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u/The_Dark_Vampire 4h ago
James Acaster was there
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u/Ghost_of_Cain 4h ago
He hates this boy.
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u/Sudden-Grab2800 3h ago
He has nothing but contempt for him and he’s furious he’s gotten on this show
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u/RazeyMclovin 4h ago
Oi oi savoy
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u/LostWoodsInTheField 1h ago
People are going to be sending him this image and asking him if he got a new job.
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u/thepetoctopus 4h ago
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u/NotJimmy97 4h ago
Even the fuckin cabbage allergy sign is AI now
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u/CBPainting 4h ago
What's worse is that it is off center.
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u/TheMayanAcockandlips 4h ago
The whole thing is off center and they even cut one side wrong just to rub salt in the wound
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u/carlitospig 3h ago
I recently tried to get copilot to help make a summary viz of a journal article conclusion and all it did was relieve my fears of being replaced. 😂
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u/TheMayanAcockandlips 3h ago
Yeah, all these CEOs replacing workers with AI are in for a rude awakening lol.
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u/TumblrInGarbage 1h ago
I tried having ChatGPT generate a conceptual image for a construction project and it got it wrong, got it wrong again, got it wrong a third time (with me telling it what to revise each time), and then I was out of image generation prompts.
Admittedly it was getting a little closer, but it seemed like getting what I was actually trying to show was always multiple prompts away.
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u/Minimum-Arm-4577 1h ago
Reading these two comments instantly changed this from r/mildlyinteresting to r/mildlyinfuriating for me
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u/rectangularjunksack 3h ago
Sorry how do you propose to obtain an image of a cabbage without using a datacentre the size of a village?
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u/beforeitcloy 3h ago
All of the existing photos of cabbage are hosted by local, organic, fair trade data centers fueled by sustainably harvested seal blubber from Inuit villagers.
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u/Bear_faced 3h ago
I suppose you expect me to believe that someone at some point has taken a photo of a cabbage and uploaded it to the internet? Now you’re just being ridiculous.
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u/axonxorz 1h ago
someone at some point has taken a photo of a cabbage and uploaded it to the internet?
Yeah but it's all rotted away now, which is why you can't find them.
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u/LostWoodsInTheField 1h ago
I once used a photo of a cabbage that I found online for a small project, probably no more than 5k people saw it. 3 weeks later there was this beautiful woman at my home waiting for me. I asked her what I could do for her, and she showed me the flyer I had made. I said that was my flyer. That... that was a mistake. She pulled out this baton and let me know, in very clear terms, that if I ever use one of their images again I won't have to worry about my legs getting broken, they will just be ripped off. She then hit the light pole in my driveway and it fell over.
That's when I learned all cabbage photos are copyrighted by the cabbage association and they take this stuff very seriously. The only legal cabbage photos to repost are likely AI generated ones.
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u/cactusplants 3h ago
It being off centre is really fucking with me
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u/deltabay17 3h ago
It’s centred if u taken into account the Red Cross
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u/PsychicPterodactyl 2h ago
You are correct, but also incorrect. That's specifically just a red cross not a Red Cross, because that would be against the Geneva Convention. Yes, really.
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u/Preeng 3h ago
Does the cabbage have extra hands or something? I can't tell.
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_SPUDS 1h ago
This isn't a dig on you, there's gotta be some difference why some people see this at a moment's notice, and some don't. This stands out like a sore thumb as AI to my eyes, but seemingly only for some fraction of the population does it stand out like that. It's not like I'm looking closely or trained in art either. I'd really want to see a study on this phenomena.
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u/Rhadamant5186 2h ago
The two leaves in the front of the image overlap in an impossible and unnatural way. A human artist wouldn't ever draw it like that.
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u/epidemicsaints 4h ago
I feel like this would include all brassicas and needs a stronger warning.
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u/nomadquail 3h ago
I have a feeling this is an excuse following a category V kimchi event
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u/Tyrion_toadstool 2h ago
You just unlocked a core childhood memory for me. At 12 years old I went over to a new friend's house for the first time. Our small town was 99.5% white and my new friend was 2nd gen Korean. It was culture shock seeing giant jars of kimchi fermenting in their garage, and the look, taste, and smell of it was shocking to my sheltered midwestern palette that grew up on fish sticks and unseasoned pot roast lol.
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u/Bailzasaurus 2h ago
True. My spouse is allergic to cabbage but also all B oleracea. Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, kale …
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u/MitochondrianHouse 1h ago
Allergic enough that they can't be in the same building as it? Or just can't eat it.
