"I know this one...."

Had a delightful meal out last night in Chamon for Mark's 21st, even though the Saag I ordered had chili peppers in it (???) and was thus quite hot. After drinking copious amounts of cheap wine, and delightful conversation whereby I discovered that 'John the squid' isn't actually a real person with a funny name, instead he is a made up character created by the members of 53 in response to Pete's squid phobia.
We went back to 53 for a little bit, and then I got an invite to the Pear where Jack, his housemates and his friends were. So I trundled along. I'm now beginning to wonder why on earth Jack feels the need to invite me to these pub things, especially when they all seem to be quizzes, and I'm notoriously bad at quizzes, I know nothing...no, really...look, I thought 'John the squid' was a person; I'm not exactly going to know which country won the race to the top of Mt.Everest in 1875 am I? I'm not even sure if anyone had conquered Everest then....
Well, after sitting, feeling distinctly more and more disappointed with myself and my lack of knowledge, there came a question that I KNEW. It surely was a wonderous moment when the quizmaster read out:
"What other animal apart from Human can get Leprosy?"
"I know this, I know this" I leapt out of my chair like I was attached to a firecracker, shouting with Glee "I know this, It's Pigs"
The quizmaster then said "Is it A) Horses, B) some animal I can't remember or C...." I waited with anticipation "....Armadillos?"

Armadillos! Armadillos! WHAT??? It's bloody Pigs I'm telling you.
Lovely Dan then decided to ask me why on earth I thought Pigs could get Leprosy.
"Well" I explained "I'm from Bath, and the whole legacy of the city is based on Prince Blaudaud who was cast aside from his empire and exiled when he got Leprosy. No one would come near him and the only job he could get was as a Swinehearder (Pig herder), unfortunately (Note please the tour guide phrasiology!) the Pigs caught his leprosy. Finally he herded them into the Avon Valley, not called that at the time, and there was a big bog of mud which the pigs liked to wallow in. Blaudaud noticed sometime later that the pigs were being cured of their Leprosy slowly, so he decided to bathe in the water too and eventually his leprosy was cured and he went back to reclaim his crown. That's why just outside Bath there is a village called Swineford (pronounced by poncy locals as SWIN ford) and there are lots of streets with reference to Blaudaud. It's because the spa waters running through the valley and under the city that the Romans found and exploited have 43 minerals and 7 trace elements in them and are extremely good for you."
Dan rolled around laughing and Jack tactfully mentioned to me, did I not perhaps think the LEGEND of Bath was just that- a fable, a legend, not true?
Haughtily I replied No I did not think that was what it was.

I didn't even attempt any more questions, and for those of you desperate to know which animal it was, it was the one that we put down: Armadillos. Apparently they're the ONLY other animal to get leprosy, this is sadly confirmed by Google this morning. My whole life up until now has been a lie, a fable, false, not true (Sigh)- I hope the quizmaster feels good about himself, destroying my identity and throwing my life into turmoil like that!