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You can take everything in wrestling and belittle it into meaninglessness. Its not just a word, its that Daniel Bryan is f'n insane. He has an emotional disorder. That's funny. Also, humor is supposed to be ironic and absurd, and the fact that he's constantly expressing himself in this ridiculous manner is absurd. Ppl laugh at it. I laugh at it, just like I laugh at Dane Cook. Bryan is this generation's Kurt Angle, minus the great look and the credibility of an Olympic gold medal. He gets away with humor because almost everyone in the audience knows he's the best in-ring performer on the roster, and the majority of the ones who don't are kids who are in love with Bryan for being a small nice guy with simple absurd humor (and fast action).
I don't see the humor. I literally don't. He has an emotional disorder...so? Things need context, you can't just present something and expect us to think its hilarious. In real life, tons of people have anger problems-why is it in Bryan's case we're supposed to think its funny? Because he gets mad? Fuck me, I get mad on a regular basis, I must be the reincarnation of Groucho Marx. Would you like to see a good example of funny anger management?
I can easily identify why this is funny. Its an eclectic group of mismatched individuals all assembled together against their will to complete an anger management program. The situation is completely ridiculous-you've got a wannabe white gangster, a fat school boy (Cartman), a goth elementary student, a Chinese restaurant owner, a conservative redneck, a macho bodybuilder and a feminist, and they've all got anger problems. The episode eventually reveals that the reason everyone is so pissed off is because the American average penis size currently classifies them as below average. When this is highlighted, the government fudges the numbers and changes it so that 1.5 inches is considered average, which makes everyone above average...except Cartman. While everyone else celebrates their new found above average masculinity, Cartman totally loses his shit. However, this is all found out after the anger management group goes on a rampage, taking a local post office hostage and attempting to burn it down. The whole thing is so completely exaggerated and bizarre, and yet it ties together nicely so that it makes perfect sense. The humor comes from the exaggeration and the satire of real life-we know that people don't just get angry from having a small dick, but they make the situation seem so simple in such an off beat way that its hilarious. Notice, too, that everyone actually acts like they're pissed off, what with the whole hostage situation and attempted murder...
What exactly is supposed to be funny about Bryan? He got badly booked at Wrestlemania to get buried, so he gets thrown into a feud with CM Punk when the company realizes that actually got him over. Eventually, he gets overshadowed by AJ and decides to ask her to marry him. She dumps him at the altar. Now suddenly we're told that Bryan has major anger problems and has to go to therapy to try and control them. Wait, what? The worst we'd ever see prior was that Bryan took offense to getting insulted when likened to a goat...a totally normal reaction. But no, we have to make Bryan actually seem crazy now. After all, HE'S IN THERAPY, AND ONLY CRAZY PEOPLE ARE IN THERAPY. So let's just have him chant Yes at the shrink and in his anger management sessions and then see a goat in a Rorschach test. He's random-LAUGH AT HIM. Oh wait, we're not done. Now he and his therapy partner, Kane, are going to be paired up! What a hilarious odd couple tandem-its two guys with anger problems (one guy who legitimately seems crazy through 15 years of build up, the other we're just supposed to believe some half assed story and events) and they have to coexist! What a completely original idea, pairing together two guys who are so different and yet so alike!
Please identify the humor in this. Really, go ahead and try. Is it Bryan complaining about being made fun of when someone says he looks like a goat? I'd say that's maybe a one time slight chuckle the FIRST time you hear it. Is it because he's crazy? He doesn't do a good job of conveying it. On top of that, why is he crazy? Because the fans do a chant when he comes out? People used to chant 'asshole' at Triple H, Vince, Rock, any top heel. Why does it bug Bryan? Furthermore, how in God's name does something like that transform you into a crazy character? Is it because Bryan gets angry? People get angry on a daily basis, why is it supposed to be funny in his case? He acts like...tons of people regularly do. There's nothing humorous or special about it, its extremely routine. South Park was funny because their reaction was so extreme and outlandish (taking hostages at a post office due to insecurity of the size of their penises). On top of all of this, pro wrestling is SUPPOSED to be angry and rage driven. When people tune in, they want to see intensity and emotion, and one of the easiest ways to convey this is to show anger. "Hogan beat me up, stole my girlfriend and spray painted me. I'm gonna kick his fucking ass for being a douchebag." Well, that's simple and identifiable. Its only in today's bullshit WWE where its been so sanitized of any feeling and connection with the characters that we see someone try to get angry to try and sell a feud and instead of it being taken seriously, we're told to laugh at it.
And yeah, I'm gonna play the Attitude card. Were we ever told to laugh when Austin came out and threatened to cripple Vince and assault every member of the Corporation? What about when Mick Foley screamed at the Rock that he'd have to kill him to take his title? Or when Triple H demanded Cactus Jack put his career on the line because he was wanted to end it? We loved those feuds and moments. Now, getting angry or showing emotion is a bad thing. Take a lesson from the top guy-when bad shit happens, when you have the worst year of your career, when you lose the biggest match of your life, how do you react?
