How to start this post on poison ivy... well I suppose I'll just begin with the first thing that comes to mind:
Poison Ivy needs to die. Every single specimen of this evil, evil plant needs to wither up and return to whichever layer of Hell it spawned from. The United Nations needs to create a unique task force of highly educated, specially trained combat veterans to traverse the globe with chemically-enhanced, military grade Weed-B-Gone, and erase this nightmarish abomination from existence. Also: I do not like poison ivy.
Photo: esculapio
Ever since I was a young, naive little boy I have been severely allergic to the plant's signature urushiol oil. Severely allergic. It seems that not a summer has gone by that I haven't suffered the wrath of this diabolical menace. I wouldn't develop a simple rash, mind you, I would develop immensely irritating, pus filled blisters on every surface of my body. If I were to say that I had to peel layers of crusted yellow puss off of itchy, oozing sores on my skin... I would be giving you the PG version of my experiences with this so called 'plant'.
Photo: unknown
What I'm trying to get at is that throughout my many years of unavoidable interaction with poison ivy I have been told every possible piece of information (both true and false) there is to know about the stuff. This has inspired me to write this list of the most commonly believed myths and the most unbelievable facts about poison ivy.
Poison Ivy needs to die. Every single specimen of this evil, evil plant needs to wither up and return to whichever layer of Hell it spawned from. The United Nations needs to create a unique task force of highly educated, specially trained combat veterans to traverse the globe with chemically-enhanced, military grade Weed-B-Gone, and erase this nightmarish abomination from existence. Also: I do not like poison ivy.
Photo: esculapioEver since I was a young, naive little boy I have been severely allergic to the plant's signature urushiol oil. Severely allergic. It seems that not a summer has gone by that I haven't suffered the wrath of this diabolical menace. I wouldn't develop a simple rash, mind you, I would develop immensely irritating, pus filled blisters on every surface of my body. If I were to say that I had to peel layers of crusted yellow puss off of itchy, oozing sores on my skin... I would be giving you the PG version of my experiences with this so called 'plant'.
Photo: unknownWhat I'm trying to get at is that throughout my many years of unavoidable interaction with poison ivy I have been told every possible piece of information (both true and false) there is to know about the stuff. This has inspired me to write this list of the most commonly believed myths and the most unbelievable facts about poison ivy.
