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  • jquipp, on 12/20/2007, -105/+5Seems almost unreal. I wonder after how many generations of blue people would the color become part of their genetic makeup of offspring. An experiment in evolution perhaps.
    • jackmaninov, on 12/20/2007, -2/+149This comment displays a laughable misunderstanding of how genetics works. It's like asking how many generations of a family must cut off their arm before their offspring have no arms.
      • chaosium, on 12/21/2007, -1/+11Gosh, a real live Lamarckian in our midst!
    • mikesbaker, on 12/20/2007, -4/+29you didn't watch the video did you? he rubbed silver on his face and drinks it
    • bahamutxd, on 12/20/2007, -1/+12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria
    • Jholder112233, on 12/20/2007, -2/+51He's blue dabadeedabadiiiii.
      • DrDigg, on 12/20/2007, -0/+24Crap, now that song is stuck in my head.
      • woohhaa, on 12/20/2007, -11/+4I believe if is "I'm blue if I OD I will die, if I OD I will die, if I OD I will die."

        If it's not don't bother correcting me because thats how it will remain in my head.
        • xyqxyq, on 12/21/2007, -0/+6Name of the song: "Blue Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
      • sanman, on 12/20/2007, -1/+2It's Satan Claus
    • shaun1018, on 12/20/2007, -1/+39He's obviously a night elf.
    • end3rthe3rd, on 12/20/2007, -1/+10People need to look up the diffrence from Lamarck and Darwin. They are very diffrent but people sometimes think evolution works like Lamarck proposed.

      People please look it up, you have the internet right infront of you!
    • DocHoliday22, on 12/20/2007, -1/+18It's the Beast!
    • bs0l, on 12/20/2007, -0/+16It's not easy, being blue.
  • yoavezer, on 12/20/2007, -3/+134He is actually Santa in disguise
  • angieb1975, on 12/20/2007, -24/+13maybe he's just cold??
    • wicketr, on 12/20/2007, -11/+3I bet he's just got a more advanced form of blue balls.
  • Spectre74, on 12/20/2007, -25/+6Wow. Rappers should do that with gold instead of silver. Nobody could compete with gold skin.
    • betterth, on 12/20/2007, -3/+20Right, because this man's skin actually turned silver.
      • cmgarcia, on 12/20/2007, -0/+31You're missing the point; it's not the color your skin turns, it's the fact that ingesting precious elements is, as Dave Chappelle put it, "The most ballerest ***** ever.".
    • yfguitarist, on 12/20/2007, -0/+5I wasn't aware that rappers make their skin silver.
    • saisumimen, on 12/20/2007, -1/+2Actually, I'm not sure if you remember, but the RZA (of Wu-Tang and "Kill Bill" soundtrack fame) does actually do this.

      Here's a link in case you don't believe me.
      http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=273
    • Spectre74, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1Sorry everyone I thought I was at the Apollo......
    • DrZocktahedron, on 12/21/2007, -1/+1The reason most rappers are black is that exact reason.
    • solique, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1I don't know, I might lean more to a guy with Platinum Finger Nails, and Diamond (Ice) Pimples, but he'd have to have been shot at least once with an Arcanite Bullet.
  • nuttzy, on 12/20/2007, -29/+318Poppa Smurf! This is a true example of natural selection at work. This guy is obviously an idiot since he fails to stop drinking the silver based magical elixir concoction that is the most likely culprit. Seriously, he is lucky that he got a warning sign of his skin turning blue instead of huge tumor in his brain. What more of a warning sign do you need to stop doing this abnormal activity at least for a bit to see if that is the cause.