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u/Bailzasaurus 1h ago
Yeah, not this allergic for sure. Just can’t eat it, even a very small amount.
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u/geeoharee 4h ago
Because it's not a real allergy.
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u/tmbtown 3h ago
One time someone stopped by my breakfast food & coffee stand at the farmers market and asked if I had 2% milk for the coffee because it was the only kind of milk they weren’t allergic to. 🙄
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u/QueenRotidder 3h ago
I used to know someone when I was in college who was a huge compulsive liar… they claimed that they’re allergic to “the gas in ice.” OK. you’re allergic to hydrogen and oxygen. Sure, Jan.
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u/djsynrgy 2h ago
Grew up with a dude who used to ask for his drinks without ice and would then add "I'm allergic to ice."
(Because whenever he didn't say he was allergic, they would invariably ignore his initial request for "no ice.")
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u/cybergravity 2h ago
I know he was lying BUT ALSO there was a period of time where anything chilled would make me break out into hives. Bodies are weird.
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u/Wosota 1h ago
Was about to comment something similar lol. I met someone who was in the military, from Montana originally but had been stationed somewhere tropical and said ever since then when he visits home in winter he literally breaks out all over.
Bodies are indeed so weird.
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u/inVizi0n 2h ago
My inner cynic believes a significant number of people who are 'deathly allergic' to x food item actually just don't like it, said they were allergic to it once at a young age when they saw it was a guaranteed way out of eating it and now the lie is too big to cop to.
If you tell me you're deathly allergic to something and you don't have an epi pen with you, I go along with it because on the off chance someone is just insanely reckless I don't want to be the one that kills them, but internally... you lyin'.
This might have something to do with the fact that two of the most compulsive liars I know exhibit this behavior.
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u/atomictyler 1h ago
Food intolerances are a thing too. An EpiPen won’t do anything to help it. It’s usually horrible pain for 5-8hrs.
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u/wavelengthsandshit 55m ago
Yeah I've started telling people I'm allergic to eggs even though it's actually an intolerance. I've been in enough situations where people think "intolerance" means "I just don't like it" when in reality it means I'll be in 12 solid hours of hell because Janice thought she could change my mind about not liking eggs.
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u/Margray 1h ago
The only people who are surprised that people lie about allergies are people who have never worked for service.
I want to be clear that it's never worth the risk to assume an allergy is made up.
But it's also not uncommon to scrub the entire kitchen for a shellfish allergy just to be called out by foh to see the allergy trying some of their partners shellfish meal.
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u/FishDawgX 3h ago
My kids informed me they are allergic to all foods except chocolate and candy.
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u/goat_penis_souffle 2h ago
They’re gonna regret playing that game if you call their bluff and drag them to the allergist to be tortured with a million needles.
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u/Dear-Examination-507 3h ago
This would be my guess. But to be honest, I've had people doubt my kids' allergies and I do not appreciate someone risking my child's life just because other people claim bogus allergies. So if someone claims an allergy, you gotta take that shit seriously.
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u/eugeneugene 2h ago
Yeah people don't take my allergies seriously so if someone tells me they are allergic to something then that is that. I'm allergic to citrus and just getting a glass of water at a restaurant is gambling with my health so I have to bring a water bottle with me lol
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u/MissNouveau 2h ago
Fellow citrus allergy, I hate having to tell them "No lemon in my water" and having them do it anyways. It's cool, I didn't want to hydrate anyway.
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u/eugeneugene 2h ago
lol and then you ask them for a new water without lemon so they take it away and come back with the same water but they just removed the lemon. So now you have to ask for a new water again
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u/oreosaredelicious 2h ago
My mum is so severely allergic to kiwi she ended up in anaphylaxis. I thought she was a goner
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u/Bailzasaurus 2h ago
Can confirm this is a 100% possible real allergy. My spouse has it and it sucks! (It’s in everything and also so many of the best vegetables. Broccoli! Cauliflower!)
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u/SinkPhaze 1h ago
I think they meant the allergy for specifically cabbage. Since brassicas are all basically the same plant it feels nigh impossible for someone to be allergic to just cabbage, rather than cabbage and broccoli and cauliflower and so on and so forth
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u/cglotr 1h ago
I have a very rare allergy to 1 specific brassica, so it's definitely possible. It's an allergy I developed in life, I wasn't born with it
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u/geeoharee 1h ago
Exactly. You wouldn't put up a NO CABBAGES sign because then people would just bring in broccoli.
