Now We Know What Happens When You Get Poison Ivy in Your Eyes
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A friend drove Emily to urgent care and Snapchatted this photo (like any good friend would do) to Emily’s sister, Lauren. And naturally, like any good sister would do, Lauren posted the photo on Twitter:
DONT GET POISON IVY ON YOUR EYES pic.twitter.com/yy9oOf2sHM
— Laur (@lauren_petrozza) June 13, 2016
Lauren tells Buzzfeed that she expected people in her town to get a good laugh out of it. But the reaction stretched far beyond the borders of Newington—and the picture has now been retweeted more than 33,000 times. Faster than she could say, “Sorry, sis!” the picture reached epic meme status, comparing Emily’s face to a puffer:
@lauren_petrozza @_ihasz @emtots pic.twitter.com/L3L1YGJH3X
— KiKi (@kaykrystals) June 14, 2016
And to Will Smith’s allergic reaction in Hitch:
@lauren_petrozza @emtots @NiCKYNOViELLi same same but different pic.twitter.com/jZ6aOmmv0K
— El Patrón (@JustGeeno) June 14, 2016
And, of course, to ET:
@danababy97 @lauren_petrozza @emtots WHAT HAVE I DONE NONONONONO pic.twitter.com/DZgPHe42Ji
— Anthony (@Antoniyoo0) June 14, 2016
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Luckily, Emily’s since recovered. (And, apparently, she’s still talking to her sister.) Learning the facts about poison ivy can help you avoid a similar situation. You can be infected by coming into contact with a shrub or a vine. In both cases, the leaves are divided into three pointy leaflets. Protect yourself by wearing long clothing or slathering on an ivy blocker (yep, that’s a thing, like sunscreen or bug spray).
And if you do end up contracting the rash, just make sure nobody sends a damn Snapchat.