    Given his age, blue skin, and his girlfriend's embarrassment of being seen publicly with him, she's likely to leave him and he will not reproduce. Thereby saving our species of one more person spreading the dumbass gene.
    • Akaji, on 12/20/2007, -72/+10Wow. Radical atheists sound almost as insane as fundamental Christians.
      • MattB123, on 12/20/2007, -1/+6But not quite.
      • BlackCow, on 12/20/2007, -1/+42wtf does this have to do with atheism...
        • ElAssoWipo, on 12/20/2007, -3/+26The metric system is the tool of the devil?
      • nuttzy, on 12/20/2007, -1/+21Wait... there's no mention of religion at all in my comment. So according to you, anyone that believes in natural selection is a radical atheist? I think this shows how small your ideology is. I'm Roman Catholic. There are one billion of us and it's ok to for us to believe in evolution. I suggest opening up your world view a bit so you can *consider* a variety views, especially those grounded in mainstream science.
        • banmaster, on 12/20/2007, -2/+4The mention was in Akali's post.
        • dinostabOMG, on 12/21/2007, -2/+1Yeah, well I'm a Roman Catholic turned Atheist and I buried you above for being a dick. But I dugg you up here.
    • sotopheavy, on 12/20/2007, -13/+1He swears by his silver "potion." It's
    • stfucupcake, on 12/20/2007, -9/+5they are too old to spread the dumbass genes anyway
      • Blurple, on 12/20/2007, -2/+6The Problem is that dumbass people spread genes faster!!
    • Fordi, on 12/20/2007, -2/+107Actually, one of the side effect of argyria is immunity to most bacterial infections; silver is used as an antibiotic for a reason, and the blue that is visible in his skin and (when he stuck out his tongue) his mucous memberanes is, in fact silver.

      Mind you, in order to be normal-toned again, he'd have to abstain from silver consumption for many more years than he took it. Still, silver poisoning isn't harmful, as long as you don't mind looking like Violet Beauregarde.
      • EmperorAwesome, on 12/20/2007, -1/+4Me wanty silver.
      • StaticThunder, on 12/20/2007, -0/+6No, he won't ever be normal, even if he stops. Argyria doesn't go away on its own, its just like a tattoo except with metal. He'ld need skin grafts.
        • jasbur, on 12/21/2007, -0/+14Wow, I'm pretty sure we've all just witnessed the birth of a new contraction. "He'ld", what is that? HE wouLD? I call trademark!
        • appleseed1234, on 12/21/2007, -1/+5If StaticThunder knew you were trademarking his word, he'ld be pissed.
        • njcarlos, on 12/21/2007, -3/+1I think he suggested he wouldn't be normal again... perhaps a consideration of reading comprehension courses is in order? >> "Mind you, in order to be normal-toned again, he'd have to abstain from silver consumption for many more years than he took it."
          • StaticThunder, on 12/21/2007, -0/+4And my reply is, no, even after many more years he would NOT. Silver precipitation in the skin is, try this for reading comprehension, IRREVERSIBLE. It does not go back into solution, no matter how much less silver you might be consuming. Suspend his skin in deionized water for a thousand years, it will remain blue-black.
        • SatansSpatula, on 12/21/2007, -1/+2@jasbur: your comment would seem to indicate that you don't understand that "he'd" (and this is an obvious typo) is a contraction of "he would".
      • chaosium, on 12/21/2007, -7/+4"Actually, one of the side effect of argyria is immunity to most bacterial infections"

        No, it isn't.

        "silver is used as an antibiotic for a reason"

        TOPICALLY, YOU IDIOT. Doctors do not tell you to INGEST silver.
      • Locke2053, on 12/21/2007, -2/+3If he really were drinking an antibiotic every day, wouldn't have have perpetual runs?

        Also, isn't taking a constant dose of antibiotic a great way to grow some antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Is this ***** trying to destroy the human race?
      • thebrawl, on 12/21/2007, -1/+3healthy people are blue
    • pkonink, on 12/20/2007, -13/+16Way to empathize and show compassion there. You're certainly a credit to humanity. Kill any babies lately?
      • KingGorilla, on 12/20/2007, -1/+7pIenty
      • banmaster, on 12/20/2007, -0/+14I just pull their legs off and watch them buzz around on their backs.
      • StaticThunder, on 12/20/2007, -2/+13I don't know about you, but my compassion for stupid is in pretty short supply lately.
      • coreyb, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1Only SMURF babies! But now i know they are made of silver not gold...
    • Infowarmachine, on 12/20/2007, -3/+10hes probably already HAD children
      and who said hes stupid, if its not causing health side effects and actually makes him immune to many ailments.. being blue is a small price to pay for immunity

      • JigoroKano, on 12/20/2007, -3/+5I say he's stupid, and so would any medical doctor. Colloidal silver is a homeopathic remedy.
      • StaticThunder, on 12/20/2007, -1/+4Many bacteria are resistant to silver already, mercury amalgam fillings promote it, so I sort of doubt he's immune to anything. But even if he never needs an antibiotic again, what do you think that much heavy metal does to the rest of your body?
        • Qeveren, on 12/21/2007, -1/+1The medical community considers argyria to be harmless.
          • StaticThunder, on 12/21/2007, -0/+4Last I heard, the medical community hasn't seen enough cases to know one way or the other.
      • chaosium, on 12/21/2007, -1/+3"actually makes him immune to many ailments"

        Thanks doctor Infowarmachine, but you're into Quack territory and drowning.
      • Micktion, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1Duuuuude....

