It's a real beauty.

matovichj: Ashelth: Kumana Wanalaia: I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the only things that don't harbor deadly bacteria that could kill you are

1) a bottle full of antibiotics

2) a bottle full of 200 proof vodak

/licks keyboard

1) incorrect, thanks for playing!

Antibiotics work only against certain types of bacteria. A hemmoragic e-coli with a penicillin resistance gene in it could live quite happily in a jug of penicillin.

Technically, E.coli doesn't need penicillin resistance... Penicillin is a beta-lactam and attacks cell wall synthesis. E.coli doesn't have a cell wall, so it would remain unaffected. Now, tetracycline... that'll kill it.

S.aureus is way overplayed in the media. Yeah, it can be bad, but most of the time IT'S ALREADY ON YOU! Seriously, I've cultured S.aureus and S.epidermidis off of an E.R.'s blood pressure cuff. It really isn't that big a deal. Media: report about the idiots that don't finish their antibiotic prescriptions and cause shiat like MRSA.

/steps off of edjamacashunal soap box
//about to go and make frozen stocks of E.coli and P.aeruginosa
///slashie
Okay, yes a better example would be Treponema pallidum picking up a penicillin resistance gene. But then I'd have to explain what it is.

Also, depending on the composition of the penicillin solution it may or may not live because there is no metabolizable energy source.

And I should have also brought up that bacterial spores can survive a number of harsh conditions, including high concentrations of alcohol.

And I'm remember fondly the days of making up huge batches of E.coli Gold electro-competent cells.

And the not so fun days of trying to shovel in a viral glycoprotein gene into an E.Coli sub species using BAC and getting exactly shiat all out.

/hates making antibodies.

OnmyojiOmn

Came to post this. Thanks for saving me the trouble.

theorellior: QueenOfHearts: Has anyone seen my salt shaker? I seem to have misplaced it.

I blame a woman.

But you know, hell, it could be your fault.

i would live in these if i could. nothing else beats them


/hot like sun on my toes

in his case, flip flops were so deadly it killed his chances at being Mr. President Flip Flop.

fritopendejo: Right...

theorellior: matovichj: Seriously, I've cultured S.aureus and S.epidermidis off of an E.R.'s blood pressure cuff.

Maybe you could answer this for me, or at least point me at some papers: is there a trade-off for MRSA having methicillin resistance? In other words, in the absence of methicillin, does wild-type SA have any superiority over MRSA in terms of survivability?

I'm basically curious whether this resistance will propagate in the wild, or whether it will be competed away.

I don't know of any papers on it, but I haven't really looked. I'd guess that there's no advantage for SA to not have the methicillin resistance. In fact one of my mentors/professors was telling me about how new research shows that MRSA also kills neutrophils. I couldn't find the sci-paper on it, but I did find an article (new window) about it.

Does anyone else think that flip-flops make people sound like Squidward?

/and they make every 11 minutes of your life a living hell.

Xlr8urfark: /your welcome

Very safe, until someone gives you a flat tire...

Headline made me laugh maniacally for some reason. Coworkers think I'm even more insane.

/hates farking flip-flops
//the great casualness of our times is killing us

They don't if you wash them once in a while. They're frikkin flip-flops. Throw 'em in hot, soapy water for a while. Maybe add a few drops a bleach if you want to get medival on that bacteria.

For people wondering why men shouldn't wear flip flops, Ralphie May (new window) answers this quite succinctly.

"I'm sorry little girl! I cain't help ya! I'm wearing flip flops!"

/feel dirty linking to Myspace...

Crocs FTW.

Stupid Floppy Clownshoes: Headline made me laugh maniacally for some reason.

Hmm...can't imagine why. :D

noYOUare: Flip-flops make you look ridiculous and unkempt.

That half the reason I wear them, so superficial slobs will make snap judgements about people based on appearance at the beach :)

Stupid Floppy Clownshoes: /hates farking flip-flops
//the great casualness of our times is killing us

Yes, because stupid floppy clownshoes are so much more formal.

BuckyFudge: It's a real beauty.



A Mexican cutie.

if wearing these is wrong then i dont wanna be right


/not a hippy or lesbian
//i just like comfortable shoes

Sardonic_Padre: i would live in these if i could. nothing else beats them


/hot like sun on my toes

Rainbows > all other flip flops. They're not cheap, but one pair should last you a very long time.

Worst flip flops ever:

Good Behavior Day: BuckyFudge: It's a real beauty.



A Mexican cutie.

Sigh. Spaniards aren't Mexicans.

cleveralthere: if wearing these is wrong then i dont wanna be right


/not a hippy or lesbian
//i just like comfortable shoes

Know how I know you're gay and lying?

/had to be said
//NTTAWWT
///For some reason, I am desiring pics to prove your lack of hippiness
////Is that wrong?