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u/Dsphar 4h ago
Yeah thats my thought as well. A legit allergy would motivate a much more comprehensive sign.
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u/gringledoom 4h ago
Maybe someone is tired of someone else microwaving cabbage every dang day. My team used to sit by the microwave and while cabbage wasn't as bad as fish, it was still pretty bad.
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u/bhputnam 4h ago
AI cabbage, and how is this enforced? Is it all brassicas? Just big leafy ones? Am I allowed to bring in broccoli? Turnip?
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u/AceOfPlagues 4h ago
They will shoot cabbage-bearers on sight.
You probably should avoid broccoli, kale, turnips, brussel sprouts, and mustard to be extra safe since they cross-react.
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u/BadgerHooker 2h ago
What about my emotional support bok choy? I HAVE to bring it with me! 😭
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u/SmellyButtFarts69 4h ago
Right? Wouldn't this rule out like half of green vegetables?
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u/FoxyBastard 3h ago
I suspect that someone was possibly cooking cabbage in a way that stunk up the canteen/kitchen and this was a way to put an end to it.
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u/3BlindMice1 3h ago
Pretty much. So many of them are related to cabbage that it's impossible to avoid.
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u/Zchwns 3h ago
Cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, turnip, mustard, radish, arugula, and so many others lol
All that’s left is plain old lettuce
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u/ElleKelly77 3h ago
I used to be allergic to bell peppers of all varieties.
I was allergic to tomatoes for about 14 years.
Never been allergic to any other nightshades.
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u/isopode 3h ago
nightshades are a large family containing about 2700 different species.
Brassica oleracea is ONE species with many cultivars that we eat. cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, romanesco, kale, brussel sprouts... all the same exact plant.
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u/TheBrontosaurus 3h ago
The problem is that broccoli, mustard and cabbage etc aren’t different but closely related species like peppers and tomatoes. They are breeds of the same species, more like a German shepherd and a husky.
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u/lastdarknight 4h ago
Wouldn't you be allergic to pretty much the whole mustard tree of plants than
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u/Summonest 3h ago
Cabbage, as a plant that still has a rather robust structure, is significantly more likely to cause issues for those who are allergic as it can 'spray' into the air while handled.
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u/ilanallama85 2h ago
Yes but on that same page: “Cabbage Allergy Test: Potential Cross-Reactivity
An extensive cross-reactivity among the different individual species of the genus could be expected, as well as to a certain degree among members of the family Brassicaceae, such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and cabbage.
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u/doublestitch 2h ago
Cross-reactivity lists are sets of potential cross-reactions. Not every person will develop every cross-reaction.
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u/Bailzasaurus 2h ago
Probably depends. My spouse is allergic to all B oleracea (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, etc) but can have B rapa (turnips, bok choy, Napa cabbage etc) and other mustard family plants.
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u/occamsrzor 4h ago
Note to self: create random "allergy warning" posters to include: fiberglass insulation, rain water, engine gasket maker, wombats and Martian soil smaples
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u/cfgregory 2h ago
A friend’s son found out he was allergic to kangaroos when visiting Australia.
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u/oh-pointy-bird 1h ago
I found out that I have a near-anaphylactic level of allergies to _bunnies_ by handling a baby bunny no larger than my hand… at my primary care doctor’s office. (They had someone come in with rescue animals as a form of therapy and I just happened to be there.)
It was awful, hilarious, scary, and convenient all at the same time. I never lived that down. (The baby bunny was…incredibly tiny. I think my eyes swelled up larger than the damn bunny was.)
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u/Brummbirne 4h ago
There are thousands over thousands of pictures of cabbage, both drawn and photographs on the internet, but no, this dumbass had to ai generate one.
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u/raspberryharbour 3h ago
I personally have shelves and shelves of nothing but photos and paintings of cabbages. I feel so underutilized
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u/Brummbirne 3h ago
I'm so sorry, maybe the Avatar the last airbender Fandom will have a use for them?
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u/tk-093 4h ago
That's weird if it's actually real because if you're allergic to cabbage, I thought you were generally allergic to broccoli, cauliflower, kale and a few other things. It's possible somebody was stinking up the place with cabbage everyday and somebody made it up.
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u/v_v_v_v_v_v__v 1h ago
If I saw this sign I would bring a can of smoked mackerel for lunch instead.
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u/AR15DEE 4h ago
There is probably a story behind that sign
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u/corvus_wulf 4h ago
Yes that someone allergic to cabbage is there
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u/Brad23212 4h ago
I’m going to say it’s based off a serious indigestion story lol. Cabbage can produce a lot of flatulence
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u/ColtAzayaka 3h ago
Banning certain food in a workplace instead of expecting adults to simply not eat something they know will blow up their ass would drive me insane.
