As a young person - up to age 14? my hands would always have a couple of warts.
Grandmother said it was because I was always in the creeks capturing frogs.
What did you do with the frogs?
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You should have told your Grandmother to “Hop It”
I think in folklore it was Bufo bufo that traditionally gave you warts.
Collected them in tanks and observed them.
Great little pastime.
Let them go eventually.
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Worms can also be a Problem.
Johnny. The Bright Spark of the Class.
Told his Dad. That. Miss D Meaner,.his Science teacher.
Was giving a lesson, on the survival of different substances, on living things.
To demonstrate, she placed four worms into four separate containers:
One worm in Beer.
One worm in Wine.
One worm in Whiskey.
One worm in Scrumpy.
The next day, she showed the class the results:
The worm in the Beer? Dead.
The worm in the Wine? Dead.
The worm in the Whiskey? Dead.
The worm in the Scrumpy. Alive and squirming.
The teacher turned to the class and asked,
“So, children, what can we learn from this experiment?”
I raised my hand and said, “Easy!
If you drink Beer, Wine or Whisky. You won’t have Worms!”
Miss hoisted her Jeans And said.
Thank you. I’m going to stop drinking Scrumpy…Class Dismissed.
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They’re cute little critters frogs … and newts. Lovely residents to have in your pond if you have one.
I always remember reading that Nostradamus, aside from making prophecies, was a court physician who catered to the wealthy vain women by making them face creams to preserve their youth.
He blended frog secretions and the saliva of virgins into it.
I know Holland & Barrett sell snail gel cream.
Never fancied it myself.
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