09-27-2003, 07:36 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Unfair and Imbalanced
Location: Upstate, NY
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A Question Of Vanity - Parasite
A Question Of Vanity:
As we are well aware, most Americans are overweight and are in search of a magic pill to lose weight. Let’s say we found one that really works, for real, a capsule containing a Tapeworm Egg. All you’d have to do is take the pill and eat as much as you wanted and the weight would come off. When you reached your desired weight you go to the doctor to get de-wormed. Would you do it? My answer is no.
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09-27-2003, 07:52 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Metal and Rock 4 Life
Location: Phoenix
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And I thought it wouldnt get this bad.
To the point of where a person would inject/consume another living THING to look better. A living thing. http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ult...Tapeworms.html http://www.obliqueeffect.com/wwwboard/messages/238.html Code:
Several species of tapeworm can infect people. The two most common species are the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) and the beef tapeworm (Taeniasaginata). Improperly treated human sewage may be used to fertilize pastures or crops. Pigs or cattle become infected by grazing in contaminated pastures or drinking water contaminated with tapeworm eggs from human feces. The pea-sized larvae of these tapeworms are deposited in certain tissues of the body of infected pigs and cattle, including the muscles. The infection is then transmitted to people when raw or undercooked meat containing tapeworm larvae is consumed. The immature tapeworm develops into the adult form in the human intestine and may remain there for many years if not identified and treated. The Taenia tapeworms attach to the intestinal walls but only cause mild inflammation at the site of attachment. As a result, most tapeworm carriers show no symptoms (asymptomatic) and usually only become aware of the infection after noticing tapeworm segments in their feces. Segments of the beef tapeworm may spontaneously pass through the anus causing a noticeable sensation. Mild gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea or abdominal pain, can occur in infected individuals. In rare cases where the tapeworm segments migrate into the appendix, pancreas, or bile duct, there may be a sudden onset of severe abdominal discomfort. Cysticercosis is a potentially serious complication of Taenia solium infection in which the larvae develop outside the intestinal tract. This type of infection is less common and occurs following accidental consumption of tapeworm eggs released from the adult worm. These eggs initially are localized in the anal area, but they may also contaminate the fingers or other parts of the body. Infection can occur in the person harboring the adult tapeworm or in other people with whom that individual comes in contact. The tapeworm larvae may develop in various tissues throughout the body. The most serious clinical problems occur when the larvae develop in the central nervous system (neurocysticercosis), potentially causing seizures and other neurological problems. An important aspect of this type of infection is that poor hygiene on the part of the individuals harboring an adult tapeworm can lead to an infection in an individual that may never consume meat. This is a particular problem if infected individuals are employed as food handlers.
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09-27-2003, 08:18 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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Not for all the tea in China.
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09-27-2003, 09:04 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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Yeah, I'd probably wait a few more generations. By then they'll have genetically mutated the worm to not reproduce, and to also be in tune with your feelings. Also, it will be able to leave your body discreetly while you're asleep, and even stay around and be your friend if you want. It could come in different styles, like British or French. I'd want mine to be a cockney worm. I'm a pretty skinny guy, but I'd consider getting one if he'd talk to me and be all, "Oi why dun' ye be puttin' on some mo' weight there ya skinny boffah!!"
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09-27-2003, 10:17 PM | #9 (permalink) | |
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Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood
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09-27-2003, 10:33 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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Location: CT
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The sad thing is that there are people out there who are desparate enough to do it. Most likely, nobody here will, but if we have three documented and confirmed cases of death from home-liposuction electrocution, someone is desparate or stupid enough
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09-27-2003, 10:37 PM | #12 (permalink) |
My own person -- his by choice
Location: Lebell's arms
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No way!!!!!
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09-27-2003, 10:47 PM | #13 (permalink) |
is you wicked?
Location: I live in a giant bucket.
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Well, my answer may be a little one sided because I'm not, nor have I ever been overweight. But I gotta say I don't think I could do it. It would creep me out.
What about those worms Fry had in the Futurama episode "Parasites Lost?" Those were some damn handy worms.
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09-27-2003, 10:54 PM | #14 (permalink) | |
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09-28-2003, 12:19 AM | #15 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Sydney, Australia
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I'm not sqeamish about explolting nature like this. Heck if I had a large open wound that wasn't healing properly with antibiotics, I would definitely consider <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s247.htm">maggot therapy</a>.
...but using tapeworms in this way seems HIGHLY irresponsible and wrongheaded. People need to learn how to eat properly. |
09-28-2003, 06:54 AM | #17 (permalink) |
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Location: Somewhere... Across the sea...
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I just finished reading "Seabiscuit," and apparently this was rumored to be a method of making weight used by jockeys in the first part of the 20th century. After reading the book. I would say that if this were available, I think there are jockeys that would have availed themselves on it. I myself, can't imagine doing it.
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09-28-2003, 07:30 AM | #18 (permalink) |
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Location: east of the sun and west of the moon
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Hell no! I know we already have plenty of wee beasties in our digestive system, but deliberately putting one there...I don't think I could help thinking "time to feed the tapeworm" every time I got hungry, and every little sensation would make me wonder if that was...."it" wiggling around in there. *shudder* No fucking way.
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09-28-2003, 08:01 AM | #21 (permalink) |
Punk In Drublic
Location: So Cal
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To answer the question hell no!
I thought of this when I read the first post: I cannot disguise, all the stomach pains and the walking of the cranes when you, do come out and you whisper up to me in your life of tragedy But I cannot grow till you eat the last of me oh when will I be free and you, a parasite just find another host just another fool to roast cause you my tapeworm tells me what to do you my tapeworm tells me where to go Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY I cannot deny all the evil traits and the filling of the crates when you, do come out and you slither up to me in your pimpin majesty but I cannot grow till you eat the last of me oh when will I be free and you, a parasite just find another host just another stool to post cause you my tapeworm tells me what to do you my tapeworm tells me where to go Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tape worm out of me... I'm just sitting in my room with a needle in my hand waiting for the tomb of some old dying man sitting in my room with a needle in my hand waiting for the tomb of some old dying man cause you my tapeworm tells me what to do you my tapeworm tells me where to go Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY Pull the tapeworm out of your ass, HEY HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY |
09-28-2003, 08:19 AM | #22 (permalink) |
Stereophonic
Location: Chitown!!
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Jeez. That is just ridiculous. Work out and eat right and you'll lose weight. You'll feel better about yourself because you are being proactive in wanting to get healthier. It would feel much better to me than knowing a parasite is eating me away...
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