Poison oak -- it's the urushiol!

[CDale]

You can develop an immunity to it.  When I was in 5th grade, I and a 
couple of friends decided it'd be cool to put it all over us so we could 
play hooky.  Oh lord, that sucked.  Anyhow, I can't get it anymore, so 
maybe it was worth it.
C

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Joseph S. Barrera III wrote:

> Jim Whitehead wrote:
> > So, after too close a call with poison oak over the weekend, I suddenly have
> > an intense interest in the exact mechanism behind these itchy tiny bubbles
> > on my arm... A Google search found this gem of an article:
> 
> I'm slowly and painfully learning how not to get poison oak while
> walking the 17 acres of wild land we own in San Gregorio. I've had
> two cases of all-over poison oak on my body, but the last time I
> was out there (taking pictures for over an hour) I managed not to
> get any. Juliet says we need a goat to eat the stuff. I'm leaning
> towards agent orange.
> 
> - Joe
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