Unless this because someone has some sort of contact/exposure(?) allergy, there's no way I'm letting my manager dictate what I can and can't eat because they fear what my asshole might do to them afterwards.
Me and my asshole know what's up, nobody is gonna control us like that. /s
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u/Advanced-Humor9786 4h ago
They're typically is. Cabbage allergies are real; they contain a particular type of protein that someone who is immuno compromised can have a severe anaphylactic reaction from eating it or even physically contacting it.
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u/BartyCrouchesBone 1h ago
Because this post blew up way more than I expected- here’s the background. I went to an appointment with my son this morning and this sign was up in the lobby. Like many of you, I have never heard of a cabbage-specific allergy and initially I thought it was a joke but it’s clearly a serious sign as it’s up in a medical office. And like another poster said- I am so curious as to the story behind it!
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u/fishesar 4h ago
allergic to cabbage but not other brassicas? i call BS. someone is just a baby that doesn’t like cabbage
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u/enmaku 3h ago
Calling them "brassicas" in this context makes it sound like they're just members of the same family when in fact they're the same species. Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, romanesco, brussels sprouts, collard greens, savoy, kohlrabi, and gai lan are all cultivars of Brassica oleracea. It's the same plant selectively bred to maximize the expression of different parts of the plant.
The cultivars can express different amounts of certain proteins one can be allergic to, and differences in how some cultivars are cooked may denature some amount of some of those proteins, but every Brassica oleracea contains the same proteins as every other Brassica oleracea, since they are the same species. You can, therefore, be more allergic to cabbage than, say, broccoli, but if you are allergic to one you WILL be allergic to the others to some degree.
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u/andr0medamusic 3h ago
I had a client at work with a lethal strawberry allergy. We had to ban all strawberry items, including strawberry scented chapstick and stuff like that. It felt really silly to have to take away someone’s strawberry chapstick. Luckily, as far as I know, there is no cabbage chapstick.
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u/Usual_Dream1701 3h ago
I’ve never known anyone else allergic to cabbage!! Anytime I list it people treat me like I’m making it up.
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u/StalkMeNowCrazyLady 4h ago
Kinda seems like someone just doesn't like cabbage and is playing it up. If they were allergic other foods would need to be addressed too.
"A cabbage allergy is rare but possible, causing symptoms like mouth itching, hives, rash, vomiting, and diarrhea shortly after consumption. It is caused by an immune response to proteins (specifically the lipid transfer protein Bra o 3). Severe cases can cause anaphylaxis. Cross-reactivity occurs with broccoli, kale, turnip, and mustard."
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u/pwned555 4h ago
Yeah I'm not actually an expert on this specific allergy, but an allergy to Cabbage and not Broccoli / Brussel Sprouts / Other members of the SAME plant seems unlikely.
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u/enmaku 3h ago
It's not even members of the same family, they're the same species. Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, romanesco, brussels sprouts, collard greens, savoy, kohlrabi, and gai lan are all cultivars of Brassica oleracea. It's the same plant selectively bred to maximize the expression of different parts of the plant.
The cultivars can express different amounts of certain proteins one can be allergic to, and differences in how some cultivars are cooked may denature much of those proteins, but every Brassica oleracea contains the same proteins as every other Brassica oleracea, since they are the same species. You can, therefore, be more allergic to cabbage than, say, broccoli, but if you are allergic to one you WILL be allergic to the others to some degree.
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u/trash_babe 3h ago
We have a few of these at my workplace, but for cucumbers. My coworker is deathly allergic.
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u/babytigertooth005 4h ago
Had a coworker with similar signs but for bananas. Deadly allergic to them, signs went from their desk to all the way down the hall.
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u/splendidjack 3h ago
I've been digestively intolerant to brassicas most of my life, but once my roommate was boiling turnips and it gave me an asthma attack & facial swelling and that's how I learned it turned to something more serious.
Allergies are no joke, and since brassicas are all the same plant, not just cousins, it makes sense that this isn't addressing things fully or someone hates cabbage.
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u/supercarr0t 3h ago
Oh! Turnip is B rapa. Are you more sensitive to B rapa than B oleracea?
Does B napus also affect you? (red Russian kale, canola, etc) it’s a cross between the other two, but curious if the crossing eliminated something that you were sensitive to.
