Poison Ivy, sumac, oak - a war tactic?

I was running today and thinking about how I could have possibly picked up poison ivy again...knowing I am allergic and thinking I know what it looks like. Anyone who is gets it and is allergic knows that the itching can drive you to the point of insanity.

Now I am not one for any type of torture; however, I started to think about this....wouldn't it be better to fight wars that would not kill people, but rather just take two years out of their life making them itch so badly that they wouldn't and couldn't possibly want to continue whatever wrong thing they are doing-with the threat that they would be "repoisoned"?

On that note, I think I need to go find something fun to do because if I am at the point where my poison ivy is driving me to think about forms of torture, it is time to "get a life".

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  1. MomMay 26, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    From Aunt Kate...
    I get poison ivy too, and do the same thing...I am VERY cautious...so if I get it I can't imagine how I missed seeing it. Anyhow, I just read today that if you rub the inside of a banana peel on it, it will relieve the itching within a day or two. It sounds bizarre I know.

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