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[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 122 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Aw. That's quite sweet; this sheep was at the end of its life and slowly losing what understanding it had of the world, and these two innocent children kept it company and gave it unconditional love the whole time.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 40 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 30 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's funny, but unless the girls are eating undercooked sheep brain, I don't think it'd infect them.

Just sharing because parasites do have specific life cycles, and people used to think that you could get infected with HIV by kissing and hugging.

[–] Pirat@lemmy.org 10 points 15 hours ago

people used to think that you could get infected with HIV by kissing and hugging.

You can, possibly, get it by kissing. If both kissers are frenching and have bleeding mouth wounds, HIV might be transmitted.

But people used to also think you could get it from toilet seats or even just shaking hands (a practice I'm not fond of for other reasons).

[–] tinyvoltron@discuss.online 53 points 18 hours ago

And now he's Secretary of HHS.

[–] afox@lemmy.world 26 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

And no need to be sheepish...

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Wool you behave yourself‽

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 17 hours ago

These jokes are ba-a-a-a-d.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 36 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I'm sure there's a metaphor in there

[–] riskable@programming.dev 1 points 8 hours ago

Parasite pulled the wool over their eyes.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 32 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

RFK Jr. came to mind. But he doesn't seem very pettable.

[–] Gunrigger@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You can drink raw milk in a hot tub with him shirtless though

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Tbf you should be shirtless in a hot tub if you’re a guy. That’s normal. Everything else otoh…

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 3 points 15 hours ago

This is weirdly gendered for no reason.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 22 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Well now I'm gonna be wondering if the stray cat that comes up to my dogs to rub against them has a brain worm affecting her similar to how toxoplasmosis affects mice.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

More likely she was owned and learned to like the family dogs before she became a stray. Maybe get her checked for a chip?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

She was born on my porch so I know she was never owned.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 15 hours ago

Oh, well then! She's just a free-range member of your family then.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

dm;hs or something. I'll show myself out.

[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Hey, we don't know that this happened in Scotland.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 17 hours ago

I thought they were ladies. Oops, wrong joke.