Kill me.
Back to Bryan...He screams yes and no...what's the point of that? That he's supposed to control his 'anger' (and its probably the worst representation and faking of anger I've ever seen) and instead he doesn't and let's it get the best of him? If so, why doesn't he just launch into a tirade and verbally rip someone apart instead of acting like a fucking retard and screaming YES and NO? What if to control my anger I hit the deck and start flopping around like a chicken with its head cut off? That makes about as much sense as screaming yes and no.
One of the other thing about this idiotic persona is that is it so completely unconvincing. I'm watching wrestling, I know full well not to expect Citizen Kane on a regular basis, but come on. Bryan looks like he goes out there and says "ok, let's do angry", and what results is the lamest attempts at conveying the emotion of rage in history. He sounds, if anything, a little bit off put.
Glad to see my Dane Cook theory is proven true. Only mental deficients who like Cook would love Bryan.
And comparing Bryan to Angle is so insulting to Kurt. Kurt had charisma out the wazoo and was about a million times more interesting than D-Bry.
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How about WHAT? Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? It doesn't matter! Gimme a hell yeah! And that's the bottom line, because someone else who spoke in the third person said so. You can't see me (lol coming to think of it that's the most meaningful one). Saying "You're welcome" at the end of promos. Take away all these ridiculous phrases, and Rock and Austin are seriously reduced from what they were. Saying "NO!" because you're angry about your standing, or angry at your opponent, or angry at the audience for taking a catchphrase that belongs to you, isn't that bad. Hopefully he's not JUST doing this a yr from now, but if he's doing other stuff and saying "yes" or "no" it'll be fine. Its just comic relief.
What was stupid. Won't lie.
Let's translate these.
Gimme a hell yeah-say hell yeah if you agree with me.
And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so-that's the last I'm saying on the subject, I'm right, fuck you.
It doesn't matter-whatever you have to say is absolutely meaningless.
If ya smell what the Rock is cookin'-do you understand what I mean?
I am the Game, and I'm that damn good-I am professional wrestling embodied, that's why I'm so amazing at it.
You're welcome-I am taking the initiative to say you're welcome before you've had a chance to thank me for being a patronizing jerk, whereas I see it as taking the time to make you a better person, which is why you should thank me.
When broken down, these actually make total sense, whether they be catchphrases or insults.
YES and NO, on the other hand...make absolutely zero sense. Once upon a time, they kind of did. Bryan once said "I'm going to call it the YES lock because once you're in it, I'll ask if you submit, and you'll scream YES. Finally, some fucking explanation. I doubt anyone remembers that anymore since its NEVER mentioned. And why is NO in existence? It, along with YES, stand for absolutely nothing. Its just something meaningless to yell at the crowd. In fact, I think he started saying NO just because the crowd said YES. So what is Bryan, opposite man? They yell UP, he yells DOWN. They yell THIN, he yells FAT. They shout YOU'RE A CHOCOLATE MIDGET, he screams I'M A VANILLA MIDGET. Except...that's not what they're trying to convey...at all...he's supposed to be crazy, but bellows out random crap that has no reasoning or substance behind it...nothing about this fucking character makes sense.
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Bush was out there again on Wednesday trying to link Iraq to al-Qaeda and maintaining that the US was mainly fighting it in that country. In fact, No Mahdi Army Shiites are al-Qaeda. Almost all Sunni Arab guerrilla cells are Baathist or Salafi rather than al-Qaeda. Probably of 100,000 guerrillas fighting in Iraq, perhaps 2% could be categorized in some vague way as "al-Qaeda" if you take that term as referring to a franchise. They are mainly foreign fighters and if the US left Iraq, the local Sunni Arabs would slit their throats. Some slitting is going on even now, and the Bushies celebrate that while not seeming to recognize the implication that "al-Qaeda" doesn't amount to anything as an Iraqi political force.
But this making up things out of thin air is typical of W.'s Propaganda Presidency, or what Chris Floyd calls the "powerful odor of mendacity."
And all along the Bushies have invoked al-Qaeda with regard to Iraq. It doesn't matter what the real situation in Iraq is. Is it ruled by secular Sunni Arab nationalist Baathists who are afraid of al-Qaeda according to documents Bush himself captured and released? Nevertheless, Bushies find al-Qaeda in Iraq. Is Iraq dominated by Shiites allied to Iran? Bushies find an alliance with al-Qaeda. Like tax cuts, it is the answer to every problem.
On 25 July 2002, Doug Feith's Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSDP) issued a statement linking al-Qaeda to Saddam Hussein through a Dutch company named Vlemmo NV.
