# It's Springtime and Love is in the Air (It makes me sneeze) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 3, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468 "2005-04-03T01:03:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468/1 "2005-04-03T01:03:16Z")
Yes, Love is in the air. Specifically, plant love. After all, what is pollen, really, if not a plant’s expression of love? Mostly a love of reproduction. There’s a freaking orgy going on out there today. And every time you take a breath, you’re getting some of the action. That’s right, you are breathing in _ **Tree Sperm!!!** _ :eek: The horny buggers are spraying it all over the place. There’s a greenish-yellow tinge on every surface in the area. According to this [site](http://www.pollen.com/Pollen.com.asp) the pollen count here in the Dallas area is 11.1, with 8-12 being considered high. We must have some really horny vegetation in these parts. I’m fortunate in that I’m not terribly allergic to most pollen. A little sniffle or a sneeze or two is about all I get on most days. So, how’s the plant jism count in your neck of the woods? ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468/2 "2005-04-03T01:07:56Z")
It’s 9.6 here. Lovely. You’d think the plants could abstain or something. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468/3 "2005-04-03T01:35:47Z")
The pines are fornicating mightily here. It’s a regular orgy what with pine pollen all over everywhere! I know pine trees gotta love too but I do wish they’d be a bit more discrete about it. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468/4 "2005-04-03T02:41:30Z")
It’s seemed bad in the last few years. The unrelenting pollen finally convinced Fierra to start years of allergy shots just a week ago, in fact. Who knows, I may follow. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468/5 "2005-04-03T02:50:13Z")
Isn’t anyone just a little ooged out about breathing conifer cum or juniper jism[sub]band name[/sub]? I was sure I’d get at least a couple of “eeeeews”. ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468/6 "2005-04-03T04:34:21Z")
Seems to be a 9.4 in my neighborhood. I could tell it was getting bad when I had to take out my contacts last Wednesday. I can rub my eyes and itch them like mad, feels good in a bad sorta way. Can’t do any of that sort of thing with the contacts in. Time for the Kenalog shot again. Happy spring. Joy joy. ---
**Author:** ![Shana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-springtime-and-love-is-in-the-air-it-makes-me-sneeze/297468/7 "2005-04-03T05:22:30Z")
Yup…Asthma is acting up and the eyes are itchy. Let the fun begin!