by | August 14, 2009 · 11:48 am

On the origins of syphillis

A nice historical review by Thony Christie on syphillis and comets.

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  1. cromercrox
    August 14, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    What rubbish. Syphilis is an instrument of God’s Love. Sometime He can love you too much. Either that, or it’s a communist plot to undermine soviet-style healthcare.

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  2. cromercrox
    August 14, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Yes. It’s all God. He works in Mysterious Ways, you know. Even in Norfolk. But when you go barmy, your nose rots, and bits of you drop off, you can be consoled by the fact that it’s all because of God’s infinite mercy. As I always say to parents who have lost children to various complaints, heck, Jesus Wants Me for A Spirochete.

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  3. Thony C.
    August 14, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    Um … John, Syphilis … Ah … only … Um … has one ‘l’ :(

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    • John Wilkins
      August 14, 2009 at 10:10 pm

      It’s a poor mind that can find only one way to spell a word.

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      • Ian H Spedding, FCD
        August 15, 2009 at 11:29 am

        Mathematicians are such nit-pickers, even the ones that write so well. Need I remind you of the list-obsessed One Who Shall Not Be Named?

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      • Ian H Spedding, FCD
        August 15, 2009 at 11:40 am

        …besides, you should check out the first line of The Moons of Mars post on his blog. “…US Navel Observatory…”?

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