The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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doomdragon6
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I see it now. I'll give it a "Eh, kinda. 
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Whatever! You're not even my real dad!
GasBandit
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Well, this is horrifying.
That, my friends, is a Lone Star tick. Though already recognized as a potential carrier of four diseases which can be transmitted to humans, these suckers have another nasty trick up their sleeves. Some people who have been bitten have developed extreme allergies to red meat, resulting in anaphylactic shock severe enough to require hospitalization. The other bad news? These little guys are spreading outside their traditional habitats (Southeast U.S.).
The allergy itself seems to be a result of the tick’s bite changing how the human immune systems responds to a sugar called galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or “alpha-gal” for short. Found in many non-primate mammals, alpha-gal is also found in cat dander, gelatin, and some drugs used to treat head and neck cancer. Sufferers have had to completely eliminate red meat from their diet, though poultry and seafood do not cause reactions.
Via: PopSci and Wikipedia
That, my friends, is a Lone Star tick. Though already recognized as a potential carrier of four diseases which can be transmitted to humans, these suckers have another nasty trick up their sleeves. Some people who have been bitten have developed extreme allergies to red meat, resulting in anaphylactic shock severe enough to require hospitalization. The other bad news? These little guys are spreading outside their traditional habitats (Southeast U.S.).
The allergy itself seems to be a result of the tick’s bite changing how the human immune systems responds to a sugar called galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or “alpha-gal” for short. Found in many non-primate mammals, alpha-gal is also found in cat dander, gelatin, and some drugs used to treat head and neck cancer. Sufferers have had to completely eliminate red meat from their diet, though poultry and seafood do not cause reactions.
Via: PopSci and Wikipedia
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Is it irony or appropriate that a tick called the Lone Star tick causes an allergy to the staple food of the Lone Star State?
In other news, my son got dark horn-rimmed glasses, which are apparently all the rage, and he got his coarse blond hair cut shaggy so that he looks just like Corey Feldman in Stand By Me. It's uncanny.
In other news, my son got dark horn-rimmed glasses, which are apparently all the rage, and he got his coarse blond hair cut shaggy so that he looks just like Corey Feldman in Stand By Me. It's uncanny.
GasBandit
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I wonder if some won't breed and release them in densely populated areas.
If it's any comfort, I saw the Hitler right away.
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INT. RUINED CITY NIGHT
OLD MAN turns to GROUP OF KIDS
OLD MAN
And that's how the Cowpocalypse began...
GasBandit
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Identified only as Mr Huang, the liquor maker was unable to keep up the illegal practice after customers noticed the unusual side-effect of drinking the spirits, which were marketed as 'nutritional healthy liquor', according to China News Agency.
Huang, who founded Nine Springs Ecological Agriculture Development Company in Hubei province, was said to have purchased 1kg of Sildenafil – marketed as Viagra and Revatio – on the internet in January and added it to his alcoholic beverages without mentioning it on the label.
(via Metro)Huang, who founded Nine Springs Ecological Agriculture Development Company in Hubei province, was said to have purchased 1kg of Sildenafil – marketed as Viagra and Revatio – on the internet in January and added it to his alcoholic beverages without mentioning it on the label.
Sometimes I forget that I've done a makeup test for a new cosplay (I generally leave it on as a 'wear and tear' test to see if I'll need to do touch-ups through out the day of the con) and then I go out in public.
I have made a terrible mistake.
I have made a terrible mistake.
GasBandit
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Tell me it was the Kratos makeup.
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I'm starting to worry that one day I'm going to leave the house without my pants. (I'm a pantsless girl when I'm at home.)
GasBandit
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GasBandit
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[DOUBLEPOST=1408665442,1408665368][/DOUBLEPOST]I mean really, it's just sensible. It's hot! So, the second I'm home I strip.
Goddamn you. I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I scrolled down because I snorted in surprise and laughed. Totally would've been spitting milk or something out my nose.
Or at least spitting "milk" from somewhere.
In totally unrelated news, my girlfriend got a new tattoo. Pretty cool on one her wrist - a dream catcher. Really classy and cool.
And it got me thinking. What if I got a tattoo of my own? The only one I'd ever seriously considered was the Superman shield on my upper arm, where a t-shirt covers.
I don't know. If I were to get a tattoo, what could you see me getting and where?
And it got me thinking. What if I got a tattoo of my own? The only one I'd ever seriously considered was the Superman shield on my upper arm, where a t-shirt covers.
I don't know. If I were to get a tattoo, what could you see me getting and where?
You don't think Mr. Wang would've been a better name for this?
Dave
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Someone wrote an app for Spotify that shows when two people in the world hit play on the same song at the same time. It's really cool!
https://www.spotify.com/us/arts/serendipity/
https://www.spotify.com/us/arts/serendipity/