Peanut-free games? (and so it begins)

http://espn.go.com/chicago/college-football/story/_/id/11106771/northwestern-wildcats-go-peanut-free-three-football-games-other-sporting-events

I would be in favor of hornet and wasp free games. I am not allergic to them but they are a pain in the ass for tailgating.

This is nuts

I wasn't aware that the mere presence of a peanut could actually cause a bad reaction for some people. I thought they had to be in very close contact with it or actually ingest it.

If so, that doesn't seem like a very pleasant life at all where you have to constantly be worried that there is one measly peanut somewhere.

Hyper exposure is the cure. They should have games where its peanut everything. Peanut brittle, peanut butter sandwiches, peanut oil fried peanuts. There should also be a flyover at the beginning where peanut dust is dropped on the crowd. Peanut allergies. Pussification of merca.

Buy me some tofu and crackerjacks....

Seems a bit odd to me that some dad called the athletic director on behalf of his college aged son.

I was just about to post in the "Bad taste" thread..parents who don't expose their kids to shit in the uterus and as babies aren't doing them any favors.

This has to be a cycle of nature intended to weed out the weak. If we don't let this run it's course, the fucking peanuts are going to win in the end..

The same goes for the gluten allergy BS. Jesus we're becoming a society full of whimps.

Sponge Worthy wrote:I was just about to post in the "Bad taste" thread..parents who don't expose their kids to shit in the uterus and as babies aren't doing them any favors.

This has to be a cycle of nature intended to weed out the weak. If we don't let this run it's course, the fucking peanuts are going to win in the end..

The same goes for the gluten allergy BS. Jesus we're becoming a society full of whimps.

Peanut allergies in kids tripled from 1997 to 2008. Clearly we as humans are doing something wrong.

My generation got normal diseases like chicken pox and measles. Kids today can't eat peanuts. I'm glad I grew up in an America where I could eat peanuts.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Peanut allergies in kids tripled from 1997 to 2008.  Clearly we as humans are doing something wrong.

My generation got normal diseases like chicken pox and measles.  Kids today can't eat peanuts.  I'm glad I grew up in an America where I could eat peanuts.

You go that right. Kids need to get out and mingle with other kids, suck on some dirt, and generally get exposed to the world. It's that simple.

And a few of them could stand to get smacked upside the head with a dodge ball on occasion, too. Toughen those little bastards up..

why can't they just watch the game on tv from their bubble?

Tankster wrote:why can't they just watch the game on tv from their bubble?

will their bubble be subject to search? Can we hide some booze in there?

Sponge Worthy wrote:

You go that right. Kids need to get out and mingle with other kids, suck on some dirt, and generally get exposed to the world. It's that simple.

And a few of them could stand to get smacked upside the head with a dodge ball on occasion, too. Toughen those little bastards up..

That's great and all guys, but wtf is that we are doing wrong to give all these kids peanut allergies? It's obviously not as simple as the mom eating a peanut during pregnancy. It's fun to talk about the pussification of 'Merica and today's youths but pretty sure those kids who have near fatal peanut allergies don't want them.   

Don't know wtf the answer is, all I know is I feel really bad for those parents. Having to worry about something like that all of the time would really really suck. I thank baby Allah my kids are allergy free.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:

That's great and all guys, but wtf is that we are doing wrong to give all these kids peanut allergies? It's obviously not as simple as the mom eating a peanut during pregnancy. It's fun to talk about the pussification of 'Merica and today's youths but pretty sure those kids who have near fatal peanut allergies don't want them.   

Don't know wtf the answer is, all I know is I feel really bad for those parents. Having to worry about something like that all of the time would really really suck. I thank baby Allah my kids are allergy free.

Prolly the same thing with Autism. Something is fucked up in the atmosphere now to get all of this shit hitting the fan at the same time. Prolly aspertame or someshit. Pussification isn't an illness.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:was on an international flight a few weeks back and they said they weren't dispensing nuts as someone on board was allergic..

and, as a good, respectful American who values life, I was like "what the hell - since when did their right to live trump my right to eat what I want to eat"?

can't believe the direction this world is heading.. Thanks Obama.

You gawd dam right.... USA USA USA.

Cold dead hand and Socialism and whatnot.

USA USA USA.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Prolly the same thing with Autism. Something is fucked up in the atmosphere now to get all of this shit hitting the fan at the same time. Prolly aspertame or someshit. Pussification isn't an illness.

GMO's?

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5296.cfm

Can't we give the peanut intolerants their own gallery to sit in ?

WBill wrote:Can't we give the peanut intolerants their own gallery to sit in ?

  

Gotta admit. WBill is winning this thread so far.

Without peanut butter I doubt the dog would ever lick my balls again.

Rodeo Burger wrote:Without peanut butter I doubt the dog would ever lick my balls again.

...But its "Ok" because its your dog!

