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Re: adventurer02
I keep forgetting to ask Florida son if he managed to get rid of the armadillo in his hard and under the house. It concerns me that my grandchildren play in the yard and dig in the white sand of which their yard seems to be made. It also concerns me that that area of Florida is rife with sinkholes.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 3, 2015 at 9:31 AM
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Of course, such tricks can cost you very dear
posted by
adventurer02
on December 3, 2015 at 3:43 AM
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I first heard about the armadillo/leprosy connection years ago
when Charlie's dad, then working for the state disabilities claims dept saw a notation on doctor's report on a claim for leprosy, asking if the claimant had ever had contact with armadillos.
posted by
Ciel
on January 16, 2014 at 8:35 AM
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TAPS
john irving - many years ago i read the world according to garp, really liked it, but havent read any of his other books - shame...i have a slightly different nasty habit - telling jokes or 'jokes' wih a completely straight face...lol...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 15, 2014 at 8:59 PM
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i looked it up and it seems that you are right about the Armadillo...plus about three primates as well.
posted by
Kabu
on January 15, 2014 at 8:29 PM
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hansen's disease, huh? glad i don't have THAT. freaking armadillos anyway!
posted by
Carolyn_Moe
on January 15, 2014 at 6:55 PM
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Are you sure armadillo as a cause of leprosy is not one of your jokes?
I guess I won't order the armadillo soup next time I stop at the Road Kill Cafe.
posted by
Pat_B
on January 15, 2014 at 3:25 PM
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Nothing wrong with a few practical jokes now and then, as long as no one gets hurt of course! I've been known to play a few myself from time to time! And I've never heard of any connection between armadillos and leprosy before! No matter what, you won't have to tell me twice not to eat one . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on January 15, 2014 at 1:18 PM
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When I was young we used to take an old tire, wrap it toilet paper, like the new ones uset to come, and leave it on the road side. One time a man stopped, picked up the tire and threw it in his trunk. I always wanted to see his expression when he opened it up.
posted by
UtahJay
on January 15, 2014 at 12:29 PM
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I did not know that about an armadillo...I love to pray pranks as well. I ought to blog about them at some point.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on January 15, 2014 at 12:05 PM
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I now have images of little Armadillos with cowl and bell....
posted by
lionreign
on January 15, 2014 at 7:16 AM
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Perhaps you could have a stuffed tortoise kind of a compromise you only need the shell .
Just say it is asleep.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 15, 2014 at 12:26 AM
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