This sort of allegation was typical of Feith, who had been asked in January of 2002 to come up with material on the [imaginary] relationship of Bin Laden and Iraq by his superior (who had hired him apparently for this sort of purpose), Paul Wolfowitz.
Feith had been investigated by the FBI earlier in his career as a possible Israeli intelligence asset and was raised in a fringe, far-rightwing Zionist family. His father was a member of Betar, the organization devoted to teachings of fascist Zionist thinker Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky and to "Greater Israel" expansionism. Persons in this tradition often believe that Israel extends into Iraq itself.
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Someone in the Green Zone leaked the following memo, which shows that US personnel are now actually facing difficulties in getting food by convoy up from Kuwait. They avoid local food in the Baghdad region because of the danger guerrillas will poison it.
'Due to a theater-wide delay in food delivery, menu selections will be limited for the near future. While every effort will be made to provide balanced meals, it may not be possible to offer the dishes you are used to seeing at each meal. Fresh fruits and salad bar items will also be severely limited or unavailable.
The informant adds his own comment:
The bottom line is that our troops depend on a ground supply line that runs from Kuwait to the various bases in Iraq. When I was in Iraq last year at the U.S. base in Balad I had the chance to eat four meals a day – breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight rations (midrats). If you like late nights the midrats were great – steak, eggs, pancakes. Pretty good food. Well, based on this memo, it looks like those were the good old days. We don't have enough convoys to give our troops three hot meals a day. '
The Democratic leadership in the House and Senate blinked on a troop withdrawal timetable
today. The Warner plan, which substitutes 19 benchmarks to be achieved
by the Iraqi government for the exact departure dates of US troops,
puts some reporting restrictions on Bush but essentially gives him free
rein to continue to prosecute the Iraq War as he pleases. Despite now
being technically in the minority, Warner in some ways is still leading
the Senate on Iraq War policy. Since he says he does want the US out of
Iraq eventually, this is not as bad a piece of news as it could be. But
those who want a quick US departure, like Russ Feingold, are deeply disappointed.
Apparently the spending supplemental bill will be split into Iraq and non-Iraq items, and the two parts will be voted on separately. Many Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are saying they will vote against their own bill. But the Republicans probably have enough Democratic allies to pass it in both bodies.
It turns out that if the American public really wanted out of Iraq in short order, it needed to elect about 11 more Democrats [or Hagel- Paul Republicans] to the Senate than it did. It is a little unlikely that Americans will, as John Edwards proposed, use Memorial Day as an occasiont to launch large numbers of massive demonstrations against the war. Edwards insists that only an American withdrawal can hope to force Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites to seek reconciliation with one another.
In the meantime, the Americans leading the Iraq mission on the ground have some ideas for how to bridge to the ultimate withdrawal, which has now been delayed.
Hamza Hendawi and Qassim Abdul Zahra of AP report that the Sadr Movement is positioning itself to take over Iraq if the al-Maliki government falls. The Sadrists would have to put together a pan-Islamic Sunni-Shiite alliance to form a government. They have 32, and might be able to get the 24 Da'wa delegates to join with them. The Sunni Arabs have 58, which would make 114 if the Sadrists could pull it off. They would have to be joined by 24 other Shiites, whether independents or Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. Since the Mahdi Army harbors a lot of death squad murderers of Sunnis, the notion seems a bit far-fetched to me. But Sadrists and fundamentalist Sunnis do agree on a lot: 1) US troops out now, 2) Islamic canon law (shariah) as the law of the land, 3) strong central government rather than regional confederacies. And, I'm told that the Sunni delegates in parliament are mostly on good terms with Muqtada al-Sadr.
The Sadrists demand a US withdrawal from Iraq on a short timetable.
WaPo was leaked to on the subject of the new Crocker-Petraeus plan for Iraq. Key elements:
1. Back Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rather than trying to organize a new government.
2. Expand and build up the Iraqi Army, which is less purely sectarian than some other security forces in Iraq.
3. And then implementation of 3 points:
a. Protect the local population from the insurgents so as to allow them to become independent actors in civil society.
b. Increase capacity and efficiency of government ministries and their integraton with provincial administrations.
c. Purge Iraq's government and security forces of "sectarian abusers," replacing them with "Iraqi nationalists."
Crocker and Petraeus are among the more capable US leaders ever to be involved in the Iraq misadventure, and they have excellent instincts about what needs to be done. Better, they have experience and information, and know how to analyze it.
But I think we have to be realistic about the possibilities here. The US is getting out of Iraq, if not in 2008, then surely in the period after the inauguration of the next president; and if not altogether, then very largely. As one officer quoted in the WaPo piece noted, there is going to be a "giant sucking sound" when the withdrawal occurs.
