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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

And I'm not talking about 16th century European history.

*The previous title didn't really seem to be drawing people in.

[ April 07, 2004, 09:28 AM: Message edited by: Noemon ]

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Being thrown down a shaft was definately a surprise, too.

Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :

mmmmm. worms.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

I was telling C about this story last night, and she was saying that she'd have an incredibly difficult time drinking this concoction, knowing that it contained thousands of worm eggs. Honestly, I find the idea a little nauseating myself, although I realize that it's completely a culturally conditioned response. Is there anybody here who *wouldn't* have a moment of at least slight revultion before drinking this?

I suppose having Crohn's disease would be an incentive though.

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

I was okay with it until I got to the line "the pig whipworm was chosen as it does not survive very long in people" and realized that the worms were alive. [Eek!]

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

Good work on the title. I came in looking forward to 16th century history [Smile]

This is an interesting idea. What other applications can we think of for purposeful parasites? Once I was sitting around with a group of friends and one of the guys was explaining his experience with a tapeworm while he was on a mission in the Phillipines. He told us how much weight he'd lost and all the girls got a hopeful glimmer in their eyes.

insert shocked smilie here

(edit: losing my ability to spell in my old age)

[ April 07, 2004, 09:39 AM: Message edited by: Annie ]

Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

Pretty fascinating. I can only imagine the marketing campaigns to get people to actually use this. [Eek!]

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

To put it in perspective, one of my best friends has Crohn's and he just got a little over a foot of his intestines surgically removed in the hopes that he might go into remission for up to 10 years. Compared to that and some of the other things he's had to go through, I don't think that drinking worm eggs would be all that big a deal, if it worked.

Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :

Dan's reading "How to Eat Fried Worms" at the moment. Just though you'd like to know. [Big Grin]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Yeah Squick, that's what I meant when I said that having Crohn's disease would be a pretty good incentive. I knew a guy in college that had the condition, and he was pretty miserable. I think I'd gladly drink a glass of parasite eggs if it would cure me of something that unplesant. Even so, I'd be a little grossed out by it, I think.