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View Poll Results: Are you allergic to anything?
Yes 28 54.90%
No 22 43.14%
I'm allergic to 42 different things 1 1.96%
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:32 PM
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I'm allergic to dogs, bees, and dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:55 PM
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(Apollywog - to test if you are allergic to nickel, tape a nickel to your arm for an hour or two. If you are allergic it will start to itch fairly quickly.)
If it will start to itch fairly quickly, why should she leave it on for two hours?
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Heck, this post was produced by a nut.
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:03 PM
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Don't know what it was but I broke out in hives for a week just prior to taking 150. What a pain. Failed of course.
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:39 PM
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Don't know what it was but I broke out in hives for a week just prior to taking 150. What a pain. Failed of course.
Probably the stress of the exam.
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I hear ya'...you're not "fortunate" enough to have an allergy in the "top eight" (Milk, Egg, Peanut, Tree nut, Fish, Shellfish, Soy, & Wheat).
I got 4 of the top 8.. what do I win?
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:54 PM
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Old 11-22-2005, 11:27 AM
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According to my allergy test, i passed! Out of the 30 something things they tested me for, i am allergic to about 27 of them. i guess that is passing in the SOA world
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Old 11-22-2005, 11:41 AM
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According to my allergy test, i passed! Out of the 30 something things they tested me for, i am allergic to about 27 of them. i guess that is passing in the SOA world
[SOA]Sorry. 35% of the effective candidates are allergic to 28 or more. We have to draw the line somewhere![/SOA]
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Old 11-22-2005, 11:47 AM
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ohhhh suck what a downer

well some of the list is:
ragweed, cockroach, oak, maple, hickory, a bunch of molds, fescue and other grasses, etc...

I am pretty much allergic to the world. even had to get a hepa air filter for my bedroom at night.
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