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Wolf BirdPosted: May 31, 2011 - 22:04
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I shoot you dead.

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Today, someone who advocates bee sting therapy told me that because the stuff (he did not use the word venom, which it is) bees inject when they sting is all-natural, it is not a chemical. Because it's not a chemical and is all-natural, it can't hurt you.

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Kaiser FalknerPosted: May 31, 2011 - 23:41
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HAIL HYDRA

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have him stick his hand in a jar of black widow spiders.

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JoePosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 00:21
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EXTRA, EXTRA
MAN DIES AFTER TELLING WIFE AFTER BEING BITEN BY RATTLE SNAKE "IT WON'T KILL ME, IT'S ALL-NATURAL"

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JimJesusPosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 00:54
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Bacon Pancakes! Making Bacon Pancakes, take some Bacon and I'll put it in a Pancake! Bacon Pancakes that's what it's gonna make...Bacon Pancaaaaaake!! ♪

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Really? OK, i'm going to go eat some Rosary Peas.

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Omni-SciencePosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 01:10
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Ordo Ab Chao.

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I'd like him to collect all natural honey from all natural African bees.

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Agent MattPosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 07:23
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Genuine American Monster

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http://museum.gov.ns.ca/poison/default.asp</p>

Look at all that natural goodness.

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Wolf BirdPosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 08:17
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I shoot you dead.

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I'd like him to do several things:

1. Tell this to someone who's allergic to bees
2. Do what Kaiser suggested
3. After doing what Kaiser suggested, stick his hand in a jar of brown recluse spiders
4. Do what Omni suggested
5. And generally expose himself to more poisonous insects and/or plants out there

And then I'd see if he can still say 'they're not chemicals, and they can't hurt you because they're all natural'. My two favorite logical fallacies in one statement, really.

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alexastormPosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 08:29
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I have at least two epi-pens on hand at all times. Guess what I'm allergic to? In many people it can take a while for anaphylactic shock to hit. I have 2-3 minutes, if I'm lucky. The first symptoms usually start as soon as I feel the sting. This guy is a moron. Anyone who does this is a moron. Anyone who suggests this is a moron. I'm not opposed to natural health alternatives, some are safe and helpful. I have yet to see a homepathic remedy that didn't strike me as stupid or scare the shit out of me.

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Wolf BirdPosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 10:10
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I shoot you dead.

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Holy damn, that sucks. At least you keep epi-pens. this moron and other nature woo-ists would tell you that the epi-pens are the poison and harmful.

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alexastormPosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 10:40
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Hybrid

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Epi-pens are fun. You get a practice one along with the real one to show you how to use it. Once in a while I'll sneak up on some unsuspecting person and jab them with it.

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domokatoPosted: Jun 01, 2011 - 12:46
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And then I'd see if he can still say 'they're not chemicals, and they can't hurt you because they're all natural'. My two favorite logical fallacies in one statement, really.

These are so bad it's an insult to logical fallacies to call these logical fallacies.

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