Review of So You Think You're Allergic

. . . the difference between germs and bacteria, allergies and disease, or live action and cartoons, SO YOU THINK YOU'RE ALLERGIC illustrates. Witch doctors roamed America's city streets, peddling long-expired folk remedies as magic elixirs. Australia's koala bears became an endangered species, as the eucalyptus forests--their primary habitat and food source--were pillaged to manufacture "Eucalypto Home Air Freshener Machines," as shown in this live action short. People knew as little then about allergic reactions as the ancients of the 1600s. None of Western Civilization's primary allergens (precious metals, peanuts, and latex) were recognized in that era's "scientific" circles as being cause for any health concerns. Instead, many newly-wedded couples--having had their first experiences with precious metals, peanuts, and latex at their wedding, reception, and honeymoon suite, respectively, blamed their post-nuptials onset of sneezing UPON EACH OTHER! As the narrator intones here, the only "cures" available then were murder or divorce. This is where the phrase "the honeymoon is over" originated, as just-married sneezing spice were constantly being booked for homicide.