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Hey, isn't that a quote from a book? Could have sworn I heard it ages ago in a book I enjoyed very much! I think it was Peeps.
by rylee 12y ago
Hey, isn't that a quote from a book? Could have sworn I heard it ages ago in a book I enjoyed very much!
I think it was Peeps.
- poglet 12y agoYou can find some more info here (not about the book): http://www.damninteresting.com/a-fluke-of-nature/ http://www.damninteresting.com/a-fluke-of-nature/
- notduncansmith 12y agoPeeps, IIRC, was trematodes[1]. After the opening action sequence, the narrator rambles about how trematodes infect snails to get to the birds that eat the snails. Still involves the intermediate host[2] concept, though. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematoda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematoda [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_host http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_host
- riffraff 12y agopeeps is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeps_(novel) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeps_(novel)
- _nedR 12y agoThe life-cycle of the parasite is also illustrated in a great oatmeal comic : http://theoatmeal.com/comics/captain_higgins http://theoatmeal.com/comics/captain_higgins
- trhway 12y agoor in the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIs_rikRREE&list=PLHZxQw_SbVz6K6VAE_sfoYrPUrjFW1lu9&index=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIs_rikRREE&list=PLHZxQw_SbV...
- arvindnatarajan 12y agoI first heard this incredible story about the lancet fluke from Daniel Dennett. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_on_dangerous_memes?language=en http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_on_dangerous_memes?lang... http://www.salon.com/2006/02/08/dennett/ http://www.salon.com/2006/02/08/dennett/
- fnord123 12y agoSnail parasites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWB_COSUXMw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWB_COSUXMw