels of Katies mind.
I never get this kind of repartee on MY journal.
So jealous . . .

inaniloquent April 23 2006, 09:34:07 UTC

I have no idea why I am so popular.

Just keep in mind that half of these comments seem to come from you. It's not my fault you are in love with me.

morton2k April 23 2006, 10:07:31 UTC

Oh yes Katie, its all your fault, you drive me wild ;)

inaniloquent April 23 2006, 17:26:10 UTC

Yeah, well, I have that effect on people. :B