So by 2009 it is desirable that there be a functioning civil government and a much strengthened Iraqi army. (An unlikely outcome, admittedly, but people making practical policy in Baghdad have to at least try.) In essence, I don't see the Crocker-Petraeus plan as necessarily a bid to stay militarily in Iraq but as possibly a way of transitioning out of the occupation and toward an Iraq that can stand on its own two feet.
As a set of ideals, I don't find anything to criticize in the plan as presented. I can think of a lot of practical obstacles to its success.
I am not sure that Nuri al-Maliki is capable of leading the whole country in an even-handed manner. He was a key member of the De-Baathification Commission and finds it difficult to accept the need to seek reconciliation with ex-Baathists. It isn't just a matter of his character. Any old-time Islamic Da'wa Party apparatchik would feel pretty much the same. Al-Maliki has a blind spot when it comes to the Mahdi Army, moreover, seeing it as a kind of Shiite neighborhood protection committee and necessary to protect Shiite neighborhoods from [Sunni] Baathi and Salafi bombings.
Moreover, al-Maliki is very much a minority prime minister. He has lost the support of the Islamic Virtue Party (15 MPs of 275) and for the most part of the Sadrists (32 MPs). The Sunni Arab parties are still talking about withdrawing from the "national unity" government. I'd say on some issues his majority in parliament is probably razor thin by now, no more than 143 (you need 138 for a simple majority). Any 50 MPs can introduce a vote of no confidence against the PM, and the Sadrists are now threatening to do this. I agree with Crocker and Petraeus that since al-Maliki is the elected prime minister, the world is stuck with him. I'm just wondering if he can bear the burden the plan places on him.
I just wonder if there are any genuine Iraqi nationalists left who have any real political power or significant constituencies. Getting the really dirty death squad leaders out of the Ministry of Interior would be all to the good, if it can be done. But the abusers are likely Badr Corps, and Badr is supported by the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, which is the leading party in the Shiite south and has a leadership position in parliament and in several ministries. So a US purge of Badr is pretty difficult to pull off at this point. Badr even has members in parliament to push for their interests in the legislature.
Moreover, the Kurdish leaders seem to me not really committed to Iraq, with the possible exception of Talabani, and do not behave as "Iraqi nationalists." They are a net plus with regard to security and the economy, but they continually burrow away to weaken the central government and deny it prerogatives.
I also wonder if the goals of strengthening the Iraqi civil bureaucracy and army, and the implicit goal of a continued alliance between the US and the Kurds, are really compatible.
Probably the US leaders are coding Sadrists as abusive sectarians. But if you just marginalize the Sadrists, you are creating a world of trouble in Baghdad and the south. Playing good Sadrists and bad Sadrists will be very difficult, in part because it won't be easy to tell which is which. And, as we saw above, the Sadrists are a power to be reckoned with. If there are provincial elections, as the US calls for, they could do very well in the southern provinces now, assuming there isn't voting fraud by SIIC, their Shiite rival.
Some of the Sunni Arab parliamentarians and ministers, moreover, are linked to guerrilla groups such as the 1920 Revolution Brigades.
In addition, the Sunni Arab guerrilla movement is in a position to sabotage a lot of the progress that could be made by implementing this plan.
Toby Dodge is quoted in the WaPo article. He gave another recent interview in which he seemed pretty pessimistic about current plans working out. Replying to a question about the moment when the US embassy personnel will need to be evacuated by helicopter from Baghdad, he advised that the architects of the US embassy give it "a large roof." I fear that may indicate what odds he gives the new plan of succeeding.
Juan Cole blogs at Informed Comment
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|M (left), R (right)
As well as having two beautiful girls to cuddle and kiss and love, we also have two beautiful, messy little girls to clear up after!
I often hear of people saying that children learn best by copying what we do. For example, we have a play teapot and tea cups and both our girls pretend to pour themselves a cup of tea and take a sip from the tea cup after watching us pretending to do this.
Another thing I hear is people saying that their youngest child learns a lot by watching and copying what their older siblings do.
R and M defintely copy each other and it's great. M does tend to do more of the copying as she'll watch R or hear R say something and she'll copy. It's a great way of learning.
People always used to ask me who I thought would walk first and I always said that I thought they would walk at pretty much the same time and I was right. From crawling to cruising and walking they copied each other.
It's also great fun to watch. If R is runninig around like a loon, M will copy and I'll be sat in the middle watching them race around!
I also think it's important now at this age that the girls watch mummy do certain things. They're fast approaching 2 years old of age and for quite some time now they've shown an interest in potty training.
They're both noticing when they need to go and quite often they'll either bring me a nappy and a pack of wet wipes for me to change them or they'll take my hand and lead me into the nursery for a nappy change.
It's safe to say that being a parent means a lack of privacy when we mums do certain things! Like going to the toilet for instance, but this is a good thing. R and M began using wetwipes to wipe themselves when they have a bit of 'naked' running around time.
