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[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 132 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aw. That's quite sweet; this sheep was at the end of its life and slowly losing what understanding it had of the world, and these two innocent children kept it company and gave it unconditional love the whole time.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's funny, but unless the girls are eating undercooked sheep brain, I don't think it'd infect them.

Just sharing because parasites do have specific life cycles, and people used to think that you could get infected with HIV by kissing and hugging.

[–] Pirat@lemmy.org 9 points 2 months ago

people used to think that you could get infected with HIV by kissing and hugging.

You can, possibly, get it by kissing. If both kissers are frenching and have bleeding mouth wounds, HIV might be transmitted.

But people used to also think you could get it from toilet seats or even just shaking hands (a practice I'm not fond of for other reasons).

[–] tinyvoltron@discuss.online 51 points 2 months ago

And now he's Secretary of HHS.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm sure there's a metaphor in there

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

RFK Jr. came to mind. But he doesn't seem very pettable.

[–] Gunrigger@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can drink raw milk in a hot tub with him shirtless though

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tbf you should be shirtless in a hot tub if you’re a guy. That’s normal. Everything else otoh…

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

This is weirdly gendered for no reason.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Parasite pulled the wool over their eyes.

[–] afox@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And no need to be sheepish...

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wool you behave yourself‽

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 2 months ago

These jokes are ba-a-a-a-d.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Well now I'm gonna be wondering if the stray cat that comes up to my dogs to rub against them has a brain worm affecting her similar to how toxoplasmosis affects mice.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More likely she was owned and learned to like the family dogs before she became a stray. Maybe get her checked for a chip?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She was born on my porch so I know she was never owned.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Oh, well then! She's just a free-range member of your family then.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

dm;hs or something. I'll show myself out.

[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey, we don't know that this happened in Scotland.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

I thought they were ladies. Oops, wrong joke.