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Parasites Makes Us Dumber or Sexier
odie_q writes "It has long been known that the Toxoplasma gondii parasite alters its host's behavior, but now it seems the way it alters it depends on the sex of the host. From the article: 'A common parasite can increase a women's attractiveness to the opposite sex but also make men more stupid, an Australian researcher says ... Infected men have lower IQs, achieve a lower level of education and have shorter attention spans. They are also more likely to break rules and take risks, be more independent, more anti-social, suspicious, jealous and morose, and are deemed less attractive to women. On the other hand, infected women tend to be more outgoing, friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive to men compared with non-infected controls.'"
Clearly, this is a textbook case of toxoplasmosis. You should keep your hands out of the litter box.
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So THAT's what happened to me. Suddenly everything makes sense, and it's all Smokey's fault.
It's sad when choosing an installation directory on your own qualifies you as an "advanced user."
Me hate stupid article. Me go fly off tall building now.
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The whole thing sounds like a load of cat crap to me.
They are also more likely to break rules and take risks, be more independent, more anti-social, suspicious, jealous and morose, and are deemed less attractive to women.
Hum, if you add "addicted to an internet news site" it would perfectly match the Slashdot syndrome.
Do you think HR will buy my parasite excuse for what I did to that girl? I know where to get a phony doctor note.
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Wheres the damn Goa'uld tag when you need it?
Seriously. He used to be quite articulate. I just saw a youtube snippet of him talking fast, articulate, and using big words in the mid 90's. It was like a different man. Something changed him into a stubburn bumbler. Some speculate drug abuse, but everyone around him says he swore off substance abuse decades ago.
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I can deal with being stupider as long as I can play the holophoner.
So how come I can't play the holophone?
barack to the future?
Is there any parasite that makes MEN more attractive?
As if we didn't have enough biological disadvantages in the mating game, this one is nature's way of applying the final curb stomp.
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Based on the description, this parasite will turn that ugly girl next door into a hot, promiscuous girl who might stop pepper spraying me! Sign me up for two!
"A common parasite can increase a women's attractiveness to the opposite sex but also make men more stupid"
What do you mean by more stupid?
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...infected women tend to be more outgoing, friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive to menPerhaps it's just me, but my first thought after reading the summary was that the best and brightest the world of cosmetics marketing has to offer are probably working on the advertising campaign right now. "New, from L'Oreal: toxoplasmosis, the only parasite derived from cat shit that's /guaranteed/ to make you MORE ATTRACTIVE to the opposite sex. Because you're worth it!"...
Given the crap they already get women to shell out fifty quid for a couple of ounces, parasite-infected cat shit would be a relatively easy sell.
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A parasite that might be able to change my behaviour.
:)
A lot of them do. For example, Enterobius vermicularis will have you scratching your butt all day and all night. I supect that this behaviour will render you definitely UNSEXY to most people, as well as rather smelly and angry
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Damn you're sexy, you have parasites don't you ?
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
I, for one, welcome our new Toxoplasmosis overlords.
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First thing I thought while reading the title was "hey great more Futurama news!"
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Nothing turns me on like a the insane cat lady with 400+ cats running all over her house, crapping on everything. The only way to clean the house after one of them is to burn or demolish the house. The idea is so hot oh my god.