Lice Infestation Good Idea?

[lucanidae]

Hey, you've got to admit, Anopluraphilia has a nice ring to it.

 

[PrinPeach]

Thanks for your input

Hey, thanks y'all for your input here.

Nobody has really posted any actual concrete reasons not to do this. I understand its kind of fringe and some of you are a little freaked out. Once you get used to the idea, it seems a lot less strange. I want to repeat that as I understand it, these are NOT your normal homeless person's lice. So a lot of your comments don't apply. But I appreciate them anyway.

'Entophilia' is the correct term. It has a name so there are lots of others into this or it wouldn't have a name. I'm going to see what its like. If I don't like it, I can always wash them right out.

Thanks again,

Prin

 

[hamfoto]

Just because it has a name associated with it doesn't mean that "lots" of people are into it...

Coprophagia is a term...and I doubt that many people are into this...except detritovores.

And if you're not smart enough to realize that there aren't "modified" or "artificially selected" pubic lice out there...then frankly...you deserve to learn the lesson that lice aren't "fun".

Chris

 

[Scythemantis]

It scares me how many of you gave serious replies to a joke post about a joke website.

 

[arachyd]

The "joke" website has enough on it that someone who easily falls for things without checking them out before trying would be gullible enough to believe what it says. I didn't see any disclaimers anywhere on it saying "beware, this is a joke" or the ever popular "don't try this at home".

As far as concrete reasons they were given but apparently the original poster has already been fooled. I'd think the transmission of diseases would be enough reason. There are no specially bred pubic lice that eat skin flakes and make good pets. Simply washing them out with kerosene is not something you want to do. If it were that easy the companies that make lice shampoos and creams and sprays wouldn't be making a fortune like they are now.

Even if the site is a joke it is a little too realistic. Some people will believe anything they read.

 

[cacoseraph]

It scares me how many of you gave serious replies to a joke post about a joke website.

how do you know it is a joke?

i snopes and googled and no malarky hits in the first 50-100




i am really disappointed in most of the posters here. this SHOULD be a place someone can come to for info about bugs. even on the off chance it is a post... hey, YOU don't have to reply

i am kind of leaning towards thinking it *is* a trollish move... because i have given a handful of pretty good reasons and the OP is ignoring them. but... nobody has posted ANYTHING with any kind of proof this is, in fact, bull.

good job guys. way to demonstrate your true love for bugs






think of it this way... not everybody knows about bugs. most ppl are quite ignorant. this *could* be someone who is being pressured by her bf into doing something she is not quite sure about and came to get some solid facts to argue with. and you guys made fun of her. AWESOME! some real compassion displayed here!

 

[Tleilaxu]

I know those europeans kept the fleas of their significant other back in the day. They know better now. I cannot find that site online that you mentioned about the lice, but dont do it, its just not wise and the fact your BF is into that sorta thing should ring alarm bells.

 

[Jer]

My question is how do you go about intentionally getting crabs?

 

[billopelma]

These bloodsucking itchy parasites have probably been around in their present form for tens of thousands of years. To believe that someone has selectively bred them to circumvent a significant part of their life cycle (bloodsucking) is just being a sucker of a different kind . Would be like claiming to have bred a cat that thrives on eating hay rather than flesh. Possible, I guess, but highly unlikely (though the japanese would the people to pull this off).

As far as people wanting to host itchy bloodsucking parasites, I bet there's way weirder fetishes out there than that, shrug, whatever...

I'd be *really* PO'ed, if I got crabs from a friend, coworker or family member who was vectoring them intentionally. According to the CDC and other sources, you can get them from non sexual contact, clothing, towels, sheets, furniture. They can live outside human contact for a day or two, the nits even longer. I've heard rumors the Tijuana locale variety can jump two feet.
I have a friend who is a paramedic/EMT and I noticed a quite big plastic bag in the middle of his garage, away from everything else. He saw me looking at it and told me that a week ago he had to wrestle around with an OD'ing junkie to get him in the ambulance. Turns out the guy had crabs and he found out only after he had been at home and work for a few days. Hard earned experience had taught them that in addition to topically applied permethrin, all clothing and bedding of his and everyone who had direct contact with him (family, coworkers) had to be isolated for two weeks to break the life cycle of the possible infestation.

In other words it's not just kero on your crotch to get rid of 'em and you can't always control who you pass them along to. I certainly would not want someone with them in my house, car or work. I consider this socially irresponsible at best and if I personally knew someone doing it I'd probably be giving the local board of heath a phone call...

Bill

 

[vvx]

My question is how do you go about intentionally getting crabs?

