Do you know your blood type?

[Sark79]

The other day, a man stopped me with a clipboard. Normally I have several excuses ready to make my escape. They usually go along the lines of  " sorry, I have to catch a plane, bus, taxi, train, meet someone for lunch, have an appointment at the bank, optician, dentist, Psychiatrist, I have left my tap running I have to get home, I have to fix the front door".  My most recent excuse was  " I have to fill a vase with water". This one confused me more than the person I said it to.

Anyway, about a month ago, I was on the other side of the clipboard and had to interview people in Glasgow City centre.  To be honest they probably knew more about the subject than I did because I hadn't been to a class all year. For the first time I realised how hard it is for people doing this all the time. Out of every 20 people, only one actually acknowledged my existence. The rest just walked past and fed me a stupid line such as  " I am too busy... I need to go and meet my secretary...I am having an affair". This one made me smile and was added to my own list for future reference should I need it.

Ok, back to the guy with the clipboard.  He was doing research about general knowledge for a college project. For the first time in ages, I actually willingly stopped for him  There were forty questions. Some of them were things like - What is the capital city of Egypt?, Who were the four members of the Beatles?, Where is Nigeria?.  These were ok. However when it came to answering the questions about myself, I found this alot harder.  Some of these were - What colour are your eyes?, What time of the day were you born?, What was your first word?, What was your first school teacher called?.  Out of this section of twenty questions, I only got six correct. I managed to get my date of birth and my name. I thought these two were trick questions and I stood there for a minute pondering the answer. The guy must of thought I was a simpleton.  .

However the question that really left me puzzled was " what is your blood group ? ".  I had no idea and even now have no idea.  I have since asked everyone I know and only a handful Know this detail about themselves.  At every time of the day and night we are kept alive by our blood, yet it is something that most of us don't even consider.

Do you know your blood group?

[Claw75]

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[Claw75]

this raises an interesting point actually Sark.  I know my blood group because I give blood twice a year.  Was surprised to learn that only 7% of the eligible population give blood regularly.  Something to think about!

[RED-DOG]

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[Claw75]

"Out of this section of twenty questions, I only got six correct."

Just wondered how the person asking the questions knew you only got six right?!

[ifm]

No idea.
I can believe the psychiatrists excuse though

[Josh]

I am AB negative, the rarest I think.
I'd give blood, but I am shit scared of needles.

[Sark79]

Yea I go to the diabetic clinic often and get blood taken.  Most of the time I am just saying to myself   " please don't faint and look like a wimp......please don't faint.... please don't faint".  I am not afraid of needles. But I am afraid of pain. Unlike Jack Bauer, my body bruises.  Most of the time when I am trying to make small talk with the nurse , it isn't about my blood type.  I usually pick a thing on the wall and focus on it rather than the needle. Unfortunately on the nurses walls in this particular place, there are posters of men in beach clothes. Not my favorite thing to focus strongly on.

[Sark79]

"Out of this section of twenty questions, I only got six correct."

Just wondered how the person asking the questions knew you only got six right?!

You had to give an honest answer. I knew I didn't know the answers to his questions. I guess I could have just lied and got all of them correct.  I will do that next time.

[Josh]

I'm not afraid of pain, which is why i don't understand my fear of needles.
I had a tattoo done a while back just to try get over my fear of needles.
While typing this post I just lost £200, on a hand, I hate you all.
I also hate the twat that called my preflop raise with jack 7 off, and beat my ace, king suited.

[RED-DOG]

I never bruise, (Except my nose) so when I hurt myself, I never gert any sympathy,

They say, "Lets have a look, there's nowt wrong with you, ya big Jessie"

[Sark79]

I never bruise, (Except my nose) so when I hurt myself, I never gert any sympathy,

They say, "Lets have a look, there's nowt wrong with you, ya big Jessie"

lol.  Why only your nose? 

sorry Josh

[Josh]

If you want to apologise properly, send me £350 and a pack of fags in the post.

[Sark79]

No problem. But it can't be until the year 2048. That is when I have set my goal to become a winning player by.

[RED-DOG]

I never bruise, (Except my nose) so when I hurt myself, I never gert any sympathy,

They say, "Lets have a look, there's nowt wrong with you, ya big Jessie"

lol.  Why only your nose? 

sorry Josh

I have no idea, it bruses if I wipe it too hard. apart from that, I can batter myself to death and there is no evedence