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Topic: Stuffed Spirochete Toy

Clarissa
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Another Lyme stuffed toy...this one is called:
GIANT microbes...it's a stuffed 'animal' of a Borrelia burgdorferi.

It's a light green spirochete stuffed animal with eyes. Attached with it is an informative/warning about Lyme Disease (pretty accurate description, thankfully) My cousin found it in New York City FAO Schwartz and sent it to me with her note:

"Well, we were in NYC at the FAO Schwartz and I saw these cute little critters...who turn out to be Lyme! In the spirit of keeping your sense of humor when going through something really difficult, I send you this Lyme guy to do with it what you will:

sacrificial burnt offering?
take a hammer to it?
run over it a hundred times?
Or show it the mercy it DIDN'T show you!"

Isn't she witty? Can you believe this exists? goto:
www.giantmicrobes.com

Talk about a great way to spread the word. Maybe I'll send this toy to my friend for her undiagnosed son!

Clarissa

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Just Julie
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I am just amazed. Simply beyond words. I am a nurse, so I'm a medical person, but this is beyond me. I simply cannot believe SOMEONE thought to make stuffed toy microbes!

I love how Lyme is an "ambulatory" microbe. I guess *someone* thought that when you have lyme, you are still walking around fine happy and smiling, eh? lol.

They pretty much thought of every microbe that most non-medical people will recognize. . . love the "mrsa" one. New one on the block (relatively) and one that has been making the news lately (relatively).

I'm betting the microbiologists out there will be purchasing these for themselves, or their kids. I personally wouldn't mind buying the lyme one and running it over with my SUV a trillion times. Just to make sure it's "dead" [bonk]

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Curiouser
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OMG! That is tooooo funny! [lol]

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Peck
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I ordered the mini ones immediately.
Thank god for humor!

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Clarissa
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You won't believe how "cute" they are!

If I had the money, I'd love to send them to everyone I know!

It's a great show & tell as people (especially children) are so visual.

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lymeinhell
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Too Funny!!

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MaryL
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I've ordered mine! I like the ones in the petri dish. They'll be good for school. I plan to give them to my 11 year old for whatever torture he'd like to inflict!

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Clarissa
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The petri dish looks SUPER cute.

My biggest decision: Who do I send it to first?

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CaliforniaLyme
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OHMYGOD!! Too cute!*)!!

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Monica922
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I have seen it all now....LOL.
Monica

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MommaK
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They have an affiliate program. Can lymenet provide a link to order their product as a way to earn a percent of sales? Some have already ordered! I want one too! Here's the affiliate info.

http://www.giantmicrobes.com/affiliates/

MommaK [Smile]

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Clarissa
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Great idea, MommaK!

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MysteryGirl44
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Those are the scariest stuffed animals I've ever seen! [Razz]

[ 18. February 2008, 01:12 PM: Message edited by: MysteryGirl44 ]

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cantgiveupyet
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wow they even have one for toxic mold

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But to think what nobody has thought yet, About what everybody sees."

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aklnwlf
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How bout tying the 5-7" one from a tree branch and using it as a moving target??

[Roll Eyes]

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NMN
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Funny to come across this post....my girlfriend bought me one for christmas......We were only dating 2 months. Bloody brave.....I thought it was funny though.
Now I have something to take my frustrations on when I have my bad days..... the toy that is !! lol

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Clarissa
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Funny story:

I secretly placed my stuffed spirochete in my dogs' toy basket. [Big Grin]

The other day, my Mother yelled down the stairs laughing,

"Spencer just ran by with the spirochete in his mouth!!"

My male pup loves chewing the spirochete. He has already ripped off the eyes and tugged and pulled at it's spirally exterior.

It's so cathartic for me! Go Spencer!! [Big Grin]

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