tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post1269223007074639199..comments2023-12-16T02:39:56.603-06:00Comments on Gordon Grice: Secrets of the Siberian Elm, ConclusionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-40958117550669273462021-06-13T16:27:06.102-05:002021-06-13T16:27:06.102-05:00The elm allergy? Yeah, it was just the standard sy...The elm allergy? Yeah, it was just the standard symptoms for me.<br /> Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-82151085427295158382021-06-13T14:17:30.353-05:002021-06-13T14:17:30.353-05:00Is it just standard allergy sneezing itchy eyes?Is it just standard allergy sneezing itchy eyes?nikolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554851333342007000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-1823760815287170862011-11-11T15:17:33.003-06:002011-11-11T15:17:33.003-06:00No, the American toad is a mild-mannered fellow wi...No, the American toad is a mild-mannered fellow with no reputation for being hallucinogenic. But it is in the same genus as the cane toad, so maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised at this outcome. . .Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-33307607392839257692011-11-10T19:13:15.516-06:002011-11-10T19:13:15.516-06:00Is the American toad the same as the Cane toad? I ...Is the American toad the same as the Cane toad? I think the Cane is the one who have here. <br />As stupid as it may seem some teenagers have been known to lick the poison directly from the toad in order to have hallucinations (it seems that either they haven`t heard the "you may die part", or are too stupid to care).Croconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-77336899580844137942011-11-10T08:29:37.093-06:002011-11-10T08:29:37.093-06:00I have read of toad venom as a treatment for marit...I have read of toad venom as a treatment for marital problems among the Romans. <br /><br />I can't remember whether I mentioned this in Deadly Kingdom, but I know of a case in which a pet monkey bit a toad and quickly died. This was an ordinary American toad, the kind familiar to most of my US readers.Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-26936128770923102132011-11-09T20:00:38.243-06:002011-11-09T20:00:38.243-06:00Haha now that I re-read my post... I meant that th...Haha now that I re-read my post... I meant that the whole wife-tries-to-use-toad-to-kill-husband thing happened during Roman times or Middle Ages... not that I read it at around that time :DCroconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-46001772619884119032011-11-09T19:58:56.856-06:002011-11-09T19:58:56.856-06:00I honestly don`t remember where I read it... but i...I honestly don`t remember where I read it... but it was either in Roman times or during the Middle Ages. I remember something about her putting the poison in a drinking cup or something like that. I'll see if I can find the source. <br /><br />I know that the local toads are poisonous enough to kill a dog within 15 minutes, and a human too, sometimes, in a longer time, but I don`t know if any European species are as potent as these...Croconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-14167500858560245242011-11-09T14:52:54.510-06:002011-11-09T14:52:54.510-06:00Sorry, I meant I haven't heard the TOAD story....Sorry, I meant I haven't heard the TOAD story.Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-5359517584710262842011-11-09T14:45:25.467-06:002011-11-09T14:45:25.467-06:00Some nematodes apparently know how to regulate the...Some nematodes apparently know how to regulate the human immune system so that it doesn't attack them. As a side-effect, this somehow turns off allergies, which are the product of a hyperactive immune system. Here's a link to an article in the New York Times about it: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/health/research/01prof.html?pagewanted=all<br /><br />I haven't heard the today story--that sounds intriguing.Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-91523575178794180862011-11-09T13:30:52.670-06:002011-11-09T13:30:52.670-06:00Really? How? :o
(Reminds me of that case of a wom...Really? How? :o<br /><br />(Reminds me of that case of a woman who tried to get rid of her husband with toad poison and instead ended up curing his heart problems)Croconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-55708560254307281712011-11-09T09:35:42.765-06:002011-11-09T09:35:42.765-06:00I hope not! (Although I'm reading that a good ...I hope not! (Although I'm reading that a good infestation with parasitic worms can cure one's allergies. . . .)Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-72565870550197257072011-11-08T13:09:59.494-06:002011-11-08T13:09:59.494-06:00Hopefully it has nothing to do with larvae of any ...Hopefully it has nothing to do with larvae of any kind! :DCroconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-2640324813859636622011-11-08T12:55:18.554-06:002011-11-08T12:55:18.554-06:00Not to worry: last time I checked, the tree was as...Not to worry: last time I checked, the tree was as healthy as ever. Only your humble narrator is beginning to show some wear. . . .Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-52040879670183796592011-11-08T12:50:07.303-06:002011-11-08T12:50:07.303-06:00Can´t help but to feel bad for the tree...
As al...Can´t help but to feel bad for the tree... <br /><br />As always a very interesting read :DCroconutnoreply@blogger.com