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria

        Is "impotence and penile atrophy" a small price to pay??
    • iMoth, on 12/21/2007, -3/+2orly?
    • FischerDK, on 12/21/2007, -0/+9I have to admit, as "insensitive" as it may be, the first time I saw that pic I couldn't help for the very first thought in my mind to be "Pappa Smurf"! He's got the beard, all he needs is a red cap. :-)
    • XZanatos, on 12/21/2007, -10/+7BLAH BLAH BLAH. You're saying the color of his skin makes him less of a person. You F-ing racist.
      • ProducedRaw, on 12/21/2007, -6/+4He drinks his silver elixer out of CHOICE. An asian doesnt chose to be an asian. Luckily ignorance doesn't make you any less of a person in my book.
        • dinostabOMG, on 12/21/2007, -0/+5Whoosh
        • XZanatos, on 12/22/2007, -0/+1I know he does it out of 'CHOICE', I am not ignorant of that. His condition does absolutely nothing except change his skin color. If people could 'CHOOSE' to be Asian it wouldn't make it acceptable to be asses to them either.
  • masterofthedigg, on 12/20/2007, -21/+1did he get kicked in the sack?
  • ScornForSega, on 12/20/2007, -11/+334Um... if you choke him, what color does he turn?
  • duggtodeath, on 12/20/2007, -7/+69The video states that he got that way because of drinking some stupid liquid. And he refuses to stop drinking it!
    • clickwir, on 12/20/2007, -1/+25How long till you realize he's stupid?
    • mrferg, on 12/20/2007, -4/+19Dude, he's old, old people can't change what they do.
    • TripcodeMel, on 12/20/2007, -12/+1Some stupid liquid that's given him immunity against most infections, sure.
      • StaticThunder, on 12/20/2007, -1/+6Are you a doctor? Do you have evidence that precipitated, oxidized silver in the skin does thing one against bacteria? Do you know about bacterial metal transporters and silver resistance?
      • StaticThunder, on 12/20/2007, -0/+7http://www.springerlink.com/content/e66l0g61256554 ...

        From another publication "the therapeutic window between effectiveness (of silver) against bacteria and host cell toxicity is apparently low"
      • chaosium, on 12/21/2007, -2/+3Nope, sorry. There are no actual benefits other than his delightful skintone.
    • over900000, on 12/20/2007, -3/+1he's just jealous.
    • Gir53457, on 12/21/2007, -1/+1Coal miners often turn blue some times.
  • JlmAWP, on 12/20/2007, -2/+216After the interview, the Oompa Loompas escorted him off the premises.
    • danmcinerney, on 12/20/2007, -0/+20Violet! You're turning violet, Violet!
    • gijoel, on 12/21/2007, -4/+8Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
      I have another puzzle for you
      Oompa Loompa doom-pa-da-dee
      If you are wise, you'll listen to me
      Alternative medicine is fine as long as it's green tea
      It might even make you a little bit healthy
      But it's repulsive, revolting, and wrong
      Run by shysters that will sell you for a song

