If you ever get a craving for cookies (cough Gosh cough) and you don't feel like shelling out for a whole box, just go to the blood donor clinic. Don't like needles? Meh, you don't even need to get one to get cookies.
Just show up, go straight to the table with the cookies, grab a pack and then go back to the line-up by the desk. They are okay with this because it's important to have appropriate blood sugar levels. Just doing your job (heh heh). Then when you get to the front of the line, someone will prick your finger and make sure your blood has enough iron (it's only a prick and the Peak Frenes are worth it). After that you fill out some form. Munch munch. Then another lady will ask you a bunch of strange questions ie: "Have you ever had sex with a man who has had sex with a man prior to 1979?" Apparently 1980 is in the clear?! "Have you ever traded sex for money or drugs?" I guess trading sex for a car is in the clear. "Have you ever travelled to Mexico?"
Bingo! Mexico is your out. Tell them you're not entirely sure where in Mexico you went. The lady will inform you that because you *could* have been exposed to the swine flu, you won't be able to donate blood for a year. Convey shock and disappointment. She'll feel bad and insist you have cookies anyway before you leave. In fact, she'll give you two packs of them and offer you juice.
Enjoy. Laugh at the other suckers who have to give blood to get cookies. Walk out with Fudgee-os in your purse.
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As an aside, I'm a regular(ish) blood donor and it's great. It doesn't hurt at all and it's an awesome way to help others in the community. When Hurricane Katrina hit, Canadian Blood Services was able to ship out a bunch of our blood to people who needed it there. How cool is that? Go check it out :)
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Dude - it's "have you ever had sex with a man who's had sex with a man SINCE 1979". Not prior to. Since. That whole HIV/AIDS issue. ;)
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