Comments on: Not just for weight loss any more!

Not just for weight loss any more!

TedW — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:42:38 -0800

The fascinating world of the tapeworm. Everyone has heard of these parasites, but what do you really know? Not much, if you get your medical information from House. They are a menace to pets as well as humans, but they may have some hidden benefits. They have even been discussed on MeFI before! Is there anything they can't do?

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:53:13 -0800

The can't dunk.

By: TedW

TedW — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:57:20 -0800

But they can dangle.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:58:01 -0800

Do tapeworms get lupus?

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:58:29 -0800

It's never lupus.

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:59:59 -0800

All I really know is this dude who pulled a three footer from his asshole when he was four years old and showed it to his mom like it was a Cracker Jack prize.

By: DU

DU — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:05:03 -0800

History shows that they can't invade Iraq successfully.

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:05:33 -0800

Is there anything they can't do They can't not be gross. Because they are.

By: TedW

TedW — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:27:24 -0800

History shows that they can't invade Iraq successfully. That only applies to Taenia solium, which the CDC states is rare in Muslim countries (and presumably Israel as well)

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:32:17 -0800

Nothings more fun than having a tapeworm.

By: owhydididoit

owhydididoit — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:43:13 -0800

Wow, Carl Zimmer looks like an author I have been missing out on. Thanks! Oh yeah, almost forgot: ewwwww...

By: Pastabagel

Pastabagel — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:45:37 -0800

I just read that story in the previous mefi post and I want to die.

By: heydanno

heydanno — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:46:39 -0800

Great tapeworm story on the fray.

By: heydanno

heydanno — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:51:41 -0800

(whoops, that was the topic of the previous MeFi post. the fray story is the first thing that comes to my mind when tapeworm is mentioned.)

By: phirleh

phirleh — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:54:13 -0800

Ho dee oh um doh um day...fattening up our tapeworm.

By: dov3

dov3 — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:04:24 -0800

Me think my tapeworm is hungry...going for lunch.

By: thanotopsis

thanotopsis — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:15:08 -0800

the fray story is the first thing that comes to my mind when tapeworm is mentioned.) Me too. Having read that years and years ago, it has stuck with me...almost like a parasite.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:27:55 -0800

HeyDanno beat me to it. That's perhaps my favorite Fray story ever, and yes now when I hear the word tapeworm, "The Fray" is the first thing that comes to mind... That may not be a good thing. Might make an interesting T-Shirt though... "Tapeworms make me think about Fray.Com!"

By: porpoise

porpoise — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:41:16 -0800

My eldest uncle once pulled a ~3m long tapeworm out of my mother's nose when she was a kid. Russian ~~dolls~~ tapeworms.

By: Floydd

Floydd — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:49:35 -0800

Um, that's the first link in the FPP. Or did you do that on porpoise?

By: DieHipsterDie

DieHipsterDie — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:04:05 -0800

Since returning from Honduras I've lived in fear that I have a tapeworm. Last month though I had a colonoscopy and all is well. Does this mean I don't have one? Or can they dwell higher up in the small intestine?

By: brinkzilla

brinkzilla — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:10:24 -0800

nothing was more horrifying then when I realized that the mysterious rice/seed thingies that I kept finding in my bed every morening were tapeworm segments from my dog as she spooned next to me. It sends shivers down my spine to this day remembering that revelation.

By: brinkzilla

brinkzilla — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:11:04 -0800

morning- sigh....

By: Mayor West

Mayor West — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:53:46 -0800

Never have I been happier that <img> is gone. ::shudder::

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:06:18 -0800

maudlin: Do tapeworms get lupus? GuyZero: It's never lupus. /hehhe-he ... I'm dyin' here.

By: unknowncommand

unknowncommand — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:28:12 -0800

God I love House.

By: crawfishpopsicle

crawfishpopsicle — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:35:08 -0800

when i was a kid i heard this story about getting rid of a tapeworm. it is better told out loud and with more graphic language, but you get the idea.

By: lester's sock puppet

lester's sock puppet — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:59:10 -0800

my tapeworm tells me what to do.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:18:15 -0800

/hehhe-he ... I'm dyin' here. Assuming that's not sarcasm, little did I expect anyone to get House in-jokes. House fans, represent! No new episode tonight though. boo-hoo.

By: thanotopsis

thanotopsis — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:30:58 -0800

my tapeworm tells me what to do. Best use ever of this song: A guild I was in organizes a Halloween event where we all roll level 1 Zombies and invade Stormwind.

By: penguinliz

penguinliz — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:16:11 -0800

The story about tapeworm babies living and breeding inside the mother reminded me of the experiments where they make mutant nematode worms which don't have a vulva and can't lay eggs. This leads to the excellently-named bag of worms mutants, where the babies hatch inside and eventually chew their way out.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:41:26 -0800

On behalf of everyone here who does have a vulva: ewww!

By: infinitywaltz

infinitywaltz — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:56:29 -0800

My tapeworm just threw up in its mouth a little.

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:48:53 -0800

Yeah I saw the episode of House featuring the tapeworm. ::shudder:: I'm refraining from clicking ANY of these links (except jonmc's, because I was intruiged by his delivery), but I'm sure they're all... very nice.