Not only is it healthy to let them run around for a while without any clothes, it's also beneficial in teaching them about their bodies. From showing R where her head, feet, arms are etc, M has picked up these body parts by watching me ask R where they are and seeing R pointing to them.
Books are important too. After M saw a hat in a book, I asked where you put a hat and she'll put her hands on her head and in turn R has copied M and learnt this too.
It really does amaze me, watching our little girls learn new things and say new words. They pick on things so quickly and learn new words at the drop of a hat.
One thing I'm especially glad about is that R hasn't decided to copy M in tipping her food over her head! Not yet anyway!


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The CSIs investigate when a fire chief – a friend of Mac's – is killed in a blaze that used the same technique as a recently paroled arsonist.
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|While viewing the very active volcano Arenal in the small town of La Fortuna in Costa Rica Mark was bitten by a mosquito. This happened on November 24th, 2000 at night in the viewing area of Los Lagos.
|Upon returning home from Costa Rica Mark started experience a strange pain in his scrotum. He finally mentioned it to me (his wife) & we talked about what it could be. Spider bite? Infected mosquito bite? Then I remember reading something in the guide book from our 1st (honeymoon) trip about a weird bug in Costa Rica. The guide book Explore Costa Rica by Harry S. Pariser said.... "Botfly (Dermatobia hominis), whose larvae mature inside flesh. An egg-laden female botfly captures a night-flying female mosquito and glues her eggs on to it. When the mosquito is released and bites a victim, the host's body heat triggers an egg to hatch. It falls off and burrows in. The larva secures itself with two anal hooks, secreting an antibiotic into its burrow, which staves off competing bacteria and fungi. Its spiracle pokes out of the tiny hole, and a small mound forms which will grow to the size of a goose egg before the mature larva falls out. Should you be unfortunate enough to fall prey to a lava - an extremely unlikely occurrence for the average visitor - you have three cures available. One is to use the acrid white sap of the matatorsalo (bot killer), which kills the larva but leaves its corpse intact. Another is to apply a piece of soft, raw meat to the top of the airhole. As the maggot must breath, it burrows upward into the meat. A third is to apply a generous helping of Elmer's glue or cement to the hole. Cover this with a circular patch of adhesive tape; seal this tape with a final application of glue. Squeeze out the dead larva the next morning. The only other alternative is to leave it to grow to maturity, giving you an opportunity to experience the transmogrification of part of yourself into another creature. It only hurts when the maggot squirms and if you swim, presumably because you are cutting off its air supply. Don't try to pull it out because it will burst. Part of its body will remain inside and cause an infection." Thank you for adding that bit to your guide book Harry. (If we had not read that I am not sure what would have happened to Mark). Harry S. Pariser is the author of Explore Costa Rica & Explore Belize
|I had even highlighted this information & remembered telling Mark" listen to this". Well since we are not the average visitor I knew this had to be what was bothering Mark. We tried the raw meat but guess the botfly didn't like the cut of meat Mark used as it didn't work. We then got on the internet for more information (it didn't look good) & found this site (below) & others to confirm in our minds that this is what the problem was.
The pain was not like the book described, Mark was getting bitten at random times. Mostly when he tried to sleep & different times at work. Since he is a great bearer of pain he decided to call UTMB to see if anyone there wanted to do a case study on this rare occurrence. He was told to email the "WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases". He did so giving full detail as to what happened, meanwhile I made him a Drs appointment with our general Doc. This Doctor decided that Mark must have lice & gave him lice medicine. Meanwhile the botfly's got bigger & the biting worse. Customers even noticed it & said something to me. How do you explain?
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You can see the smoke clearing off the top of Volcano Arenal as Mark (on the right) & Wendy watch it erupt. During the day you could see the larva smoke coming down but at night it was a spectacular show of red/orange glow.
To the left of Volcano Arenal you can see the destruction (notice the black area next to the trees) from the August 2000 eruption. Los Largos closed there main campground and you can see how close the lava came by the water toys on the lake. We hiked around the 2 lakes...very pretty.
|Mind you all this was going on during the Xmas season & the computer store was busier than ever. We were working on a Sunday (Dec. 17th, 2000) afternoon trying to get caught up when Mark went down on his knees in pain. It scared Cole & I so bad that I knew we had to get rid of these things somehow. I talked Mark into going to the emergency room where upon explaining to the attendant what was going on a young guy sitting beside her said "I have heard of botfly's before"! We both asked him what he knew & where he had heard about botflys from. He told us that he heard about them on the Discovery Channel but didn't know much. Wish he had been a doctor!