      And now you look like a smurf

      Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-da
      Given some skepticism, you will go far
      You will live in happiness too
      Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
  • metalgod79, on 12/20/2007, -4/+134Well now, that gives new meaning to the term "Blue Balls"
  • dunderballer, on 12/20/2007, -5/+74Aw. it's Papa Smurf. I want one.
  • Spectre74, on 12/20/2007, -3/+50The reporters are calling him papa smurf now. That's kinda not cool, even though he looks like it. Then again someone who drinks precious metals and still wants to after this kinda deserves it a little.
  • SpaceDreamer, on 12/20/2007, -0/+213he would make so many friends in an x-men convention..
    • thecurebr, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2Best comment so far! He is just like the Beast, oh my word!
  • anarchytv, on 12/20/2007, -14/+2Well, don't move to diggnation... you would only find ridicule and sarchastic jokes at your expense... like at the place you came from... I think this says a lot about what kind of people frequent digg.
    • WaterDragon, on 12/20/2007, -3/+15'Sarchastic"...now .that's a nhew one!
      You sure no how to sphell right.
    • jd33, on 12/20/2007, -2/+6Blue-ser
    • chaosium, on 12/21/2007, -1/+4Why don't you cry blue tears about it. Ah blue hoo hoo.
    • bwad, on 12/21/2007, -2/+1Couldn't agree with you more, anarchytv, all these forums have become is a group of children trying to be cool by cracking jokes at other peoples expense.
  • brklynmark, on 12/20/2007, -6/+181He blue himself?
    • sotopheavy, on 12/20/2007, -2/+33I'm glad that somebody threw in an Arrested Development joke!
      • dext3r, on 12/20/2007, -1/+7I was going to if no one else did! Dugg.
    • tyywebb, on 12/20/2007, -2/+21Tobias really hasn't aged well.
    • Jerky1312, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2Enough with the jokes, you can tell the guy is in the blues.
    • russellphilip, on 12/21/2007, -0/+3Tobias went to a tryout for the Blue Man Group hoping to be seen. Unfortunately, it was dusk, and he wasn't seen.
    • LOPposse, on 12/21/2007, -0/+0you really need to start walking around with a tape recorder
    • D4r7h3v1l, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1It looks like he's dead.
  • ChimpFlix, on 12/20/2007, -2/+108Blue Man group is looking for a few good men.
    • mhuggins, on 12/20/2007, -6/+5First joke that came to mind involved the blue man group.
    • N166, on 12/21/2007, -1/+3he would make the perfect usher. dressed up as santa for the holiday season.
      • BenKenobi88, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2When in the heck did Santa become a blue-skinned man? I must have missed this...yet a few people seem convinced it is so.
    • gijoel, on 12/21/2007, -2/+2Don't get me started on the Blue men group, they're just a rip off of the Smurfs. And another thing... who the hell do you think you are?
  • cerealjynx, on 12/20/2007, -3/+89If it were me I'd go on nationwide school tours speaking of my odd complexion and telling kids they could avoid my fate...
    If they stop masturbating.
  • WaterDragon, on 12/20/2007, -17/+2Obviously you people have never known anyone of the Bolean. race

    Wait...what I meant to say was...this guy should really get himself a guitar and sing the blues!

    >>"Oh I'm so Bluuuuuue!...."
  • TheKingInYellow, on 12/20/2007, -9/+14dr.manhattan?
  • SpaceDreamer, on 12/20/2007, -5/+201da ba dee da ba die...
    • sotopheavy, on 12/20/2007, -11/+1I'm right there with you.
    • BESTenemy, on 12/20/2007, -2/+26On his 65'th birthday, he should change his name to Eiffel.
      • r00tus3r, on 12/20/2007, -1/+6waaaa waaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaooon
    • xxMarka, on 12/21/2007, -4/+165th***
    • lillypad01, on 12/21/2007, -0/+6Guy's girlfriend: I have a boyfriend and he is so blue!
    • Le3f, on 12/21/2007, -0/+7Of all the ***** songs i wanted stuck in my head...
  • dogofpeace, on 12/20/2007, -2/+43Tobias Funke, 30 years from now.
  • jd33, on 12/20/2007, -17/+3I have a blue house with a blue window.

    I'mmmm Blue, if I will bleed I will die, I will bleed I will die, I will bleed I will die.
  • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -1/+94His condition is called argyria, and is caused by silver salts accumulating in subcutaneous fat. Unfortunately, if you Google "argyria", you'll find in the mix a good deal of disinformation seeded by the makers of silver-based quack medicine (such as colloidal silver, which causes this type of heavy metal poisoning), including lies about how argyria is reversible, and how it is not caused by their products.

    Unfortunately, the place you're most likely to find this quack medicine is the healthfood store, in the alternative medicine section. Whole Foods even sells it, though they claim to check and approve every product they sell for safety. Shame on them!
    • Fordi, on 12/20/2007, -2/+14Quick question: are there any accounts of detrimental effect other than skin discoloration due to argyria?
      • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -1/+15Yes; if I remember correctly, this form of poisoning increases the risk of skin cancers, and cancers or other degenerative diseses of fatty organs where the silver salts accumulate, such as the breasts and liver. I'll try to find a link.
      • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -0/+21Here's a link on the dermatological aspects of argyria, and its relation to consuming colloidal silver:
        http://dermatology.cdlib.org/111/case_reports/argy ...

