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The English Language Takes Another Slap To The Face
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:04 am
by Mr.Magnetichead
When the fuck did STDs become known as 'STIs'?
What the fuck is up with that?
"Oh no we can't use word 'disease', it's far too negative."
"So what can we call puss and blood dripping from elongated minge flaps?"
"I know! We'll call it an illness."
"Huzzah!"
What the flying fuck.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:26 am
by Transient
WTF? I'm still calling them diseases.
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
...or something like that.
edit: That which we call a skin rash on the foreskin would sting as much. :icon32:
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:27 am
by Pauly
Transient wrote:WTF? I'm still calling them diseases.
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
...or something like that.
You don't need to worry about STD's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:28 am
by Transient
Crushed.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:29 am
by Yeando
I always thought an STI was a baby
Sexually Transmitted Inconvenience :icon27:
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:33 am
by Mr.Magnetichead
I thought it was a make of videocard.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:39 am
by Eraser
Where did you get this from? A search on STI doesn't bring up much. Only one relevant result which refers to it as "Sexually Transmitted Infection", which doesn't exactly sound better than illness or disease.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:52 pm
by seremtan
HUG YOUR ILLNESS, HOMO
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:56 pm
by MKJ
Homosexual
Illness
Victim
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:58 pm
by BudgieSmuggler
I always thought an STI was a car.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:58 pm
by Freakaloin
i thought it was VD? ???????!?!?!?!?!?????
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:09 pm
by Yeando
A.I.D.S = Arse Injected Death Sentence :icon32:
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:41 pm
by Don Carlos
Yeando wrote:A.I.D.S = Arse Injected Death Sentence :icon32:
LOL
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:44 pm
by glossy
STD's are now called STI's due to the fact it's more correct to call them infections due to the way it's transmitted, or something.
All I know is that we were taught in sex ed a couple of years ago that they were STIs, and that I get my blood test results back in a week (no, seriously)
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:48 pm
by glossy
wikipedia saves the day again:
However, just because STD and STI are often used interchangeably, it does not mean that they are the exactly the same thing. As quoted from
http://www.etharc.org, "Sometimes the terms STI and STD are used interchangeably. This can be confusing and not always accurate, so it helps first to understand the difference between infection and disease. Infection simply means that a germ – virus, bacteria, or parasite – that can cause disease or sickness is present inside a person’s body. An infected person does not necessarily have any symptoms or signs that the virus or bacteria is actually hurting their body (they do not necessarily feel sick). A disease means that the infection is actually causing the infected person to feel sick, or to notice something is wrong. For this reason, the term STI – which refers to infection with any germ that can cause an STD, even if the infected person has no symptoms – is a much broader term than STD.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:13 pm
by seremtan
oh right. geoff has parkinson's 'illness' then from all the tinfoil getting into his bloodstream
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:16 pm
by Freakaloin
Yeando wrote:A.I.D.S = Arse Injected Death Sentence :icon32:
old as in 20 years old...MOD lyric...
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:34 pm
by E:v:O
Geoff has a STI in his Eye
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:56 pm
by Dr_Watson
BudgieSmuggler wrote:I always thought an STI was a car.
calling VD an STI does make this conversation a bit strange.
"hey mate, I just bought an STI... wanna go out to the club and show it off?"
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:30 pm
by Pext
i thought this thread was about my favourite musical: my fair lady
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:46 pm
by Canis
It's a fucking Sexually transmitted disease. It's also an infection, but if someone starts talking about STIs they'll just get a confused me to deal with.