|Going to the emergency room I watched at the door as Mark laid on the examining table totally depressed. One lady Doc picked up Marks chart & said "I'm not touching that"! Hours later a Doc arrives & we tell him the story. He asked us "What other DR's are you seeing & are you on any kind of medication"? He then tells us he has to call in a urologist. Meanwhile he goes to a computer & types in "botfly" I sneak up behind him & say......there is alot more information on the net if you want me to show you where it is at! He turned to me in surprise & say's "no, the urologist is on his way from home". Enters Dr. Michael Rashid, MD Resident of Urology. He believes us but is skeptical. We sets up an appointment for the following Tue. AM. Meanwhile Mark is still experiencing terrible pain till the day of the appointment Dec 19th, 2000.
|Dr. Gabriel Rodriguez, MD & Assistant Professor of Urology examines Mark & asked him to sign a consent form for photos. Off we go to the operating room where normally vasectomies are performed. I was allowed to be with Mark during the operation. After he was prepped (shaved & cleaned) they took photos of the sores. I didn't realize there where two spots. Dr. Rodriguez starts cutting, then tells Mark he has to go deeper into the tissue. Mark said he could see the surprised look on the Doc's face when he exclaims "It's alive"! He tells the attending nurse to get a container & drops the botfly larva into it. The nurse is checking it out when Mark tells him "I read on the internet that those things can jump 6 feet". He slams the lid on the container & sets it down! I pick it up & take it over to Mark. We watch this thing squirming as they close up the area it came out of & get ready for botfly #2! This one is also alive & all we can think about is the movie Alien.
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This is a close up of the spines.
This is a photo of it's mouth.
|The photos were taken by Stephen Higgs, Ph.D. with the Department of Pathology at UTMB.
|When Mark came back to the office (yes, he came straight to work) after the surgery he had a email from the WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases. It said "his email was read by a professor experienced in this area at UTMB & he suggested Mark visit any competent dermatologist for appropriate evaluation and management. In addition, from your (Mark's) email there is no indication that research is required or that the problem is necessarily botfly-related."
|Boy was Mark mad. He emailed them back letting them know what he had just been through & ended it with........."The only Botfly larva survivor you will ever know!"
|One day Mark commented on how uncomfortable the stitches were. I told him "well now you have a little knowledge of what child birth is like". His reply was "Yes, but I had twins"!
|Mark has healed & is now doing fine. We have been the joke of customers & friends that have heard about the incident. We even had a special poem written to the version of ''Twas the Night Before Christmas. Written by Bryan Springer.
The Mark Johnstone Version of ''Twas the Night Before Christmas"
|''Twas the week before Christmas, and boy was it
We had been on vacation, and my wife was in heat.
The doors were all bolted, the phone off the hook,
It was time for some nooky, by hook or by crook.
Momma in her teddy and I in the nude,
Had just hit the bedroom and reached for the lube.
When out from my privates there arose such a cry,
That I lost my boner and thought I would die.
Up to the window I sprang like a very big flea,
The pain was so bad it stung like a bee.
I ran down the hall past the 'putter I'd built,
And looked in a mirror, clean up to the hilt.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But an airhole in my scrotum - I said to her....Dear.
With two holes now seen, half out of my sock,
It's time for a phone call, right now to a Doc.
The first one I called, said I'd just lost my mind.
So I paid him his worth ... it was only a dime.
The next one I called said it was just a small mite
Sure as I'm speaking, he was high as a kite
All I had left was to lay there in pain
A cry in the night with nothing to gain
Then down the chimney came a big red guy
St. Nick I told him, it must be a fly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old prick,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of my dick.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had more problems to dread
Whoa Shithead he said - you are such a Putz,
Stop whining right now or I'll cut off your nuts.
A phone number he gave and a big bag of ice
He said call this Doc and he will be nice
He sprang up the chimney, to his team gave a whistle
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim boy "Don't bitch or don't pout"
"Merry Christmas to all and be glad they are all out!"
Honor, his name was Johnstone.
I swear that I didn't know he was taking the kids out of the country
The articles below were given to us by Dr.
Rodriguez when Mark went in for his check-up.
Michael Rashid, MD
Gabriel Rodriguez, MD
|Cutaneous infestation by Bot Fly larvae, Dermatobia hominis, is endemic to tropical regions of Central and South America which typically victimizes small rodents and livestock. Because human myiasis is exceedingly rare even in endemic areas, correct diagnosis outside the endemic area is difficult because of unfamiliarity with the disease. Lesions produced by this insect are easily mistaken for cutaneous furunculosis. Though the disease is self-limited it commonly causes significant pain to it's victims. In humans, early correct identification would avoid unnecessary treatment with antibiotics and allow earlier removal of larvae. To our knowledge, we present only the second case of scrotal myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in literature to date. The larvae were excised under local anesthesia with excellent results.