        I don't remember the exact location where I remember reading this, but I believe this woman ended up getting some sort of cancer, which is believed to be related to the silver poisoning, though there is no conclusive evidence that the silver caused it:
        http://www.together.net/~rjstan/

        In any case, there has not been a double-blind toxicity test of colloidal silver on a large sample size, so its precise risks are not known, but enough is known from individual argyria victims that there is no doubt that colloidal silver causes argyria. And no, it has no cure, despite the makers of colloidal silver claiming that it can be cured. The silver salts permeate one's fatty tissues and fat bearing organs; you can't systematically make it come out.
      • darnit, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1...this all sounds horrible but YOU GET TO TURN BLUE!
    • republicker, on 12/20/2007, -11/+4You have to drink tons of it to turn blue. It like a asprin, one or two is good for a headache, 50 will do something you don't want. You should stop spreading your ignorance. Shame on you.
      • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -1/+12Colloidal silver has concentrations in the parts per million range; taking it daily for a few years is enough to cause argyria. Not necessarily turn you dark blue, but you start looking grey after a year or two on it. The effect is cumulative.

        That hardly puts it in the range of dosage you're talking about.
    • mortigon, on 12/20/2007, -0/+13http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria
      • niczar, on 12/20/2007, -6/+3"A recent prominent case was that of Stan Jones, of Montana, a Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2006. Jones acquired argyria through consumption of a home-made silver product that he made due to fears that the Year 2000 problem would make antibiotics unavailable."
        Libertarian. 'nuff said.
    • emalen, on 12/20/2007, -1/+5I doubt there is disinformation. However, there might be misinformation.
      • Koray, on 12/21/2007, -1/+2No there is disinformation. He used the correct word. He's talking about the makers of these pseudo-science silver based medicines spreading false information about the effects and causes of Argyria in order to push their product. That's pretty much the definition of disinformation. A google search for Argyria turns up a page claiming that Argyria can and has been cured as the sixth result. And whats the website? silvermedicine.org.
    • Mustard911, on 12/21/2007, -2/+1Troll. Silver is historically known to kills bacteria, so this man is set to have a great healthy life.
  • jd33, on 12/20/2007, -13/+1What a blue-ser.
  • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -15/+5His condition is called "Argyria", and is caused by an accumulation of silver salts in subcutaneous fat.

    Sadly, the place you're most likely to come across the quack medicine that causes this kind of poisoning--known as colloidal silver--is the healthfood store, in the alternative medicine aisle. Even Whole Foods sells it, though they claim to have individually approved every product they sell after checking it for safety. Shame on them!
  • tekrat, on 12/20/2007, -3/+51This isn't the first time something like this has happened recently in the US. Stan Jones was a Libertarian Party candidate who ran twice run for the United States Senate in Montana, but never won. Stan took home-made colloidal silver and developed argyria, the same condition, as this man.

    Colloidal silver is arguably effective as a general antibiotic in proper doses. However it can take weeks for your body to cycle through a dose of colloidal silver. Both men took daily dose until their cells became saturated. Argyria is permanent because the silver acts like tattoo ink in every cell of your body.
    • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -2/+18There are safer ways of getting antibiotic effects. Garlic, for example, is anti-viral, if I remember correctly, and other fenugreek is a pretty potent antibacterial:

      http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/shukla.html
      This girl found fenugreek to be quite potently anti-fungal and anti-bacterial in a science fair experiment.

