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Mind Control Parasites in Half of All Humans
iiii writes "According to a Yahoo News
story, half of the world's human population is infected with Toxoplasma,
a parasite shown to alter the brain function of rats, inducing them into behavior that benefits the parasite but is suicidal for the rat. So what affect does it have on humans? Article comes complete with Heinlein 'Puppet Masters' reference. I call dibs on using Toxoplasma as a name for my rock band."
Look on the brightside. At least we know now what's driving the current administration.
Wow! Bush jokes really are too clever and funny. That one was an especially good knee slapper there. You done got him but good. Keep up the great work!
Hmmm, perhaps the sarcasm is a bit too subtle? Yeah, probably. Back to your regularly scheduled "Parasites are controlling your brain" article. Nothing to see here.
The line must be drawn here. This far. No further.
This probably explains why we keep doing really stupid things like breeding as if there were no tomorrow, and continuing to drive gas-guzzling cars, and believing in a lord-and-personal-saviour (TM), and all the other really stupid and self-destructive things we do as a species.
What a long, strange trip it's been.
I'd eliminate your cat.
You don't love it anyway. You're exposing it to raccoons, dogs, cars, skunks, bobcats, coyotes, wolves, radiator fluid, poisoned rats, birds of prey, people who shoot cats, etc.
For those that don't know, animal control will often lend out box traps. You can get your own for $20 to $70, depending on features desired. (folding, two trap doors, one trap door and one plain door, one trap door only, spring or gravity...) Bait it with warm shavings from a pork roast or beef roast. Anchovies work too.
Sometimes cat trappers drop off the cat before work, after having commuted to a different county or even state. Sometimes collars and tags get lost.
But hey, you don't love your cats anyway. I love my kids, who eat salad greens from my garden. There used to be a half dozen cats in my neighborhood, busy making the place smell and wiping out the native wildlife.