|Case History:
|48 Y/O WM presented to the urology clinic with complaints of "Pain in my scrotum". He describe the pain as intermittent, intense, and abrupt scrotal pain which began after recent travel to Costa Rica. He and his family had traveled to Costa Rica in late November to observe the Volcano Arenal eruption from the Los Lagos observatory. At night, while he was changing his clothes he felt a "mosquito" bite on his scrotum. He complained of immediate scrotal pain, which resolved quickly and without any signs of skin trauma.
|Upon returning home he began noticing two"lumps" in his scrotal skin which would cause intermittent episodes of intense sharp shooting pain throughout his scrotum and perineum. Nearly four weeks from the initial bite, he noticed that these tow tiny lesions on his scrotum had "bloody discharge" but no signs of infection.
|Two other physicians told him that his symptoms were related to a skin infection. He was placed on oral antibiotics for a presumed scrotal cellulitis and told to follow up in the urology clinic.
|His scrotal exam was significant for two distinct furuncular lesions with a central pore. One located mid-raphae and the second on the right hemiscrotum. No fluctuance, however bloody discharge could easily be expressed with gentle pressure. The lesions measured approximately 1.5cm x 1.0cm
|The patient had both lesions surgically excised revealing two live Human Botfly larvae. Pathology demonstrated infestation with fly larva (Myiasis) with inflammation, identified as Dermatobia Hominis.
|Diagnosis of edemic tropical disease can prove difficult to physicians in other parts of the world. In this case of myiasis (parasitism by insect larvae), the patient developed painful lesions of the scrotum which were thought to be furuncles by other physicians.
|In order Diptera family Cuterebridae, there are a number of fly species which utilize living mammals to incubate larvae. Parasitism of livestock and wildlife is common though human infestation with these species is usually accidental. However, one species does specifically target humans. Commonly known as the botfly or torsalos,
|Dermatobia hominis is endemic to forest and jungle regions of Central and South America. Adult flies will capture other insects, such as mosquito's, and will lay eggs on them. These insects then act as vectors when they land on warm-blooded mammal. The larvae sense the increase in temperature and hatch. Once deposited, the larvae burrow into the subcutaneous tissue and grow for up to 6 weeks. Some species migrate through the host body to continue its growth at a separate location, but D. hominis does not migrate. At maturity, the larvae emerge, fall to the ground, and pupate into adult flies.1
|Lesions produced by bot fly larvae often are mistaken for infectious lesions. 2,3,4 The initial penetration is usually painless and unnoticed by the patient. Infestation with multiple larvae is common. As the larvae grow, a subcutaneous mass becomes evident and the lesions are puritic. A pore, called a punctum, is present in the center of mass. The punctum is used for ventilation and excretion of waste. Seroganguinous fluid can be expressed and sudden paroxysmal episodes of sharp sever pain are usual. 3 On physical exam, the lesions seem to be non-tender. Without treatment, larvae emerge and lesions heal with good cosmetic result, however patients must endure painful episodes for up to 8 weeks.
|Treatment involves removal of the entire larvae and may be achieved with several different methods described in the literature. Traditional tribal treatments include applying thick tree sap, raw meat, or animal fat to occlude the punctum and force the larvae out in search of air. This method of using occlusive dressings in combination with manual extraction has been described in the literature with success.4 However, attempts to extract larvae with traction run the risk of leaving fragments behind. Warm compresses or injecting lidocaine under the larvae also have been reported to force the parasites to the surface.3
|Lesions in this case involved the scrotum. The patient attempted to lure the insects out by suffocation without success. Because of its redundancy, scrotal skin lesions are particularly amenable to surgical excision with good cosmetic result. Surgical excision of scrotal infestation may therefore be the treatment of choice.
Infectious Disease Pathology
|Clinical Summary: This 48-year old male reported to UTMB with two painful lesions on the scrotum. He has no significant past medical history, but reported recent travel to Costa Rica. The lesions were examined and surgically removed.
|Diagnosis: Myiasis due to infestation of the skin with Dermatobia hominis (human bot-fly).
|Description: Myiasis is an invasion of tissues or organs by larval forms of insects in the order Diptera (true, two-winged flies). This order contains several families of medically important flies, including Sarcphagidae and Calliphoridae (screwworms and blow flies), Oestridae, Gasterophiliadae (botflies). Dermatobia hominis is in the family Cuterebridae and is referred to as the human botfly. The adult flies are 12-19 mm in size, with a yellowish head, dull blue-black thorax, and metallic looking abdomen. The legs are orange, and the wings are brown. This species readily infests several other species besides humans, including wild or domestic mammals, and birds. Infections in cattle and sheep can have significant economic effects
|The life cycle of the botfly Dermatobia hominis is quite interesting because of the way in which the hosts become infected. Female flies do not deposit their eggs directly on the host. Rather , the adult female fly (after mating), actively seeks out biting arthropods such as ticks, mosquitoes , or other species of biting flies. The botfly captures the other arthropod, hold it's wings to prevent escape, and then attaches her eggs (roughly 15-30 at a time) on the abdomen of this other insect. The biting insect then carries around the botfly eggs. When this insect finds a suitable host for its own blood feeding, the botfly eggs are stimulated to hatch by the warmth of the host. A first-stage larva emerges from the egg and is deposited on the skin. The larva will burrow into the skin, either directly through intact skin, or through the bite from the insect vector. It can also enter through hair follicles or damaged areas. The burrowing process takes 5-60 minutes but apparently is not usually noticeable to the host.
