# I am itchin' like a man in a fuzzy tree! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 30, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-itchin-like-a-man-in-a-fuzzy-tree/350486 "2006-03-30T01:14:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-itchin-like-a-man-in-a-fuzzy-tree/350486/21 "2006-03-30T21:01:56Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > Lobster’s pretty pricey in most places, but you might try crawfish. A whole lotta cajuns and creoles say they’re mighty wondermous. Crawfish are wonderful. But they are still crustaceans. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-itchin-like-a-man-in-a-fuzzy-tree/350486/22 "2006-03-30T21:07:55Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Maybe you should have punched him where he fucks and said “How’s your headache now.” Oh. my. gawd. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tiltypig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@tiltypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiltypig)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-itchin-like-a-man-in-a-fuzzy-tree/350486/23 "2006-03-30T21:37:36Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > Since you’ve talked to your doc about it, and since you’re not reacting to other shellfish, I’d say it’s okay to follow your doctor’s advice. Probably. Just my two cents. IANAD. I used to be allergic to crab, but not any other crustaceans–lobster, shrimp, crayfish, etc. were all fine, but crab would give me hives. I never saw a doctor or got an Epi-pen, and now that I know a few people with serious allergies, I shudder to think of how I was gambling with anaphylactic shock. Anyway, one day I decided to try some crab after not eating it for about 10 years, and lo and behold, my allergy was gone. No reaction whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-itchin-like-a-man-in-a-fuzzy-tree/350486/24 "2006-03-30T22:25:32Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Question-what was the source of the shimp? Farm raised or wild? Did it still have the shell on? No shell. ready to dip in sauce if you wanted to. As far as farm raised or wild…this was the fresh fish section of a large supermarket. There were no signs of origin, and the clerk was just there to weigh out the purchase.( At least he wore rubber gloves.) ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-itchin-like-a-man-in-a-fuzzy-tree/350486/25 "2006-03-31T01:36:40Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > Me too. I’ve eaten crab and lobster. I haven’t tried scallops yet, are they in the same family? So i just say I reacted to shrimp and let it go at that. Crab, lobster, shrimp and crawfish are all crustaceans. Scallops, along with clams, oysters and mussels, are molluscs. They all live underwater (part- or fulltime) and are marketed together as “shellfish”, but they’re very different critters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-itchin-like-a-man-in-a-fuzzy-tree/350486.md?page=1)