These are a few of my body's least favorite things

[whowouldknow]

I went to see an allergist recently since my doctor thought I might be reacting to something. So I went, and he did tests and told me that I'm highly allergic to dust mites. I'd thought that for years, but also figured that I probably wasn't really allergic and had just built the whole thing up in my mind so that I could avoid cleaning things. This

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[whowouldknow]

The shots I got were also actually just needle pricks. The first set (when I found out I had the dust mite allergy) was a bunch of light needle pricks, the second set (when I found out about all the others) was with deeper needles. It was about 20-25 shots the first time, and then he re-tested everything except the dust mites the second time.

I'm wondering about you refusing to disclose the shot location. Mine were in my arm, and the only other body part that AAAAI's website mentioned as being a test point was the back. Although I know very little about food allergy tests since I never took one. But if your doctor was injecting you with ragweed in any unmentionable places then you need to consider getting a new allergist. Unless you're into that sort of thing or have some sort of condition which made arm injections impossible.

I know things could be worse, one of my friends used to get allergy shots three times a week. It's unlikely I'll need anything that extensive. And you're right, I'm glad to not have a Green M&M allergy. I'm assuming that one is made up, unless you're allergic to a food coloring in which case it's probably in more things than just green M&Ms. I was going to make some joke about the performer who wanted punch bowls that had only green M&Ms backstage, but I can't find any website that documents it. I suspect the whole story is a myth.

... as envious grass

[citizenx]

You might well be referring to something else, but I've heard tell that Van Halen would demand a bowl of brown M&Ms.

The real reason they had to do it was knowing if a request like that were followed (it being not entirely normal and usually placed in the middle of a list of items), the rest of the things they need to put on the show were also done. Brown M&Ms == Ready to Rock.

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[whowouldknow]

Turns out you're half right. Van Halen demanded that there be NO brown M&Ms backstage.

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/vanhalen.htm