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[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 132 points 2 days 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 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days 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 10 points 2 days 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 55 points 2 days ago

And now he's Secretary of HHS.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm sure there's a metaphor in there

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

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

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

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

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days 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 days ago

This is weirdly gendered for no reason.

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

Parasite pulled the wool over their eyes.

[–] afox@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And no need to be sheepish...

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

Wool you behave yourself‽

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

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

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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 days 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 days ago (1 children)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I thought they were ladies. Oops, wrong joke.