Thursday, November 17, 2011

Penguins

Apparently, handling penguins (the flightless waterfowl, specifically the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), not the caffeinated peppermints) can give you salmonella.

So go wash those penguin-y hands!

NB: do you have any idea how hard it is to spell caffeine without having any first?  Sigh.

2 comments:

  1. Are chickens any better?

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  2. Chickens are probably much worse, but Adelie penguins aren't usually bred in mass factories that concentrate the bacteria and make its spread inevitable.

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