|The larva will develop at the site of entry, it does not migrate through the body although it does move around under the skin. It's anterior end is found towards the inside, and the posterior end is located at the skin surface. The anterior end is used to grasp host tissues for feeding. There are two oral hooks which are used for tearing tissue during the feeding process. The curved spines along the body assist with anchoring the larva in the skin. The larva is able to breathe through small spiracles located at it's posterior end, where the skin will remain open. The pattern of spiracles is one of the features used to differentiate the various species of botfly. The developmental stages take 4-14 weeks. The larva goes through two molts, to a 3rd instar stage, with emerges from the skin and drops to the ground. It pupates in the ground, taking 14-30 days to mature to an adult, which then emerges. Adult botflies do not feed, and live only a short time. The females are able to develop eggs because of the stored resources acquired from the host during larval development. Botflies are obligate parasites of vertebrates: their larvae must undergo development inside a warm-blooded host.
|Epidemiology and Ecology: The distribution of Dermatobia hominis botfly includes Mexico, Central and South America. In the U.S., cases usually occur in travelers who have visited endemic areas. Flies live near water, thus coastal and forested or jungle areas are endemic for this species.
|Clinical Manifestations: May depend on the location of the fly larva on the host's body. Usually larvae are found on the arms, legs, back and scalp. Other areas that have been reported are brain, eyelids, tongue, nose, genitalia and buttocks. Approximately 24 hours after infestation, a small (2-3 mm) papule will develop that resembles an insect bite. This will enlarge gradually to 10-35 mm and will be approximately 5-10 mm in height and will be surrounded by an area of induration. A breathing hole will be visible in the center of the lesion. As the larva develops, the lesions may become pruritic and produce a discharge that may be serous, serosanguineous or purulent. A secondary bacterial infection is actually uncommon. Often, pain (a stabbing feeling) is felt by the host; this is a result of the larva tearing off tissues while feeding, and from the spines irritating the tissues as the larva moves around. Usually systemic signs and symptoms do not occur, but occasionally malaise, letharge and insomnia have been reported.
|Pathology: Moderate inflammation may occur in the area where the larva is found in the subcutaneous tissues. In general, secondary bacterial infections do not occur.
|Diagnosis: Definitive diagnosis is made by removal of the larva followed by indenification by a medical entomologist or trained personnel. Tentative diagnosis can be made if there is a history of recent travel to an endemic area, and presence of non-healing lesions on the skin. The lesion may resemble other infections, so presence of the larva should be confirmed. Identification of the larva is relatively easy and is made by examining the spiracles, mouth hooks and pattern of spines on the body. Dermatobia hominis is easily distinguished from other botflies found in the Western Hemisphere, such as Gasterophilus spp. A similar fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga (also called the Tumbu fly), is found in Africa .Larvae are similar to Dermatobia hominis,but can be distinguished by the spines and spiracles.
|Treatment: Removal of the larva. Larvae will migrate out of the skin if their spiracular plate is covered. A number of substances have been used to accomplish this, including nail polish, tape, wax, mineral oil, etc. The larva can be removed by grasping with forceps or applying pressure on both sides, but because of the curved spines, surgical excision may be required. Antibiotic treatment is not usually necessary and should only be used if a bacterial infection has developed.
|Harrisons Internal Medicine online. Chapter 393, Ectoparasite Infestations and Arthropod Bites and Stings, Myiasis.
|Kettle, D.S. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2nd Edition. CAB International, Cambridge, U.K. 1995. Chapters 14 and 15, pages 268-314).
|So if you take a trip to
Costa Rica or any other country that has botflys you are well informed!
And please.....do NOT ask to see Marks stitches!
|I have composed a website
with all the emails received over the years. These are from folks that have traveled from
home only to find upon returning (home) they too have been a victim of a botfly! If
you would like to read these stories then just click on the (botfly) icon below.
Click to read more botfly stories and hear the Botfly Song!
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Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511546419
Subjects: Biotechnology , Evolutionary Biology
How to avoid disease, how to breed successfully, and how to live to a reasonable age are questions that have perplexed humankind throughout history. This book explores our progress in understanding these challenges, and the risks and rewards of devising solutions. A broad range of topics are covered, including reproduction, the development of human progeny from conception to adulthood, staying healthy, ageing, cancer, infection and the burden of our genetic legacy.
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