Undeniable proof that fallout gives you Pinkeye

So within minutes of my last post I got a phone call confirming that Fallout gives you pinkeye. Paul had just come from the eye doctor who gave us a confirmation of a second fallout/pinkeye outbreak. Since Paul is the only other person I know playing fallout right now, there is thus a 100% correlation between fallout and pinkeye. Yeah, I’m pretty sure my scientific reasoning is overwhelmingly air tight.

So apparently, in Japan, pinkeye isn’t contagious. The eye doctor gave Paul a clean bill of health and a note making him go back to work. Well I guess the Japanese have a lot of interesting views: like when nurses take blood, they don’t need to wear gloves… yeah, I guess that makes sense….

Also this whole blood type personality thing. In case you don’t know, the Japanese are big on this theory that your blood type has a direct bearing on your personality. It works much like our astrological system, only they take blood type personalities way more seriously. This is why in some video games, you can find out the blood type of each character. This is all well and good and kinda neat on some level…. until it starts affecting the way people treat one another.

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However, the idea of personality traits being influenced by blood type remains. Companies in Japan even had divided workers by blood type.

Here are the general ideas of each blood type. The Rh factor plays no role in the blood type/personality idea:

Type O:
Type O's are outgoing, and very social. They are initiators, although they don't always finish what they start. Creative and popular, they love to be the center of attention and appear very self confident.

Type A:
While outwardly calm, they have such high standards (perfectionists) that they tend to be balls of nerves on the inside. Type A's are the most artistic of the blood groups. They can be shy, are conscientious, trustworthy, and sensitive.

Type B:
Goal oriented and strong minded, type B's will start a task and continue it until completed, and completed well. Type B's are the individualists of the blood group categories and find their own way in life.

Type AB:
Type AB's are the split personalities of the blood groups. They can be both outgoing and shy, confident and timid. While responsible, too much responsibility will cause a problem. They are trustworthy and like to help others.

Compatability by Blood Groups:
A is most compatible with A and AB

B is most compatible with B and AB

AB is most compatible with AB, B, A and O

O is most compatible with O, and AB

I must admit that this reasoning is about as airtight as my pinkeye theories. Now here’s the kicker that really kinda scares me. I was reading in the Japan Times about this blood type craze in Japan. It turns out that this idea originally arose from Nazi Germany. Shortly after the discovery of blood types, this theory was applied, with the aim of proving that the Arian race, mostly A’s and O’s had superior blood types and therefore superior personalities. Now you might be thinking “hey the personalities of B and AB don’t seem that bad, what gives?” Well my theory is that these personalities have been subtly manipulated from the original ideas so that those possessing these blood types wouldn’t feel so bad. I guess my only basis for this assumption is the fact that most Japanese people tell me that a B blood type is usually very greedy and self centered. Man, I’d hate to be a B.

So, yeah, anyway, Japan latched onto this idea of blood type personalities, and though science has long since disproved it, it still holds sway in Japan. I guess reason doesn’t hold much weight here…. of course the west has its own problems with accepting reason…. I guess the point is, people are stupid.