      The argyria victims I've heard of all took colloidal silver. Yet, some of them still swear that it doesn't cause argyria, and continue to use it. Stan Jones turned blue, but insists that it's not due to colloidal silver, that he did something improper, or other ***** like that. It's just denial. Colloidal silver isn't safe, period. It's a waste of silver, and there are better alternative antibiotics out there anyhow.
      • DeadElephant, on 12/21/2007, -0/+4I'll stick to my tea. Silver isn't part of my nutritional life. Besides, what if i was a werewolf? I'd be screwed.
      • Locke2053, on 12/21/2007, -1/+2Wow. You are full of stupid. Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses. The "safer" way to get antibiotic effects is to SEE A DOCTOR. Taking antibiotics without medical supervision can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria... only a negligent fool or an evil sociopath would do that on purpose.
    • republicker, on 12/20/2007, -12/+1He was making colloidal silver with tap water and drink a gallon a day. Colloidal silver should only be made with distilled water. Thats why he turned blue.
      • StaticThunder, on 12/20/2007, -0/+5I really hope someone sues you for dispensing bad medical advice.
    • chaosium, on 12/21/2007, -0/+3"Colloidal silver is arguably effective as a general antibiotic in proper doses"

      TOPICALLY. You're not supposed to ingest it.
  • hydroplane, on 12/20/2007, -4/+16Tobias?
    http://www.marbletea.com/images/MISC/ad_tobias_blu ...
    • yfguitarist, on 12/20/2007, -1/+3Only the second person to point it out. Keep trying!
  • SteveTheSultan, on 12/20/2007, -18/+5BLUE BALLS THE MAN HAS BLUE BALLS ALL THE TIME !! LMAO LMAO LMAO
  • Typhoon2009, on 12/20/2007, -11/+5lmao@ the start where it says "HAS BLUE SKIN" as the descriptor underneath his name. Also: I'm blue, da ba de da ba die.
  • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -13/+5Sadly, if you Google "Argyria", you'll come across a good deal of dis-information seeded as part of the damage control efforts of the quack medicine peddlers. The FDA outlawed ephedra; they should do the same for colloidal silver being sold as medicine.

    Silver (and copper) are actually anti-bacterial; bacteria cannot survive or grow on copper or silver surfaces. But making a colloidal suspension of it and drinking it WON'T disinfect you. This notion that silver will act like an antibiotic the lie the colloidal silver peddlers keep pushing, but it has been shown time and time again that the only thing drinking colloidal silver will do is give you this kind of heavy metal poisoning.

    Colloidal silver is worse than useless; at safe concentrations, it won't kill bacteria in your blood stream, and at concentrations where it will kill bacteria, it's toxic.
    • Prototek, on 12/20/2007, -2/+7This is your third post with basically the same information. I think you can stop now.
      • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -0/+2Sorry. My comments weren't showing up when I posted using Safari, so I re-posted using FireFox, and now they show. My bad.
    • stfucupcake, on 12/20/2007, -2/+5this is your third comment on this thread with the same boring info.
    • republicker, on 12/20/2007, -6/+3Your an idiot. How many people out of the millions who take colloidal silver have turned blue? Practically none. Compare that to any FDA approved drug on the market. So its ok to take govt sponsored pills that might give you a heart attack, but its terrible to take somthing that could at worst turn you bluish. Your logic is severely flawed.
      • Berkana, on 12/20/2007, -1/+6There aren't millions of people taking it. It is a niche product taken by some people who like alternative medicines. There are enough argyria victims out there that this is not as rare as you make it out to be, and all of them got it the same way: by taking colloidal silver on a regular basis.

        It doesn't just turn you bluish temporarily; it permanently turns your skin blue and settles silver salts in your fatty organs such as your brain, liver, and breasts (if you have them). That's pretty damn sever a side effect.
        • theaceoffire, on 12/21/2007, -1/+1I am pretty sure that both men and women have breasts. Mens breasts are just not as developed.
          • vuke69, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2This is digg, I'm sure you are severely underestimating the man-breast having population.
  • Allymarie, on 12/20/2007, -10/+21YOURE MY BOY BLUE!
    • BeefyCow2001, on 12/21/2007, -2/+3Haha Fantastic Old School Reference! Well placed.
  • amrizzle, on 12/20/2007, -6/+0I guess he's a bit late for the X-Men movie auditions, gutted!
  • WoWBits, on 12/20/2007, -4/+78This little piece of gum is a three course dinner.
    • clarionhaze, on 12/20/2007, -2/+22and the snozzberries taste like snozzberries!
  • marksism, on 12/20/2007, -7/+1haha, someone reads Damn Interesting
  • lazydrumhead, on 12/20/2007, -3/+1look at the CNN logo...
  • eyefone, on 12/20/2007, -8/+5At least he meets all the requirements required to join the Blue Man Group
  • Mikhail101, on 12/20/2007, -2/+3Omg its the last living Dwemer!!!!
  • picalicious, on 12/20/2007, -5/+17He looks like Beast from XMen
    • CabesMojo, on 12/20/2007, -1/+6Have you tried not being a mutant?

