Science Alert
In medieval England, humans lived in much closer quarters with red squirrels than most of us do today. And that’s not just because squirrel fur was the most widely-use for garment trimmings in the High and Late Middle Ages – they were also kept as pets.
But a new study may explain why the two species have fallen out over the years: a deadly disease known as leprosy.
Just who infected who first remains a mystery, but it now appears both humans and red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) living around Winchester, England, between the 9th and 14th century carried the same strain of the leprosy-causing bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. More
I’ve noticed that the owners of yappy, shrill, foul-tempered little dogs¹ are yappy, shrill, and foul-tempered. Has anyone checked to see if there’s a bacterium or virus involved? And if so, who gave it to whom?
Here in Sarasota County, we generally refer to these nasty creatures as “bait”.
Prog parents continue to, for the most part, infect their offspring with with the dreaded “Progressivesy Disease”.
asshole much uncle Al? I believe people that are ignorant like you are fucking retarded.gfy
@Bob, Bob, Bob. I believe people like you are mutants, genetically incapable of incorporating a sense of humor into their stunted personalities. Your comment tells me with high reliability that you are yourself a yappy, shrill, and foul-tempered man with either a yappy, shrill, and foul-tempered bait dog, or a yappy, shrill, and foul-tempered wife with a yappy, shrill, and foul-tempered bait dog. Go dribble your drivel elsewhere. ESD.
Gee Bob, I take it you’re either very fond of happy, shrill and foul tempered little dogs or you really like squirrels.
Once again Uncle Al, Happy Birthday.
Some people get cranky with old age.
Some get Bob.
Bob is talking out his ass and it’s dribbling down his chin. I’ll bet Uncle Al gets laid a lot more than poor Bob.
That’s a genuine shame because Bob needs it.
Bob, go get checked for leprosy.
Just kidding.
Get checked for microcephaly (gumbah head).
Thanks @DiffTim!
Uncle Al
LOL. WELCOME TO MY WORLD. WTF crawled up his ass?
WTF crawled up his ass?
My bet is on a yappy, shrill, and foul-tempered squirrel that likes playing with his nuts!
It amazes me how quickly these posts, sometimes, go downhill so easily.
DFT
Ferd Berfle
But hopefully you’re smart enough to figure out why and lay blame where it properly belongs. It’s happened to me twice in that many weeks. There’s some really weak minded people out there that absolutely resent strong willed people. Uncle Al fits that description. It’s bull shit. Man up or fuck off.
Started out down flat low and started digging right away.
And Bob’s your uncle.
Happy birthday Uncle Al!
KR
A couple of decades ago a pair of weirdos in the UK invented a homosexual calling audio apparatus. They took it to a park and turned it on.
Only squirrels showed up.