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Old 10-18-2003, 03:21 PM   #1
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brazil has seen the highest amout of cases of dengue fever in 2003---250,000........spread by mosquitos bites. and has also seen a high number of hepatitis a ( caused by poor kitchen hygiene--cross contaminating there food ) so watch were u eat or u may be paying 4 it all night. to avoid it cook your own food.
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Old 10-18-2003, 04:21 PM   #2
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Isn't AIDS spreading like wildfire down there, too ?!
Can't remember where I heard that, but I wonder what steps the government is taking to control these diseases.
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I had dengue fever when I was traveling in Guyana and it was nasty, make sure you sleep with a mosquito net at night and you will probally be safe though.
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Old 10-28-2004, 11:26 PM   #4
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so um yea i didnt catch nothing nasty that i know of....


how bout you mi? catch any nasty diseases down there in that crazy country?


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In Brazil I just get sunlight on my skin and warm sea water on my body...

Let's be honest Jake... Tell them you caught at least some girls!!! But don't post the pics plz!
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didn't brazil officially run out of silicon breast implants in 2000/ 01 or something?
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Old 10-29-2004, 02:34 PM   #7
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That's right Roz... Everybody here has fake boobs or want to. I hope to be the next one to get my big boobs! So sexy!
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You pay for Hep longer than just a night. Much much much longer.
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Maybe I can buy some fake boobs while I am down there... do they make them for guys?
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Old 12-13-2004, 03:29 AM   #10
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Why do you need fake boobs???
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i'm in the middle of the six month process to get my Hep A and B shots for when i move to Belize next summer. i'm not quite sure what it is though, but hell, i'm sure i don't want to catch it.
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Old 12-14-2004, 08:33 AM   #12
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Did someone mention fake brazilian boobies?





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Old 12-26-2004, 04:27 PM   #13
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I figure if girls can enhance thier chests with silicon, guys should be able too! Be a lot quicker to get pecs that way, than having to work out the chest muscles!
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^guys can get pecs
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wow i love brasilians....hmmm good times...
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Brazilians are soooooo hot they really fire me up
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So why do I like americans so much???


Oh well...nevermind... I realized you`re talking about brazilian girls...
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yeah dont they have BOTFLY's down there too. ive heard that is one of the worlds nastiest parasite.. a momma botfly lands on you and lays her egg under your skin and then you got a giant maggott burrowing through your flesh.. i saw some guy talk about it on the discovery special on parisites.. oh golly.. he even had his botfly in a jar.
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My roomie got a botfly in his arm while in Costa Rica a few years back... this isn't his story, but let it serve as a warning!!!
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If that ever happened to me, I might just be so grossed out I'd shoot myself.

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