1. im not a lesbian as i am a dude.
2. i am not a hippy as i voted for Mccain

/satisfied?

OnmyojiOmn

I lold.

St_Francis_P: It's a slippery slope. Let them take your flip-flops and soon they'll be after your shift registers.

As a man with a MS in Computer Engineering, allow me to say that I got a kick out of this reply. Also, *groan*

I had to teach my mother to stop referring to them as thongs. They are flip flops Mom, Dad is not wearing thongs.

//Ewwwww

Fluff Girl: Good Behavior Day: BuckyFudge: It's a real beauty.



A Mexican cutie.

Sigh. Spaniards aren't Mexicans.

Stop getting in the way of a perfectly good Jimmy Buffett reference, Buzz Killington.

beeteeth: Also, no, seriously. Who in their right mind wears flip flops in the city? Tourists, that's who.

*Raises hand*

Fortunately, I don't lick the bottoms of them when I get home. I save that for my sneakers.

cleveralthere: 2. i am not a hippy as i voted for Mccain

Well, then you sure ain't a dude...

Today I've been:
to the beach
to my favorite surf shop
to buy some herb

What little time I didn't spend barefoot, I spent in flip-flops.
Sandy feet require them.
I think if I were to walk in a densely populated urban area I'd wear my steel toed combat boots.

sailorman_glh: Stop getting in the way of a perfectly good Jimmy Buffett reference, Buzz Killington.

Well, if it makes you feel better, Mexicans sometimes magically turn into Spaniards when someone's daughter marries one.

trappedspirit: Why is the post count so high in this thread?

Because we flip and we flop and we don't stop...

Fluff Girl: Well, if it makes you feel better, Mexicans sometimes magically turn into Spaniards when someone's daughter marries one.

Of course, then there's nobody to do the lawn.

I find myself amazed at the number of people who have a pet peeve about flip-flops. Who knew there were so many people afraid of feet?

cleveralthere: /not a hippy or lesbian
//i just like comfortable shoes

I grew up in Vermont, so I'm used to this ... but I wonder why it is that we so desire that comfort and stylishness be so mutually exclusive.

Can't we create clothing/footwear that is both?

Also, wearing flip-flops while walking miles in a dirty city seems like a horrific idea. Those people deserve what they get.

Al Gore is toxic?

American "medical researchers" will be the death of us all. I ate public school cafeteria food for 13 years, I wear flip-flops every day 10 months out of the year, I never get flu shots, and you know what? I almost never get sick with anything that Nyquil, orange juice, and a good night's rest can't cure. I've only ever been sick enough to miss work or class twice in the last eight years or so.

I put my immune system through its paces as a kid, and I'm reaping the benefits as an adult.

/puts his Rainbows back on after angrily brandishing them at the screen

No mention of these yet?

Daniels: I find myself amazed at the number of people who have a pet peeve about flip-flops. Who knew there were so many people afraid of feet?

Feet should be seen, not heard.

Daniels: I find myself amazed at the number of people who have a pet peeve about flip-flops. Who knew there were so many people afraid of feet?

I am only repulsed when someone's big toenail looks like one of those cow hooves you buy at Petco for your dog to gnaw on.

APPROVES
http://tinyurl.com/pp7awq
(copy and paste, PNSFW)

Fluff Girl: Daniels: I find myself amazed at the number of people who have a pet peeve about flip-flops. Who knew there were so many people afraid of feet?

I am only repulsed when someone's big toenail looks like one of those cow hooves you buy at Petco for your dog to gnaw on.

Thanks... needed that mental image. Bleh!

trappedspirit: There are people who think feet are icky or dirty, regardless if they are clean or not.

There are people on Craigslist with money who are the complete opposite.

trappedspirit: Why is the post count so high in this thread?

Because the responses are multiplying like filthy dirty foot MRSAs, mwa ha haaaaa!

/also because we all wish we were in Margaritaville, instead of at our computers
//it's my own damn fault

Daniels: I find myself amazed at the number of people who have a pet peeve about flip-flops. Who knew there were so many people afraid of feet?

I'm not afraid of feet. But for some reason, thin rubber mats strapped flimsily to your feet describe one of three scenarios to me:

1) you're at the beach and wearing anything nicer seems impractical.
2) you're in a college shower and you're trying in vain not to catch athlete's foot.
3) you're classless or lazy.

I was still pretty stunned at just how ubiquitous flip-flops were out west when I moved here. Virtually no one I knew out east wore them. That was 5 years ago. Everyone wears them now, it seems.

Open-toed shoes or sandals are one thing; rubber flip-flops are quite another.

/IMHO

St_Francis_P: It's a slippery slope. Let them take your flip-flops and soon they'll be after your shift registers.

haha well done!