# USA: equal opportunities whether black, white or ... blue?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-equal-opportunities-whether-black-white-or-blue/130657>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 3, 2002, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-equal-opportunities-whether-black-white-or-blue/130657 "2002-10-03T12:04:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-equal-opportunities-whether-black-white-or-blue/130657/1 "2002-10-03T12:04:08Z")

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[**Ananova** : Politician turns blue from drinkin ‘health’ solution](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_683401.html).

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> Stan Jones, Montana’s Libertarian candidate for Senate, started taking colloidal silver in 1999 for fear that disruptions linked to the millennium might lead to a shortage of antibiotics.
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> He made his own concoction by electrically charging a couple of silver wires in a glass of water.
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> His skin began turning blue-gray a year ago.
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> “People ask me if it’s permanent and if I’m dead,” he said. “I tell them I’m practising for Halloween.”

Truly, a land of the future!

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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-equal-opportunities-whether-black-white-or-blue/130657/2 "2002-10-03T14:37:07Z")

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It’s like he _wants_ to be a man of the future! A glittery, shiny, silver future.

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**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-equal-opportunities-whether-black-white-or-blue/130657/3 "2002-10-03T15:20:35Z")

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Recently, rumors have surfaced regarding Mr. Jones’ involvement in the disappearance of a citizen from his hometown, identified only as ‘Brainy.’ A love triangle with the coquettish local female is suspected.

Gargamel, the opposition candidate, had no comment.

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He should run for the Greens instead of the Libertarians. They could call it the ‘algae ticket.’

blue-green…heh…ok, not funny.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-equal-opportunities-whether-black-white-or-blue/130657/4 "2002-10-03T15:21:04Z")

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I opened this thread thinking, “This isn’t going to be about the Smurfs, is it?”

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**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-equal-opportunities-whether-black-white-or-blue/130657/5 "2002-10-03T15:45:50Z")

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Actually I’ve heard of this before and seen pictures… it’s very strange looking. There is a woman with a homepage that was listed on [Cruel.com](http://Cruel.com) once, that also has this condition. She was trying to warn people not to take the suppliments because it is permanent once you get it. It’s kind of a gradual change, and once you really notice it, it’s too late. ☹