      I mean blue.
  • dgh1973, on 12/20/2007, -6/+1I agree with nuttzy here, Darwin says "thumbs down"
  • sparty1969, on 12/20/2007, -2/+1Turns out he's the love child of Violet Beauregarde from Willy Wonka. She should have never chewed that gum.
  • HaSatan, on 12/20/2007, -1/+35Congress must pass anti-mutant legislation NOW!
  • Jarasmen, on 12/20/2007, -1/+34IE passes Acid2, DNF comes out, men turn into drows. These are the end times foretold!
  • BoneheadFarker, on 12/20/2007, -2/+4Wait...blue skin? Where are his antennas and white hair?
  • zomgflamer, on 12/20/2007, -14/+4I wonder if he turned blue from looking at his girl friend....... Blue balls HA!!!!!! Hhahaaaa!
    I heard the blue man group were running out of blue paint for their face....maybe they can drink that water HAhaha hahahahahaha
    God damn im a genius.
    • Thayin, on 12/20/2007, -1/+3Genius? Maybe not. Someone who doesn't read any of the posts before him? Definately. Also, laughing at your own jokes comes across as kind of creepy.
  • comradeTJH, on 12/20/2007, -0/+21At least it's not Lupus. I'ts never Lupus.
  • RogerStrong, on 12/20/2007, -2/+156One of the choices to replace the Pope had this condition. He was popular, and had had earned respect for flying his small bush plane around africa doing missionary work until a crash cost him an arm and one eye.

    But drinking colloidal silver turned his skin purple, destroying his chances to become the new Pope. No-one was ready for "a one-eyed one-armed flying purple papal leader".
    • drtyfrnk, on 12/20/2007, -1/+31Nomination for best post of the day.
    • Valnar300, on 12/21/2007, -3/+6"flying purple papal leader" try saying that one 3x fast
    • Transporter2000, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2Dammit, I wish I had come up with that.
    • nju0843, on 12/21/2007, -0/+6I'll have you know this is the first time I have ever logged in JUST to digg a comment. That was genius....
    • arcowden, on 12/21/2007, -0/+3That is the most amazing comment I have ever read on digg. Thank you so very much for making my day.
    • illegalcortex, on 12/21/2007, -0/+5I am in awe, in that I suspect there's a high probability you just made this up on the fly. I can't imagine that there's a lot of call for argyria on a day-to-day basis.
    • PEMDAS, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2Felt you deserved another digg and another reply. Well played, wordsmith.
    • Ancientdrifter, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2Never have I read such a well crafted comment. Brilliant, sir.
  • mvpimpao, on 12/20/2007, -0/+9Dr Hank McCoy sighted.
  • Uhhh, on 12/20/2007, -7/+4He's probably waiting near the phone as a standby for the Blue Man Group.

    http://the-op.com/images/episode/201/tobias-the-bl ...
    • yfguitarist, on 12/20/2007, -1/+2Oops! Third person to point it out! Keep your chin up, your day will come
    • tillerman00, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1Hey, this blue man here's probably just sitting there a-waitin' by that phone hoping that the 'Blue Man Group' will call him and ask this blue man if he'll join their blue ranks.

      Nailed it.
  • failsafex, on 12/20/2007, -3/+81Up here in Oregon we don't take kindly to blue folk.
    • keebler, on 12/20/2007, -2/+12Bigots. :)
    • void, on 12/21/2007, -0/+15I don't take kindly to people who don't take kindly.
    • tillerman00, on 12/21/2007, -1/+11Last tahm a blue man come up in har we had em strung up on that there alder n' that noose choke em til he bout turned. . . well, I reckon he stayed just bout the same tint as he come in.
    • Politikil, on 12/21/2007, -0/+2You have to draw the line somewhere I suppose
    • CapnJef, on 12/21/2007, -0/+3Portland has just about all the weirdest people I've eve ever seen.

      This guy doesn't come close.
  • itwasstinky, on 12/20/2007, -1/+3 SO I HERD YOU LIEK MUDKIPS
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