Whats for dinner.

[natehale1971]

Don't forget that there is a disease that causes your brain fall apart from eating other humans. i just can't remember the name of it at the moment.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by natehale1971

Don't forget that there is a disease that causes your brain fall apart from eating other humans. i just can't remember the name of it at the moment.

It's called Kuru, or the Laughing Sickness. The neurons in some parts of the brain misfire, causing spasms of the diaphragm and lungs, which sounds like forced laughter, and it eventually swiss-cheeses your brain. It's possible that it's another disease caused by prions, which are the same screwed-up proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease.

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

It's called Kuru, or the Laughing Sickness. The neurons in some parts of the brain misfire, causing spasms of the diaphragm and lungs, which sounds like forced laughter, and it eventually swiss-cheeses your brain. It's possible that it's another disease caused by prions, which are the same screwed-up proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease.

You are right about that one but you don't get it by eating human flesh. You get it if you eat viscera (Intestin, heart, brain...). Therefore, you take a risk only if you plan to make haggis from human livestocks .

From what I remebered it was studied by an Australian scientist but I don't recall hiss name. Help wanted from the Aussies please.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/kuru/kuru.htm

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

You are right about that one but you don't get it by eating human flesh. You get it if you eat viscera (Intestin, heart, brain...). Therefore, you take a risk only if you plan to make haggis from human livestocks .

From what I remebered it was studied by an Australian scientist but I don't recall hiss name. Help wanted from the Aussies please.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/kuru/kuru.htm

..and people say I'm weird with the cockroach-idea....

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by General Pain

..and people say I'm weird with the cockroach-idea....

No you're not! You need appetizers.

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

No you're not! You need appetizers.

ahh the french......

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

You are right about that one but you don't get it by eating human flesh. You get it if you eat viscera (Intestin, heart, brain...). Therefore, you take a risk only if you plan to make haggis from human livestocks .
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/kuru/kuru.htm

As the rules said, only 30% must be considered edible...

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

You are right about that one but you don't get it by eating human flesh. You get it if you eat viscera (Intestin, heart, brain...). Therefore, you take a risk only if you plan to make haggis from human livestocks .

From what I remebered it was studied by an Australian scientist but I don't recall hiss name. Help wanted from the Aussies please.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/kuru/kuru.htm

Actually, you get Kuru mostly by eating the less-desirable parts of the brain (cerebellum, hindbrain, brain stem) -- the less-tasty parts. That's why Kuru historically affects women more than men -- they're lower on the totem pole as far as food distribution. The Mad Cow reference was simply meant to illustrate that scientists believe that prions are responsible for both -- but in Kuru, the prions are produced by a bacteria.