Only about 100 people die from peanuts yet the media leads people to rink it is an epidemic

Herbie Green wrote:Only about 100 people die from peanuts yet the media leads people to rink it is an epidemic

Asian guy goes to the eye doctor. Dr says: "I hear you have a cataract?" Asian guy says: "No I drive a Rincoln."

We flew back from Disney on Southwest last week and they served peanuts and Wheat Thins as the snack.

Sponge Worthy wrote:I was just about to post in the "Bad taste" thread..parents who don't expose their kids to shit in the uterus and as babies aren't doing them any favors.

This has to be a cycle of nature intended to weed out the weak. If we don't let this run it's course, the fucking peanuts are going to win in the end..

The same goes for the gluten allergy BS. Jesus we're becoming a society full of whimps.

you sound like doctor so i'll ask you- am i allergic to cats, dogs, ragweed, dust mites and grass cause my mom didnt eat enough of them while she was pregnant?

By-Tor wrote:

you sound like doctor so i'll ask you-  am i allergic to cats, dogs, ragweed, dust mites and grass cause my mom didnt eat enough of them while she was pregnant?

No. It's because you're a pussy.

Rocinante wrote:

No.  It's because you're a pussy.

well that make sense. It's my dad's fault for not beating me when i was a kid.

By-Tor wrote:

well that make sense.   It's my dad's fault for not beating me when i was a kid.  

That's right. You have to flex through your allergic reactions.

By-Tor wrote:

you sound like doctor so i'll ask you-  am i allergic to cats, dogs, ragweed, dust mites and grass cause my mom didnt eat enough of them while she was pregnant?

I hate to be unsympathetic, but I think this means you were just not meant to..you know..survive   

Rocinante wrote:

No.  It's because you're a pussy.

Now you're getting the hang of it.   

I used to get dragged home by my Dad when I'd have violent raging Hay Fever attacks when I was younger than 10. Then I used to go out and bale hay all Summer and then move it again in an enclosed barn, fighting off attacks again and again through those years. My parents were sympathetic but urged me to keep at it and push through the attacks if I could..even then they were telling me that it was "for my own good". I thought they were just evil fucking human beings.

Now I can go out into a field of pollenating grass that surrounds me all through June, and continue to mow my grass and be outside all the time. I'm basically cured. It was miserable for a few years there, but I'm glad the allergies worked their way out of my system.

Allergies tend to either get worse or better, never standing still. I know some people can develop allergies to muscles or oysters, etc and it is usually people that ate them by the bucketload when young.

It is all kind of fascinating, but in a small way, I suspect a lot of allergies could be "cured" by some systematic exposure over time coupled with care for the huge outbreaks/attacks.

With how fast peanut allergies and autism are increasing, in 20 years it's going to be super fun being the one normal kid in a class of 30.

Izzo Court wrote:With how fast peanut allergies and autism are increasing, in 20 years it's going to be super fun being the one normal kid in a class of 30.

Don't forget the ADHD kids, they have gone from near non existent to what seems like 10% of every class now.

WBill wrote:

Don't forget the ADHD kids, they have gone from near non existent to what seems like 10% of every class now.

The best cure for my ADHD was getting dragged out of class into the hall by the ear.

They used to call it "hyperactive" Now its a fucking disease. Give me a break..

Robert J Sakimano wrote:was on an international flight a few weeks back and they said they weren't dispensing nuts as someone on board was allergic..

and, as a good, respectful American who values life, I was like "what the hell - since when did their right to live trump my right to eat what I want to eat"?

can't believe the direction this world is heading.. Thanks Obama.

What if you bring your own nuts?

Sponge Worthy wrote:

The best cure for my ADHD was getting dragged out of class into the hall by the ear.

They used to call it "hyperactive"  Now its a fucking disease. Give me a break..

How else are we going to find ways to dole out SSD?

George Washington Carver is rolling over in his fing grave!!!

Sponge Worthy wrote:I used to get dragged home by my Dad when I'd have violent raging Hay Fever attacks when I was younger than 10. Then I used to go out and bale hay all Summer and then move it again in an enclosed barn, fighting off attacks again and again through those years. My parents were sympathetic but urged me to keep at it and push through the attacks if I could..even then they were telling me that it was "for my own good". I thought they were just evil fucking human beings.

Now I can go out into a field of pollenating grass that surrounds me all through June, and continue to mow my grass and be outside all the time. I'm basically cured. It was miserable for a few years there, but I'm glad the allergies worked their way out of my system.

Allergies tend to either get worse or better, never standing still. I know some people can develop allergies to muscles or oysters, etc and it is usually people that ate them by the bucketload when young.

It is all kind of fascinating, but in a small way, I suspect a lot of allergies could be "cured" by some systematic exposure over time coupled with care for the huge outbreaks/attacks.

I can just see you trying this for a peanut allergy.

"Honey he can't breathe. We need to get him to the hospital"

"Suck it up junior we are going to the Peanut Barrel next"