Thursday, January 8, 2009

All You've Ever Wanted to Know About Syphilis

A more daunting task than I first imagined, my research of syphilis needs time before I am ready for a complete summary. For now, just settle for some fun facts:
  • The French take credit for syphilis, The "French disease."
  • You cannot get syphilis from a toilet seat.
  • Syphilis can help you lose weight.
  • Star Wars fans are avid proponents of syphilis testing. Maybe because Emperor Palpatine, apprentice of Darth Plageuis the Wise (plague), had syphilis all over his face? I mean, is it really a coincidence that Darth Sidious sounds just like Darth Syphilis?

1 comment:

  1. What if the toilet seat has an embedded spike with fresh syphilis on it? Obviously you don't see the spike and sit on it. Chances you'd get syphilis?

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