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Cross-contamination

Nantzie

By Nantzie
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
Posted

My husband thought of this as an alternative to the phrase cross contamination.

Second-hand gluten.

I like it. Because of how much people know about second-hand smoke, the seriousness about cross contamination is still intact. But then it also helps because it doesn't sound quite so off the wall when you're explaining it to someone for the first time.

What do you guys think?

Nancy

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blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

I like it.

It brings it into a whole new light. Cross contamination kind of sounds like we are paranoid. Second-hand does sound serious. Look how people get hyper over the smoking thing. I really like it!!!!

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted

What a great phrase. Peoples eyes would be less likely to glaze over that one.

larry mac Enthusiast
larry mac
Posted
My husband thought of this as an alternative to the phrase cross contamination.

Second-hand gluten......

What do you guys think?

Nancy

n,

That's good, I like it too. Ya got a live one there Nance!

best regards, lm

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Brilliant! I love it :D

I definately think others would relate much better to that.

johnsoniu Apprentice
johnsoniu
Posted

A brilliant idea, I love it!

But for those of us that are keyboard challenged, CC is so much easier to type than second hand gluten B)

larry mac Enthusiast
larry mac
Posted
A brilliant idea, I love it!

But for those of us that are keyboard challenged, CC is so much easier to type than second hand gluten B)

j,

Good point. But that's easy enough to fix, for the administrator. I've often wondered why CC isn't flagged the same as g f.

best regards, lm

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wowzer Community Regular
wowzer
Posted

I like it too. Could always put SH for second hand!

johnsoniu Apprentice
johnsoniu
Posted

Ok then it's settled...

We'll go with SHG instead of CC, as long as we don't confuse SHG with MSG which everyone knows was created by the CIA and FBI to give us all IBS and thus take over the USA after they discarded the KGB, who shot JFK B)

Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
Posted
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:lol::lol::lol:

:D

Nancy

Sweetfudge Community Regular
Sweetfudge
Posted

haha that made me laugh. i like it though. second-hand gluten...it has an impressive ring to it. plus, it always confused my husband when i said CC...b/c he's a world of warcraft player, and in the game, CC means crowd-control :P

i am gonna start using SHG from now on!

RiceGuy Collaborator
RiceGuy
Posted
Ok then it's settled...

We'll go with SHG instead of CC, as long as we don't confuse SHG with MSG which everyone knows was created by the CIA and FBI to give us all IBS and thus take over the USA after they discarded the KGB, who shot JFK B)

LOL

...And I like the new phrase too. It does sound more like something those "gluten-mongers" can grasp.

Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
Posted
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I'm glad you guys like it. I must say that my husband is quite proud. :D

B)

Nancy

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

We even made our own lingo for Celiac, now how's that for positive thinking!

johnsoniu Apprentice
johnsoniu
Posted
I'm glad you guys like it. I must say that my husband is quite proud. :D

B)

Nancy

As he should be. Tell him we'll make him an honorary Celiac, but we'll look the other way if he wants to cheat on the diet B)

jaten Enthusiast
jaten
Posted

By golly that is brilliant!

Sweetfudge Community Regular
Sweetfudge
Posted

check out my new sig :D i'm all over this one!!

slcceliac Rookie
slcceliac
Posted

I am a new Celiac and I prefer SHG over CC!

Job well done!

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

I like it. It makes it sound more like the person preparing the food wasn't clean enough and left all that nasty old pre-used, second hand gluten all over the food. It's no longer me being paranoid, it's them being unsanitary.

Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
Posted
  • Author

Now all we have to do is get restaurants to have Glutening and Non-Glutening sections. If we do this right, eventually people will have to go outside to eat gluten. :D

Or am I getting carried away? :P

Nancy

Mango04 Enthusiast
Mango04
Posted
Now all we have to do is get restaurants to have Glutening and Non-Glutening sections. If we do this right, eventually people will have to go outside to eat gluten. :D

Or am I getting carried away? :P

Nancy

I think everyone will agree that is totally reasonable :D

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
Now all we have to do is get restaurants to have Glutening and Non-Glutening sections. If we do this right, eventually people will have to go outside to eat gluten. :D

Or am I getting carried away? :P

Nancy

Hee Hee :D

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted
Now all we have to do is get restaurants to have Glutening and Non-Glutening sections. If we do this right, eventually people will have to go outside to eat gluten. :D

Or am I getting carried away? :P

Nancy

Carried away not at all. Not many would sit in a restaurant with someone spraying insecticide in the next booth, not much difference in my opinion.

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