# Ever known anyone who'd had polio?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 24, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317 "2010-06-24T03:40:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317/121 "2012-11-30T19:34:21Z")

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> [@levdrakon](#):
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> He posted a couple times when he signed up, and a couple times today. One of those is the same thread he was in when he signed up.
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> Limp fetish? Maybe, but I’d say “often digging up threads” is an exaggeration.

He has posted in exactly two threads. In both, his initial post revived them when they had been dormant for years. Additionally, in this one, he bumped the thread again after several months of dormancy. That’s three instances of bumping months- or years-dormant threads out of five total posts on this message board.

As for your “maybe”: Son, you need to get out more.

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317/122 "2012-11-30T20:16:18Z")

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> [@levdrakon](#):
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> He posted a couple times when he signed up, and a couple times today. One of those is the same thread he was in when he signed up.
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> Limp fetish? Maybe, but I’d say “often digging up threads” is an exaggeration.

Ok, let’s revise it to “ **only** digging up old threads” as that appears to be his MO for his posts so far. Not to mention the “did you get to touch her feet?! Tell me!” bothering of **Alice** via both PM and post.

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317/123 "2012-12-01T03:19:15Z")

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I knew a couple. Uncles of friends. I’m 51

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**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317/124 "2012-12-03T00:03:27Z")

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One, in an iron lung from age 9 until his death in 1979 as an adult. I’m in my mid 50’s.

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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-anyone-whod-had-polio/544317/125 "2012-12-03T02:58:08Z")

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I’m 63 (female). My male friend had polio as a young child. As a consequence, perhaps because his parents needed him to eat ANYTHING, he became a vegetarian!

Still is, to the best of my knowledge.

He’s in good health now, as far as I know. Except that he practically died from a shotgun wound to the stomach (1970’s). We were known for going into “bad neighborhoods” to search out great music (Chicago).

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