tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post8460322361526718849..comments2024-03-28T22:37:25.540+00:00Comments on Eccles is saved: Catholic Church to celebrate the Black DeathEccleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357168852208499013noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-48876220640816874062015-12-08T13:25:11.820+00:002015-12-08T13:25:11.820+00:00CharlesDawson: Did not Pope Francis say something...CharlesDawson: Did not Pope Francis say something about preserving all species in Laudatio Si?Nicolas Bellordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063019108964247676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-79227183676675670562015-12-07T19:36:37.987+00:002015-12-07T19:36:37.987+00:00The Rodentine Mass is a real Rat Zinger! Shine on!...The Rodentine Mass is a real Rat Zinger! Shine on!LeonGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778834856947933957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-26324354757236684742015-12-07T17:33:02.393+00:002015-12-07T17:33:02.393+00:00Hey, the rats were the victims here! The bubonic ...Hey, the rats were the victims here! The bubonic plague culprit is the Rat Flea (<i>Xenopsylla cheopis</i>) which bites the rats and infects them, so the rats die, whereupon <i>Xenopsylla</i> moves on to biting humans, cats, dogs and anything else warm-blooded, to whom it also gives the infection.<br /><br />But before <i>that</i>, <i>Xenopsylla</i> is the victim here! Poor things have innocently feasted on blood which has been populated by the plague bacillus (<i>Yersinia pestis</i>) which then multiplies in the flea's gut, preventing it from feeding and leaving it starving, which is why it goes around biting anything it can find.<br /><br />I suspect <i>Yersinia</i> is a victim here, too, only I can't think how.<br /><br />All of which would be relevant if the Black Death was in fact bubonic plague. Medical historians are much divided about that, some thinking it's a different disease, such as one of the haemorrhagic varieties of fever (such as Ebola) <i>ex Africa</i>, or possibly a mutant organism, which has since died out.<br /><br /><i>Rodentine Mass</i> is an inspired phrase!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-17534093826756017092015-12-07T13:34:46.381+00:002015-12-07T13:34:46.381+00:00To be strictly correct, PC wise, it should be call...To be strictly correct, PC wise, it should be called the non-White Death. This doesn't mean only non-White people got it but at least it lets white mice off the hook.<br /><br />From the rats' point-of-view, they were only the means of delivering 'smart lice' which were only intended to attack specific targets ... the 100 million others were merely collateral damage.<br /><br />I think the this constant use of colour to identify disease (eg Black Death, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever) is a little jaundiced. Gatepost productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061920423331681586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-15435940768447566792015-12-07T11:53:49.848+00:002015-12-07T11:53:49.848+00:00And what does Tiddles think of all this? Anyone w...And what does Tiddles think of all this? Anyone who gets a flea in their ear from Pope Francis is strongly advised to go to their nearest A&E immediately.Nicolas Bellordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063019108964247676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-59106477195983614492015-12-06T23:10:01.189+00:002015-12-06T23:10:01.189+00:00What about lions? The Coliseum saw many a Christia...What about lions? The Coliseum saw many a Christian done to death by a lion but no talk of reconciliation there! Perhaps the Vatican could organise a few lions lying down with a few lambs and a few cardinals who might not be missed (in the event of a failure of reconciliation.). I should certainly buy a front seat for that event. Ticket sales could go towards supporting those Vatican officials who don't know where the next bottle of Laphroaig is coming from.Lepantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487748842744745860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-24446216641157584332015-12-06T20:34:41.948+00:002015-12-06T20:34:41.948+00:00We can never be forgiven for what we have done to ...We can never be forgiven for what we have done to the little smallpoxes. Not only have we denied these poor little indigenous creatures autonomy and self-determination, we have actually wiped them out except for a few enslaved in captivity in a couple of labs somewhere. Liberate them!!!Michael Leahyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044897013849386271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-58022599193141925342015-12-06T19:52:13.385+00:002015-12-06T19:52:13.385+00:00The "Word on The Street" is that Mulier ...The "Word on The Street" is that Mulier Fortis, always happy to contribute to Holy Years (Merci; The Rat; The Black Death, etc), has promised to ensure her "Two Hooligans" are kept inside for a while.<br /><br />Almost certainly, this will dramatically reduce the mortality rate amongst "The Little Furry Things with Whiskers" and contribute to "The Feel Good Factor".<br /><br />"If you're happy and you know it, Squeak, Squeak",<br />"If you're happy and you know it, Squeak, Squeak" . . .Zephyrinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179350648709554049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-33262857685920653322015-12-06T19:44:40.181+00:002015-12-06T19:44:40.181+00:00HAMSTER ???
HAMSTER ???
Touch that and you'l...HAMSTER ???<br /><br />HAMSTER ???<br /><br />Touch that and you'll never play the piano again !!!Zephyrinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179350648709554049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508374680487030801.post-39804887959182016512015-12-06T18:23:37.698+00:002015-12-06T18:23:37.698+00:00Splendid news! And now to make reparation for the ...Splendid news! And now to make reparation for the biggest inter-species genocide in human history - namely that of mosquitoes. It must be remembered that only an unrepresentative few of these little creatures carry malaria, dengue, filariasis, West Nile virus, chikungunya, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, Saint Louis encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis, etc etc <br /><br />We in Europe should take our share of these helpful little creatures. I am hoping that Pope Francis, like Popes Damasus, Sixtus V, and Alexander VI, will be foremost in encouraging us to take many of these refugees, by reflooding the Tiber marshes, in a gesture of peace and reconciliation.<br /><br />If you need to know any more about mosquitoes - they are next to "mosque" in the dictionary.Jadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15574649057747694825noreply@blogger.com