From the site faq:

Q. How can I get some?

You are what we call a bug chaser. You want the gift. The best way to get bred is the all natural route. Ask around till you find someone who's got 'em. Then, you know what to do. Just make sure you grind a lot and hold it all the way in for a while afterwards.

Need any more proof it's a troll? "Hey baby, let's get some love bugs." "Oh, that sounds awesome! How do we get them?" "We get to do strangers until we get lucky, awesome eh?" "OH yea baby!!"

 

[willywonka]

He says these are specially bred and they're not the same kind as homeless people's lice. QUOTE]

Just from this ignorant statement alone you should have known that he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. Lice don't make the distinction between a "homeless" person or a person who is "well off." Lice will live on anyones head given the chance, just ask any school teacher.

 

[Scylla]

I'm fairly convinced this is a joke. But on the off chance that it's true, I'll relate my story. I was working at an airport and handled various imports. Somewhere along the way, one of the shipments had lice in it and I got bit. I contracted a disease that had me near death and in the hospital for one month. The doctors were baffled had given up hope on me and told my family to expect the worst. Fortunately, One of the best infectious disease doctors in the city happened to pick up my case, and the man literally saved my life. I then spent the next 2 months on antibiotic IV therapy at home. My heart lungs, and nervous system were all affected. I spent about 4 months at home recuperating. My health was shattered and to this day I'm not at pre-illness condition. Every day is a gift, my friends. Don't go compromising it.

Kathy

 

[Nich]

PrinPeach, I say go for it!!!!! I think you would have tons of fun with it...you know seeing whos colony gets bigger, who has the biggest, ect. I think you should give it a try

 

[Jer]

It's not a joke. This person is genuinely interested.

 

[Aarantula]

Then they're genuinely insane...

That's like saying... "Hey guys... where can I get a really cool tape worm?"

I mean WTF? Are parasites becoming the latest in exotic pets??? :?

 

[arachyd]

It started out looking like a sincere quest for professional opinions and advice with "The web site seems kind of one sided to me and I thought I'd ask somebody else if there's anything I should be concerned about. Are they just harmless fun?".

All the serious replies indicated it is an extremely foolish and unhealthy practice to cultivate pubic lice and that PrinPeach had been lied to. PrinPeach completely ignored all the advice from experienced bug people and posted that no one had given any concrete reasons why it was bad and said "I'm going to see what its like. If I don't like it, I can always wash them right out."

To me that makes it difficult to believe PrinPeach had any intention of seeking advice and makes it very easy to believe this is a troll post.

 

[Jer]

If anyone, and I mean anyone, thinks this is a troll post then you might as well slap yourself silly, and then after silly has been achieved, keep slapping yourself some more, because you desperately need it. PrinPeach has 4 posts on arachnobaords, meaning that their sole purpose of signing up was to receive information on crabs, lice, or whatever you want to call them, and nothing else.

Along with all of you, I see this individuals thread as completely absurd, but that does not mean that we have the right to treat this person as a fool, and call them a troll. Shame on anyone who has called PrinPeach a troll. This person is obviously only interested in their own well being, and signing up to the best insect forum in the world to ask questions is a wise move on their part. Being that this persons post is stange, odd, weird, effed up, and pretty much anything else you can think of, no one, and I mean no one has the right to call this person a troll.

 

[vvx]

no one, and I mean no one has the right to call this person a troll.

Is the sarcasm not coming through right or are you serious?

 

[arachyd]

Um...trolls typically post only a couple of comments in only 1 topic. Trolls typically start an off-the-wall topic with the intention of stirring up the members of a message board in a way that accomplishes nothing but a lot of posts and ends up with people arguing. If a troll asks for advice they never take the advice offered. This is pretty standard for message boards all over the net. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it is most likely a duck. Insulting the people calling a troll a troll is the person who should slap themselves silly.

 

[PinkZebraBooty]

If anyone, and I mean anyone, thinks this is a troll post then you might as well slap yourself silly, and then after silly has been achieved, keep slapping yourself some more, because you desperately need it. PrinPeach has 4 posts on arachnobaords, meaning that their sole purpose of signing up was to receive information on crabs, lice, or whatever you want to call them, and nothing else.

Along with all of you, I see this individuals thread as completely absurd, but that does not mean that we have the right to treat this person as a fool, and call them a troll. Shame on anyone who has called PrinPeach a troll. This person is obviously only interested in their own well being, and signing up to the best insect forum in the world to ask questions is a wise move on their part. Being that this persons post is stange, odd, weird, effed up, and pretty much anything else you can think of, no one, and I mean no one has the right to call this person a troll.

Lice lover.