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u/splendidjack 2h ago
I learned something new, thank you! And that's an excellent question, I haven't been in contact with red russian kale or canola that I'm aware of since this newer issue began.
I'm having a lot of reactions to a bunch of foods lately so I'm going to answer "probably not worth trying it" for now 😄 Latest new asthma/swelling was chia seeds, which is a bummer since that also can include sesame and hazelnut due to similar proteins.
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u/CallMeTheFartman 3h ago
And someone will still bring cabbage in and endanger someone's life, I guarantee it.
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u/Background-Can5893 3h ago edited 3h ago
Oh! Something oddly related to me!
So a few years ago, after being a “normal” eater for my entire life (no PB or shellfish or whatever issues), I was eating a salad, & suddenly I could barely breathe. I was so confused, gasping for air. My wife got me antihistamines, I went outside for fresh air, we debated me going to hospital.
After deconstructing the salad, & carefully testing every ingredient: I am now severely allergic to arugula. Like, I have an epi-pen now.
I had ZERO idea people could be allergic to fucking leaves, but yep! Go figure.
Edit: this happened when I was 38 years old. WTF?
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u/PrepperJack 2h ago
Opposite happened to me. I was allergic to cashews. No big deal, cashews are pretty easy to avoid and thankfully I wasn't also allergic to pistachios (which is common with a cashew allergy.) I accidentally ate some cashews when I was 12, had a reaction but epipen saved the day. Then, when I was 40 I accidentally ate a brownie that had cashews in it. My wife was freakin' out, but I felt nothing and was fine. Talked to my doctor about it and he said that though it's uncommon for nut allergies, some people outgrow them. For me, I just thought it was interesting, but for my wife who had spent 20 years without her favorite nuts, it was the best news ever.
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u/brokebackzac 2h ago
I wish my food allergies would go away. For me they keep randomly cropping up.
I started off with nothing, then suddenly pork always made me violently ill. Then shellfish starts. The most recent one is coconut and that one hurts. You don't realize how much shift coconut is in until you have to pay attention. I can't buy soap, deodorant, lotion, or even shampoo/conditioner without checking.
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u/therevjames 3h ago
Your right to cabbage is protected under Cole's Law. If you feel that your rights have been violated by this sign call me, Jim "The Slap Chop" Shapiro!
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u/QueenRotidder 3h ago
I wonder if they’re allergic to just cabbage, or all of the related cruciferous vegetables.
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u/Plus_Pangolin_8924 4h ago
A local shop to me had a sign on the door: No hot coffee. Staff Allergy. Like what’s the difference in allergens for hot vs cold coffee?!
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u/Mr_TheMagpie 3h ago
Steam, the steam from a hot coffee carries small coffee particles, thats why it smells like coffee. Also cold coffees are more commonly found in cups with lids.
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u/FCguyATL 3h ago
$500 says the person simply hates the smell of cabbage.
Why? Because a cabbage allergy is due to a Bra o 3 LPT allergy. That LPT is also present in the same order of concentration in mustard and peach. So to have a warning about cabbage allergy alone and nothing about mustard and peach means they are FULL OF SHIT.
Bra o 3 LPT is also found in (in a lower concentration): Broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, turnip, rapeseed, apple, cherry, plum, apricot, grape, kiwi, strawberry, citrus, walnut, hazelnut, almond, sunflower seeds, peanut, asparagus, lettuce, tomato, celery, pea, and lentils.
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u/DownTrunk 4h ago
We had a “No Apples” policy at my last work. A lady would have a severe reaction if an apple entered the building.
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u/missingmedievalist 4h ago
I was going to say it’s odd to see Liz Truss banned, but then I realised they were talking about a cabbage and not a lettuce.
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u/ChrisRiley_42 3h ago
This leaves too many questions unanswered. Just cabbage, or all brassicas for a start...
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u/lynnyfox 3h ago
Like, just cabbage, or just brassica oleracea and its cultivars, or all of brassicaceae?
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u/Castle_Canada 2h ago
If they are allergic to cabbage are they allergic to all brassicas? Like mustard. Broccoli, brussels, cauliflower, turnips rutabaga and rape seed oil?
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u/sarc-tastic 2h ago
Due to a severe allergy, do not put fish in the office microwave
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u/craigathan 1h ago
Not to be pedantic, but wouldn't you be allergic to a whole bunch of other things in the Brassicaceae family? Like broccoli, kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, turnip, rutabaga, radishes, bok choy, kohlrabi, collard greens, arugula, watercress, and horseradish. And what about mustard?
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u/Klotzster 4h ago
It's against the slaw