Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

I guess if kissing was ranked, not according to the usual criteria of pleasure, but based on danger of bacterial exchange, the rankings (low to high) might go something like this:

1. Brief peck on cheek
2. Extended pecking
3. Brief lip pash
4. Extended lip pash
5. Lip pash, open mouth
6. Pash, mouth, tongue
7. Extended pash, mouth, tongue
8. All of the above, tongue down throat, extended indefinitely
9. Imagine it yourself, you dirty bugger!

Danger points would be deducted for regular teeth cleaning, kissing and use of mouthwash
Danger points would be added for failure to brush, floss and use mouthwash
Vegetarians would lose danger points, but large consumers of meat would accrue double danger points.

I'm a bit inexperienced in this field, so have I missed anything?

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I'm a bit inexperienced in this field, so have I missed anything?

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"..........seldom need to capture live prey directly, since their venomous bite delivers toxins that inhibit blood clotting. It is thought that their victims go into shock from rapid blood loss.Some herpetologists note that the physical trauma of the bite and the introduction of bacteria from the Komodo dragon’s mouth to the wound also play roles in slowing and killing prey."

https://www.britannica.com/animal/Komodo-dragon

One wouldn't want to kiss a Komodo Dragon then.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

When two people kiss they exchange about 80 million bacteria.
Our mouths are festering cesspits. Exchanging saliva is how many diseases are transmitted. Epidemics are spread by kissing. Many people die as a result.
Kissing is a highly dangerous activity, possibly the most dangerous thing we do.
Kissing should be banned because of its health dangers.

Oral microbiology - Wikipedia

I read somewhere that in ye old days when pirate ships were out and about, biting was a common weapon in a fight. In the days before antibiotics a human bite was pretty much a death sentence.
Nasty.

I've been bitten by a bat, which was like having a needle jammed into the finger.
Fortunately I've been vaccinated, although only 1% of bats carry lyssavirus.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I've been bitten by a bat, which was like having a needle jammed into the finger.
Fortunately I've been vaccinated, although only 1% of bats carry lyssavirus.

Do you spell "Colour" with a "K"?

Like 'kultur'?

Originally Posted by Saulman1010

I read somewhere that in ye old days when pirate ships were out and about, biting was a common weapon in a fight. In the days before antibiotics a human bite was pretty much a death sentence.
Nasty.

it's part of our sporting code of conduct...both footy codes including women have had biters in the last year.

In my pirates Creed of Ethics , there is nothing written about biting.