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[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 104 points 1 month 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 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month 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 7 points 1 month 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 45 points 1 month ago

And now he's Secretary of HHS.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm sure there's a metaphor in there

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Gunrigger@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month 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 2 points 1 month ago

This is weirdly gendered for no reason.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Parasite pulled the wool over their eyes.

[–] afox@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And no need to be sheepish...

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wool you behave yourself‽

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 4 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 6 points 1 month 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 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

I thought they were ladies. Oops, wrong joke.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

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