On Wednesday, August 25, 2004, at 05:46 PM, Andrew Shelley wrote:
>
> I think I've mentioned this before, but I would be very careful about
> eating
> brains, due to prion disease. This is an issue over here, because of
> the
> number of people who have died from it.


What is it up to now, 120 or so over  the last decade? Count me
un-scared.

Nasty way to go if it happens, but less likely than a lightning strike
or shark attack.